Brian, Thank you for this information, which I am sure is of much interest to many Listers. Marina Christchurch New Zealand ----- Original Message ----- From: "brian magaoidh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [BELFAST] Re: Electoral Rolls > Marina, > I am not sure about electoral rolls, but during my own searches of local > papers, I have came across many newpaper items dealing with Revision > Courts. I gather these were courts where people opposed other peoples > right to vote. Those people seeking the vote had to prove residence etc, > and the items sometimes provide interesing information. > I have also seen a list of 18,000 electors in West Belfast in 1918, which > was published in the Irish News December 1918. > So although there might not be a full list of electors, local newspapers > can provide fragments of information which still might open up some leads. > Brian > Marina & Bruce Borland <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Michael and Listers, > > Just had a note from that wonderful lady, Jean McCarthy, who relates > that she cannot find any reference to Electoral Rolls for Belfast, and > adds > that she has never heard of any being in existence. Probably destroyed in > 1922. Bother! > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== IRL-BELFAST-CITY Mailing List ==== > The 'Subject' line of your e-mail will be the first thing others see, so > make it stand out and relevant to your post. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >