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Susan

Susan Report 11 Nov 2019 20:59

Among my mums papers I found some photocopies of polling lists for Manvers Ward in Nottingham. The earliest was 1936 and showed her parents address. Where can I find such lists and how often were they printed. I am keen to know addresses they lived at up to the year 1936
Thank you

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Nov 2019 21:15

Some Electoral Rolls are on Ancestry

They are compiled annually.

Depending on when they were born, you may be able to find their addresses in the censuses (1911 is the most recent one available)

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 11 Nov 2019 21:15

Ancestry has no Electoral Rolls for Nottingham for that period.

FMP might - I don't have a sub to that, but other helpers do.

Info here about ERs in general:

https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/uk-electoral-registers

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

greyghost

greyghost Report 11 Nov 2019 22:24

FMP has ER's from 1832-1932. The coverage for the period you're looking at is 1918-1932

Some libraries give access to the site.

Otherwise you should find historical ER's available at Nottingham Records Office.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 12 Nov 2019 00:08

A main library in the area of the address will probably hold old electoral lists, so that you could check the address prior to 1936.

I think locally our library holds old books of addresses for each year.
Be sure to check each ward if someone changes address. There is generally a surname index, whereas nowadays open lists are searched by address only.