As far as I can remember jurors had to be the owners of a property above a certain rateable value (nowadays it would be a council tax band).This effectively excluded most of the young, the working people, and women. I can't remember when it changed. Lizzie Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Turvey" <pturvey@angliaresearch.co.uk> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 9:45 PM Subject: qualification for jury service? > In the C20 the letter 'J' appeared in the electoral registers after some > voters' names. Does anyone know of a definitive account of what was meant > by 'J' at different times, how the details were obtained and the > assessment was made, what criteria were applied, what changes occurred > throughout the years, etc. > > Peter Turvey 032191 > > ______________________________