I am not sure if my request is possible so apologies if it is outside the remit of SFHS. Please let me know and I will then plan another visit in 2013. If it helps I am very happy to do a search for similiar items not found on-line, in Gloucester and Cheltenham for SFHG members .     I have just returned from a visit to the East Sussex Record Office in Lewes. I had a good day starting first at the West Sussex RO in Chichester then on to Lewes. My intention in Lewes at the ESRO in the Maltings was to include looking at the Electoral Rolls covering Haywards Heath area during the period 1928 -1970. Unfortunately time was not on my side and I am wondering if there is someone local to Lewes that may beable to help me fill in some missing gaps that have now come to light since typing up my notes.   The years I have missed are : 1955 to 1959 (which could be in books CC70 /156 - CC70/161); 1961 to 1962 (books CC70/161-163); 1967 to 1970 (books CC70/169-172). I just need to know if J.W.LEET was listed as resident for each of these years. His name would appear mostly with Ellen LEET. I hope I have the CC book numbers correct.   Also am I right in thinking that only ‘professional persons’ and / or ‘owners of property’ were legible to register on these Rolls. If so could someone confirm this and also when did the rules change to include all people eg male and female, professional or not (Labourers) and I guess had to be over the age of 18.   Patricia Veal Cheltenham, UK SFHG mem no 15228 My search is for a man called John William LEET, (my late Grandfather) at the address of 71 Bentswood Road, Haywards Heath.

Hello Christopher In the period you are looking at everyone over the age of 21 was eligible to vote. The "Representation of the People Act 1918" gave the vote to all males over the age of 21. For the first time women were also eligible to vote, provided they were over 30 and could meet minimum property qualifications. This ruled out married women because any property they had owned legally became their husband's on marriage. This act tripled the size of the electorate, instituted the present system of holding general elections on one day, and brought in the annual electoral registers. The "Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928" finally gave the vote to all women over 21. See http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/elections voting/womenvote/ RIP Emmeline Pankhurst! Sorry can't help with your lookups. Gillian Melbourne, Australia -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of CHRISTOPHER VEAL Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2012 2:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SFHG] electoral rolls held in lewes   I am not sure if my request is possible so apologies if it is outside the remit of SFHS. Please let me know and I will then plan another visit in 2013. If it helps I am very happy to do a search for similiar items not found on-line, in Gloucester and Cheltenham for SFHG members .     I have just returned from a visit to the East Sussex Record Office in Lewes. I had a good day starting first at the West Sussex RO in Chichester then on to Lewes. My intention in Lewes at the ESRO in the Maltings was to include looking at the Electoral Rolls covering Haywards Heath area during the period 1928 -1970. Unfortunately time was not on my side and I am wondering if there is someone local to Lewes that may beable to help me fill in some missing gaps that have now come to light since typing up my notes.   The years I have missed are : 1955 to 1959 (which could be in books CC70 /156 - CC70/161); 1961 to 1962 (books CC70/161-163); 1967 to 1970 (books CC70/169-172). I just need to know if J.W.LEET was listed as resident for each of these years. His name would appear mostly with Ellen LEET. I hope I have the CC book numbers correct.   Also am I right in thinking that only ‘professional persons’ and / or ‘owners of property’ were legible to register on these Rolls. If so could someone confirm this and also when did the rules change to include all people eg male and female, professional or not (Labourers) and I guess had to be over the age of 18.   Patricia Veal Cheltenham, UK SFHG mem no 15228 My search is for a man called John William LEET, (my late Grandfather) at the address of 71 Bentswood Road, Haywards Heath. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message