Thanks for that, Christine --- but I should have added that my interest wasn't specifically in Golspie, but (as usual) in Criech. Forgive my ignorance, but did anybody in country parishes vote?? (P.S. Have a good trip!) Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stokes" <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 2:53 PM Subject: RE: Register of Voters > I do not know where the 1889-90 list is but would guess a copy may be in the > library either at Golspie or Inverness. I do have a note of the names > qualified to vote in Golspie in 1885-86 and it is quite a disappointing list > in so far as it only gives the barest detail i.e. the number of people of a > name entitled to vote - e.g. Bannerman - 4; Campbell, 4; Gordon, 7; Grant, > 7; Gunn, 5; Kerr, 1; Macdonald, 9; Mackay 16; Mackenzie 6; Maclean 1; > Matheson 7; Morrison 4; Munro 10; Murray9; Ross 11 and Sutherland 23. A > total of 124 people. > That is the full info above. > > Christine > Highland Hearts > http://www.highlandhearts.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sara Thomas [mailto:Sethomas@btinternet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:19 AM > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Register of Voters > > The book about Golspie I mentioned in an earlier email speaks of a > 'register of parishioners entitled to vote for county-councillors in > 1889-90' This list had 243 people on it, 73 of them women. 'It must > ... be noted that this is an analysis of a list of ratepayers only, > and that a considerable number of heads of families were not on the > list through being in arrears of poor-rates.' > > My question is: have any of these lists been preserved, and if so, > where might they be? They wouldn't show young people or poor people, > or most of the women, but still, they might yield something... > > Sara > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You > can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > >

Sara I feel sure someone else will know better than I do on this subject but as far as I know until very late the only people who qualified for a vote were landowners. There were not too many of them! Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Sara Thomas [mailto:Sethomas@btinternet.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 6:48 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Register of Voters Thanks for that, Christine --- but I should have added that my interest wasn't specifically in Golspie, but (as usual) in Criech. Forgive my ignorance, but did anybody in country parishes vote?? (P.S. Have a good trip!) Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Stokes" <chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 2:53 PM Subject: RE: Register of Voters > I do not know where the 1889-90 list is but would guess a copy may be in the > library either at Golspie or Inverness. I do have a note of the names > qualified to vote in Golspie in 1885-86 and it is quite a disappointing list > in so far as it only gives the barest detail i.e. the number of people of a > name entitled to vote - e.g. Bannerman - 4; Campbell, 4; Gordon, 7; Grant, > 7; Gunn, 5; Kerr, 1; Macdonald, 9; Mackay 16; Mackenzie 6; Maclean 1; > Matheson 7; Morrison 4; Munro 10; Murray9; Ross 11 and Sutherland 23. A > total of 124 people. > That is the full info above. > > Christine > Highland Hearts > http://www.highlandhearts.com/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sara Thomas [mailto:Sethomas@btinternet.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:19 AM > To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Register of Voters > > The book about Golspie I mentioned in an earlier email speaks of a > 'register of parishioners entitled to vote for county-councillors in > 1889-90' This list had 243 people on it, 73 of them women. 'It must > ... be noted that this is an analysis of a list of ratepayers only, > and that a considerable number of heads of families were not on the > list through being in arrears of poor-rates.' > > My question is: have any of these lists been preserved, and if so, > where might they be? They wouldn't show young people or poor people, > or most of the women, but still, they might yield something... > > Sara > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You > can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01