Hi List Re: The question about electoral rolls. Electoral rolls can basically be split into three periods for NSW. The first commenced in 1859-60 (there are earlier rolls but very poor and very scattered in nature) but from this time to 1899-1900, the rolls are in good order and basically intact, however very time-consuming, but if your ancestors stayed in one place can be quite good information. There were 62 microfilms (State Library) in this group. These were electoral rolls for NSW only and covered 28 time periods. Only males are mentioned.The first rolls in 1859-60 only listed Name, Residence, qualification and where situated. In 1894 Occupation is added. For instance in the 1882-83 electoral rolls there are about 72 electorates covering NSW. (i can provide the names of the electorates for this year only if anyone is interested and also the years & numbers covered by the 62 microfilms. (The State Library may have updated this since 2000). However names of electorates change and move - as they still do today. In fact someone before 1893 could appear on two different electorate rolls because of plural voting. Eg in 1870-71 under the electorate of Windsor (my ancestor) William West is listed as: Number 616 Name: West, William Residence: Windsor, Qualification: household, Where situated: George Street, Windsor. The second group of electoral rolls cover the period from 1903 to 1928 - and cover the years 1903, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1928. These are the first rolls to include females. Details include Surname, Name, Sex, place of living and occupation. Address details are much better than the earlier NSW rolls. eg in 1903 under the electorate of Parramatta, Polling place: Windsor (my ancestor was listed as) Number: 1327, surname: West, Name: Eliza, Sex F, Place of living: George Street, Occupation: Domestic Duties The third group of rolls start from 1929 to current date and come under the title of Commonwealth electorate rolls. Information is surname, name, place of living, occupation and sex. Electorates moving around and changing names is the hardest thing to follow - Windsor for instance has been in the electorates of Hawkesbury, Windsor, The Hawkesbury and Parramatta and thats just between 1859-60 and 1908. Electoral rolls can be a good compensation for the lack of census reports in this country, if you have the time and patience to research them. Hope this helps Garry Sanders Kariong, NSW

Hi, I have a copy of the 'Roll of Electors entitled to vote For The United Counties of Northumberland and Hunter for the Year 1851 - 52'. It is in good condition and provides name, the nature of qualification to vote ( eg leasehold, freehold or dwelling house) and 'where the property affording qualification is situated'. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Htioi Terry

Hi Terry, Could you tell me how I could obtain a copy of the Roll of Electors of Northumberland and Hunter for 1851/52 ? Thank you Lyn. from Windsor -------Original Message------- From: Terry Date: 12/05/06 10:04:37 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HHHV] electoral rolls NSW Hi, I have a copy of the 'Roll of Electors entitled to vote For The United Counties of Northumberland and Hunter for the Year 1851 - 52'. It is in good condition and provides name, the nature of qualification to vote ( eg leasehold, freehold or dwelling house) and 'where the property affording qualification is situated'. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order of surname. Htioi Terry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Lyn, I copied mine from a friend long time ago. Not sure where she got it from. What names are you interested in? Terry More Information may be available at home.pacific.net.au/~tandd

Hi all It was just the late 1890's that have duplicate entries. If you look at the fische for the 1940's and 50's you will find that when people moved, they not only had the new address but the old one as well. I was searching for 2 of my mother's cousins only to find that in their 60's, they were still being shown as living with their parents and were still students Cheers Heather >From: "Garry & Sandra Sanders" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: "HHHV List" <[email protected]> >Subject: [HHHV] electoral rolls NSW >Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 22:21:21 +1100 > >Hi List > >Re: The question about electoral rolls. > >Electoral rolls can basically be split into three periods for NSW. > >The first commenced in 1859-60 (there are earlier rolls but very poor and >very scattered in nature) but from this time to 1899-1900, the rolls are in >good order and basically intact, however very time-consuming, but if your >ancestors stayed in one place can be quite good information. There were 62 >microfilms (State Library) in this group. These were electoral rolls for >NSW only and covered 28 time periods. Only males are mentioned.The first >rolls in 1859-60 only listed Name, Residence, qualification and where >situated. In 1894 Occupation is added. For instance in the 1882-83 >electoral rolls there are about 72 electorates covering NSW. (i can provide >the names of the electorates for this year only if anyone is interested and >also the years & numbers covered by the 62 microfilms. (The State Library >may have updated this since 2000). However names of electorates change and >move - as they still do today. In fact someone before 1893 could appear on >two different electorate rolls! > because of plural voting. > >Eg in 1870-71 under the electorate of Windsor (my ancestor) William West is >listed as: >Number 616 Name: West, William Residence: Windsor, Qualification: >household, Where situated: George Street, Windsor. > >The second group of electoral rolls cover the period from 1903 to 1928 - >and cover the years 1903, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, >1921, 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1928. These are the first rolls to include >females. Details include Surname, Name, Sex, place of living and >occupation. Address details are much better than the earlier NSW rolls. > >eg in 1903 under the electorate of Parramatta, Polling place: Windsor (my >ancestor was listed as) >Number: 1327, surname: West, Name: Eliza, Sex F, Place of living: George >Street, Occupation: Domestic Duties > >The third group of rolls start from 1929 to current date and come under the >title of Commonwealth electorate rolls. Information is surname, name, place >of living, occupation and sex. > >Electorates moving around and changing names is the hardest thing to follow >- Windsor for instance has been in the electorates of Hawkesbury, Windsor, >The Hawkesbury and Parramatta and thats just between 1859-60 and 1908. > >Electoral rolls can be a good compensation for the lack of census reports >in this country, if you have the time and patience to research them. > >Hope this helps >Garry Sanders >Kariong, NSW > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: It's simple! Sell your car for just $20 at carsales.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801577%2Fpi%5F1005244%2Fai%5F838588&_t=757768878&_r=endtext_simple&_m=EXT

Hi Gary, Thanks for this very informative reply. Also, your William WEST is listed on my new Hawkesbury Landholders Vol 2a Richmond Windsor, Mulgrave Place & Beyond CD released yesterday. Please contact me OFF LIST if you would like for more details. Kind rgards Helen On 04/12/06, Garry & Sandra Sanders <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi List > > Re: The question about electoral rolls. > > Electoral rolls can basically be split into three periods for NSW. > > The first commenced in 1859-60 (there are earlier rolls but very poor and > very scattered in nature) but from this time to 1899-1900, the rolls are in > good order and basically intact, however very time-consuming, but if your > ancestors stayed in one place can be quite good information. There were 62 > microfilms (State Library) in this group. These were electoral rolls for NSW > only and covered 28 time periods. Only males are mentioned.The first rolls > in 1859-60 only listed Name, Residence, qualification and where situated. In > 1894 Occupation is added. For instance in the 1882-83 electoral rolls there > are about 72 electorates covering NSW. (i can provide the names of the > electorates for this year only if anyone is interested and also the years & > numbers covered by the 62 microfilms. (The State Library may have updated > this since 2000). However names of electorates change and move - as they > still do today. In fact someone before 1893 could appear on two different > electorate rolls! > because of plural voting. > > Eg in 1870-71 under the electorate of Windsor (my ancestor) William West > is listed as: > Number 616 Name: West, William Residence: Windsor, Qualification: > household, Where situated: George Street, Windsor. > > The second group of electoral rolls cover the period from 1903 to 1928 - > and cover the years 1903, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, > 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1928. These are the first rolls to include > females. Details include Surname, Name, Sex, place of living and occupation. > Address details are much better than the earlier NSW rolls. > > eg in 1903 under the electorate of Parramatta, Polling place: Windsor (my > ancestor was listed as) > Number: 1327, surname: West, Name: Eliza, Sex F, Place of living: George > Street, Occupation: Domestic Duties > > The third group of rolls start from 1929 to current date and come under > the title of Commonwealth electorate rolls. Information is surname, name, > place of living, occupation and sex. > > Electorates moving around and changing names is the hardest thing to > follow - Windsor for instance has been in the electorates of Hawkesbury, > Windsor, The Hawkesbury and Parramatta and thats just between 1859-60 and > 1908. > > Electoral rolls can be a good compensation for the lack of census reports > in this country, if you have the time and patience to research them. > > Hope this helps > Garry Sanders > Kariong, NSW > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >