Thanks, Keith. I had managed to find explanations as I did initially have a bit of difficulty deciphering the letters ???? Voting today is a bit simpler fortunately ! Thanks Caroline From: Keith Drage via Sent: 27 November 2015 15:34 To: Nivard Ovington;norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NFK] Fakenham Electoral Registers It is worth noting that these entries also tell you the reason they were qualified to vote (I understand the first column is for general elections and the second column for local elections): After 1928 the codes were: Men R = Residence qualification B = Business premises qualification O = Occupation qualification D = qualification through wife's occupation Women Rw = Residence qualification Bw = Business premises qualification Ow = Occupation qualification Dw = Qualification through husband's occupation 1918 to 1928 the codes were: R = Residence qualification BP = Business premises qualification O = Occupational qualification HO = Qualification through husband's occupation Where these are absent in the earlier registers, it is because the register had different sections for each qualification, so you need to know which section they appeared in. The qualifications to vote only disappeared in 1948. For further information see wikipedia under the various representation of the people acts (1918, 1928, 1948). Up until 1948, some people were able to vote twice, e.g. on a business or university qualification and a residence qualification. The J after the name indicates quaified for Jury Service. regards Keith Drage Swindon UK On 25/11/2015 17:48, Nivard Ovington via wrote: > Hi again > > This is not a precise transcript, I started off that way but it was > taking to long but hopefully it will give some ideas > > In reverse order > > 1931 District W Fakenham > 1611 Rw Ow SCARFF Amy Sculthorpe Road > > 1930 same > 1929 same > > 1928 > 1235 O O SCARFF Ethel Carry - J Sculthorpe Road > > 1927 & 1926 Dist L > SCARFF Robert Near Craymeres > > 1927 Dist W > 1212 O O SCARFF Ethel Carry - J Norwich street > > 1926 Spring Dist W > 1207 R O SCARFF Thomas - J Norwich street > 1208 HO HO SCARFF Ethel Carry Norwich street > 1209 R O SCEARFF (sic) Edward Norwich street > > 1926 Autumn Dist W > 1205 O O SCARFF Ethel Carry Norwich street > 1206 R O SCEARFF (sic) Edward Norwich street > > 1925 Autumn Dist W > all Norwich street > SCARFF Thomas - J > SCARFF Ethel Carry > SCARFF William Charles - J > SCARFF Amy > SCARFF Edward > > 1925 Spring same > > no 1924 > > 1923 same as 1925 > > 1922 same (first appearance of Amy Spring 1922) > > 1921 > Thomas > Ethel Carry > William Charles > Edward > > 1920 same as 1921 > > 1919 as 1920 > > (at some point the Polling district changed to Q) > > 1918 same as 1919 > Thomas > Ethel Carry > William Charles > Edward > > no 1917 or 1916 > > 1915 (unsure if same Thomas) > Gresham Polling dist N parish of Sustead > SCARFF Thomas abode Sustead > Same 1914 > > 1914 Parish of Feltwell > SCARFF Thomas Feltwell > 1913 same > > Not sure if of interest > > On Ancestry > > William Charles SCARFF RFA 150833 > Norwich street Fakenham > Occupation Manager Boot Store born about 1887 > 20th July 1916 > next of kin Mrs Ethel C SCARFF wife of Norwich street Fakenham > Ethel Carrie SMITH spinster married 27th Sep 1914 S Matthews Church Ipswich > > In the freemason records there are two entries for Edward SCARFF b1858 > Joppa Lodge Fakenham > > 1916 Kellys directory > Tobacconists > SCARFF Thomas Norwich street Fakenham > > Also > Fakenham > SCARFF Thomas tobacconist & beer retailer Norwich st > > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 25/11/2015 16:39, Caroline Bell via wrote: >> Nivard >> >> Many thanks – it’s nice of you to offer as I’ve been a bit sluggish >> on the family history side recently (particularly in Norfolk) !! The >> name is Thomas and Amy Scarff. They were definitely there from 1916 >> (my MIL’s birth there) until Thomas’ death in 1926 and Amy was there >> with some of her three children until about 1935/6, I think. We know >> that Thomas had a tobacconists shop in Norwich Street but we have no >> idea where they actually lived ???? These are my husband’s grandparents >> and that is almost all we know about them while they lived in >> Fakenham ! >> >> Many thanks >> >> Caroline > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com 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 NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message