Genealogy Chat

HI Sylvia - you can contact the Islington Local History Centre at : [email protected]. They did a search for me of the electoral rolls for 1930-1935 at a cost of 10 pounds. They were very quick and nice. The address is Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street EC1V 4NB, Tel: 020 7527 7988.

Thanks Karen I'd better google for their email address unless anyone knows it offhand? Does anyone know they do lookups for overseas people ie NZ? Sylvia ps s'ok found it, sent email....fingers crossed

Sylvia, Islington has a local history centre, me and maz noticed it the other day i think it was on upper street. Sorry i must have got carried away and deleted my last reply's.sorry! But i think stratford should have the info on west ham area, and ilford have some info on bakingside area. Karen.

I'd be interested too Islington/Holloway area Sylvia

Does anyone know if these are available online? I'm particulary interested in Sussex & Berkshire. Thank you for your help Rachel

Sometime ago I visited the Essex Regiment Museum in Chelmsford. They provided me with information from the Absentee Voters Lists for my grandfather (who lived in Ilford). They were very helpful and provided other information as well.

Hi Fred, glad you saw it! Thanks to everyone who has added! Maz. XX

Thanks for the reply Maz Fred

I was reading about this earlier today - oh gawd it was on a WW1 site in Lancs I believe. Apparently the local library had the roll of people who were away fighting and had their address and next to it their regiment and number.

At my local council (Hammersmith+Fulham) AVL`s are kept at the front of each year of the Electoral Rolls Lists. They include Rank, Ship, or Regiment etc. Found in the Local Studies and Archives Dept. Sylvia.

Hi again Fred, just to let you know that it seems that the lists are kept locally - with the Electoral Rolls, so that would tend to be at the Local Studies library covering that particular area. So possibly Tower Hamlets or Stratford for the East End / Essex borders. Best to phone them first and check. Hope this helps. Maz. XX

Hi, I know those asking here for absentee voters lists are interested in the London area, but if anyone is interested, there is a searchable database of absentee voters from Leeds online. I don't think I can paste the full address here, but if you go to www(.)leeds(.)gov(.)uk (don't forget to remove the brackets) then click on learning, then on libraries, then on local and family history and you should be able to find the page from there. Hope that's been useful for someone anyway. All the best

Don't know where the one you want is but the one for Leeds is held at the central library - perhaps yours is held at your central library? Snowdrops

Hi Fred, only just found your message - not been on here much lately! To be honest, I didn't because my uncle suddenly remembered what his father did during the war, so it wasn't necessary! I am going to the LMA tomorrow, so I will ask them and get back to you. Maz. XX

Hi Maz Did you manage to find AV list for East London/Essex ? Looking for the same here , no luck so far. Regards Fred (from the East End)

Hi Karen many thanks Sally

Dear all on this thread please would you kindly let me know as to where the Absentee Voters for london - essex - barkingside would be many thanks for your help Sally

thanks Karen - good thinking batman lol !!!

Yes Maz... I got the mail. Will speak soon. Hi again Karen ..... twice in 3 days :))))

thank you Kal, very helpful! Aunty Jean darlin' thank you - did you get my e-mail by the way???!! I think it was probably West Ham though, so would be Essex. Maz. XX