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Smith, Gillman

Address: 96 High Street (71 College Road), Deal

Occupation: Pensioner, ex navy

Called on: Day 7

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Liberal

Amount Received: £5

Received From:

Ramell, William Henry (Liberal)

Notes

Wrongly shown as Gillinan Smith in the Parliamentary Papers Report of the trial. The Poll Books for 1880 confirm him to be Gillman. Was prompted to investigate by one of the family currently living in Deal.

The average amount paid for a vote was £3 or the equivalent of £291.10 today! Many people were bribed by both sides...

1881	2023
£1	£97.03
£3	£291.10
£5	£485.16
£10	£970.33
£50	£4,851.64
£100	£9,703.29
£500	£48,516.445
£10,000	£970,328.86