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Electoral Rolls

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Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 10:57

Hi Is anyone able to do a trace for me on the electoral register for Newcastle upon Tyne in the early 1900s ? Thanks in advance Marie x

Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 11:17

sorry, it was albion row x

Penny

Penny Report 24 May 2007 11:20

Not unles you know the road they lived in

Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 11:24

Catherine Pearson.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 24 May 2007 11:27

How early in the 1900's? She may not have had the vote so wouldn't appear on the electoral rolls.....I don't think!

Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 11:27

I'm clutching at straws actually ! She is on the 1901 census Aged 44 with her family in Albion Row, Byker and I'm just wondering if I can narrow it down a bit so I can find her death cert. Marie x

Clive

Clive Report 24 May 2007 11:39

Women - on the electoral roll? Disgraceful! Send them to prison for thinking of such a thing! This is what the suffragettes were jumping up and down about (except it was hard to jump up and down after chaining yourself to a fence! Clive

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 24 May 2007 11:42

Thinking back Marie to when I looked at some electoral rolls, it does only give the names of those in the household that are elligible to vote. Just googled and women didn't get the vote until 1918. That's quite a big gap and they could even have moved by then. However, if you do find they are still in the same house and Catherine isn't there, it could narrow it down somewhat. Electoral rolls are usually found at the records office in the nearest big town to the place you are searching.....sorry don't know if Byker is a big place or a small one! Jeanette x

Clive

Clive Report 24 May 2007 11:50

following HPT's advice I googled - Women were enfranchised 80 years ago, on February 6, 1918. The Representation of the People Act gave the vote to women over 30 who 'occupied premises of a yearly value of not less than £5'. But it was not until 1928 that the voting age for women was lowered to 21 in line with men. Clive

Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 11:51

Okay, thanks very much. I didn't even think about the women being able to vote issue !! Cheers Marie x

Marie

Marie Report 24 May 2007 11:56

Okay, cheers for the info x