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Electoral lists (Kent) - Answered - Thank you

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 25 Dec 2021 09:47

You can't "mark as answered" on the Genealogy Chat board - goodness knows why.

You can, however, edit the title of your thread to say it's been answered.

"Mark as Answered" is only an option on the Find Ancestors board - at the top of any of your posts on a thread started by you.

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

Agee

Agee Report 25 Dec 2021 08:00

Thank you all for advice. Cant remember how to mark "answered".

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 23 Dec 2021 11:37

You can search by address at the main public library for the area.

You have to accept that a vast amount of info has not yet been uploaded to the internet

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Dec 2021 10:31

Also remember that from November 2001 it became possible to opt out of the public Electoral Register - so if your relative was alive then, and chose to opt out, they will not appear on the online ERs.

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

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Dec 2021 00:45

From 2002 they are on FMP

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Dec 2021 22:13

Electoral Rolls on GR are under "Search" at top right of this page.

But they don't show anything before 1998, and specific years at any address are only from 2002 onwards.

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

malyon

malyon Report 22 Dec 2021 21:35

have you looked on electrol list on here

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 22 Dec 2021 20:59

I think it depends on when or if the Registers happen to be digitised. Only some have been.
That in turn probably depends on money, manpower, and demand.
There's no rule about it.

General info about ERs here:

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/electoral-registers/

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

Agee

Agee Report 22 Dec 2021 20:24

Can anyone tell me what are the "rules" about when electoral list can appear on this site or similar eg Ancestry?

I have finally traced an ancestor to Swanley Kent - but had to pay £70 for a search of the 88-90 electoral registers as these did not appear to be online. Don't know what happened to him after that date.

Is there a legal time limit before they can go online? Is it up to each local authority?