Exactly I am :-) On Aug 1, 2012 6:51 PM, "Mike Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bernice > > Thanks for the further info, I appreciate your response. > > This list seems very quiet compared to when I was last a subscriber a few > years back. Everyone must be watching the Olympics! > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bernice > pegler > Sent: 31 July 2012 17:03 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [B&S] Bristol Poll Books, 1830s-1850s > > > > Hi again Mike > >From my memory of looking at the early poll books that used to be on > >the > open shelves at Bristol Central Library, the voters were listed in wards or > parishes so you would have to go through each one to find where your > ancestor voted from, and for whom during any particular year. There was > also > a section for country voters at the end of the books if I remember > correctly. The Central Library or BRO may be able to tell you if the system > changed at any time during the 19th century. > Sorry I can't really help here. > Bernice > > From: "Mike Matthews" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: [B&S] Bristol Poll Books, 1830s-1850s > > > > Thanks Bernice. I've found Richard in the directories all the way > > back to 1820, but the pre-1820 directories are on microfilm at Bristol > > Central Library and I've not had chance to look at these yet. > > > > Mike > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > bernice pegler > > Sent: 31 July 2012 15:27 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [B&S] Bristol Poll Books, 1830s-1850s > > > > Hi Mike > > I don't know about the Poll Books but Richard Andrews is listed as a > > saddler and harnessmaker at 18 Broadmead, Bristol in the 1830 Bristol > > Trade Directory. > > Bernice > > > > From: "Mike Matthews" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 1:38 PM > > Subject: [B&S] Bristol Poll Books, 1830s-1850s > > > > > >> Dear all > >> > >> > >> > >> I've found my gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather Richard ANDREWS in the 1841, > >> 1847 and > >> 1852 Bristol Poll Books, but he isn't listed in 1840 or any 1830s books. > >> Does this indicate a change in his circumstances, or a change in the > >> voting system? He was born c. 1787. > >> > >> > >> > >> Mike > >> > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >