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    1. [BRITISH-JEWRY] Name of Harris and Electoral Registration
    2. Jill Whitehead
    3. In regard to the Hebrew name for Harris I have several ancestors called Hirsch who subsequently became Harris. Not sure if this name is Hebrew or Yiddish? In regard to Electoral Registration, only in 1918 could all men and women over the age of 30 vote in a general election (to vote for an MP). Women over the age of 21 could not vote until 1928. Before 1918 the qualification to vote was owning land/property above a certain value. However, men and women could vote in local municipal elections towards the end of the 19th century. Most public libraries and local authorities have copies of old voting registers. For Swansea the local authority is a Unitary authority called the City and County of Swansea - www.swansea.gov.uk <http://www.swansea.gov.uk/> Jill Whitehead

    05/21/2008 12:38:42