Hello Jill, Being on the Qld Electoral Roll has nothing to do with whether he was a 'community minded fellow' or not. In the 19th century, any male aged 21 years or over, who was a British subject, who occupied a house, warehouse or shop, who earned 25 pounds per year or more, or who had held a miner's licence for six months, was entitled to vote. However, people in some occupations, including the police, military and naval services were ineligible to vote. Persons who owned property in several different electoral division were entitled to vote in each. Hope you enjoy your trip to Rocky Central Queensland Family History Association: Club Rooms 14 Highway St., North Rockhampton during opening hours - Tuesday 1:00pm to 4:00pm Thursday 9:00am to 12 noon Friday 1:00pm to 4:00pm Saturday 1:00pm to 4:00pm Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "jmglover" <jmglover@tpg.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:03 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-QLD] Electoral roll 1870-1874 McWilliam look-up please? > Thanks Janet for looking this up. John had been in Qld since 1861, I think > it's him arriving on the "Janet Dickson". He was married in Rocky in 1866, > and had a successful business there. Can't think why he wouldn't be on the > roll in the '70's, he was a very community minded fellow. > Cheers, > Jill > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >