Hello. That is certainly an interesting and helpful "wee bit". I learned something new. I would never have thought about the voters rolls (after 1918) nor the fact women wouldn't have been on it unless they were over thirty. Thank you for sharing. Liz Dempster Southern Ontario Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: <GillyWhite@aol.com> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 7:30 AM Subject: [MLN] Re:Marchmont Terrace > Hi > > Just thought I'd add my wee bit to this. I know you are in Australia, so you > would have to find someone willing to go to Edinburgh or get someone in > Edinburgh to do the lookup for you, but checking the voters roll might help. It > is a tricky thing to search for names, but easy for an address. Unfortunately > your Mary McNab will only be on the roll if she was over 30 and was still at > the same address in 1918 (there were no rolls recorded in the war years - and > women only got the right to vote in 1918 if they were over 30). You could > check the address pre war as well as there may well have been a husband or > father at the address and this could help. > > The voters rolls are in the Edinburgh room of the central library. > > _http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Recreation/Libraries/Historysphere/EdRoomGu id > e/edrmdocs.html#voters_ > (http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/CEC/Recreation/Libraries/Historysphere/EdRoomGu ide/edrmdocs.html#voters) > > > Gillian White >