Not all men could vote in the 1800s. They had to be men of substance (meaning they owned property or other tests to weed out the riff-raff). http://www.emsah.uq.edu.au/awsr/Act_Centenary/centenary.htm says that it was in 1905 that women got the vote in Qld state electoral (they had the right federally from slightly earlier) and it adds the comment: Women's winning of the vote in Queensland was accompanied by the abolition of the property vote for men. Also, even if you qualified to be on the electoral roll, you were not required to do so until around 1910-ish. So Note that the rules of voting changed at different times in the states to federally, but of course for the 1800s there were only state electoral rolls. The upshot of it all is that, unlike the 1900s, where most adults are on the electoral roll, it isn't the case in the 1800s for a host of reasons. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Sent: Sunday, 12 July 2009 5:47 AM To: aus-qld@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Electoral roll 1870-1874 McWilliam look-up please? No sign of your man on the 1870 - 1899 Qld Electoral Rolls, but he would have to qualify to be on the roll at that time. John Richardson McWILLIAM had to at least have been a permanent resident of six months. Janet ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message