Re the Censu v Electoral Register. Just a thought, as the Census is a record of where someone happened to be on Census day could it not also be affected by the the occupation? They might have a permanent residence for voting but if their job requires them to travel from place to place where the work happens to that would result in their being recorded elsewhwere. Obviously if they are recorded with their whole family etc that might not be the answer ! Ian (Aldrich, Seaman, Gooding) > On 12 Oct 2018, at 21:52, suffolk-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Send SUFFOLK mailing list submissions to suffolk@rootsweb.com > > To subscribe via email send a message with subject subscribe and body > subscribe to suffolk-request@rootsweb.com > > To unsubscribe via email send a message with subject unsubscribe and > body unsubscribe to suffolk-request@rootsweb.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > suffolk-owner@rootsweb.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SUFFOLK digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Suffolk Electoral Registers (Paula Hadgraft) > 2. Re: Suffolk Electoral Registers (lummis@btinternet.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:29:21 +1100 > From: Paula Hadgraft <paula.hadgraft@gmail.com> > Subject: [SFK-UK] Suffolk Electoral Registers > To: suffolk@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CA+3V0EwyKV9Wpvb279hOhYpmo5JS9_14NVnQHg+41e+0-JLE5g@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi, I've just been looking at the electoral registers on FMP for my 2nd > great grandfather William Baxter. > > Just to set things up for you all. In the 1881 census he was listed in > Sotherton. In the 1891 census he is listed in Wetheringsett cum Brockford. > In 1901 census he is in Creeting St. Peter. > > Now I've been looking in the 1892, 1893 & 1894 electoral registers, but the > only entry I can find for him is listed at the same address he was at in > 1881 in Sotherton. > > Were voters required to change addresses with the government for voting > requirements when they moved back then, does anyone know? Also how common > would this be? Would he have had to return to Sotherton to vote? > > When creating an event for these, what would be the best way to indicate > the discrepancy regarding the census addresses versus electoral registers? > > Any ideas would be great. Thanks. > > Paula Hadgraft > Melbourne, Australia > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:52:29 +0100 > From: <lummis@btinternet.com> > Subject: [SFK-UK] Re: Suffolk Electoral Registers > To: <suffolk@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <09f501d46265$1be92470$53bb6d50$@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Paula > > If you want to find out all about the Electoral Registers there is a very > detailed description provided by the British Library at > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bl.uk_britishlibrary_-7E_media_subjects-2520images_government-2520publ&d=DwICAg&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=_jOIZWAdXk-WDBHAxNnHjDrx7FosjGQwOhDmHxWhDDU&m=LLJxgNl50ITxeMPZjt_x6gElvu2Hxdh5VUC4MQXHzMA&s=jk7GmAggXZJhegHbaJnfe8BI54k-CmBxDrTaz1LCyQc&e= > ications/pdfs/parliamentaryconstituencies.pdf > > The voting rights did not depend just upon place of residence but also > ownership of property. In the entries that you have found there will be a > Letter Code against the name detailing how the person was entitled to a vote > - these codes are detailed at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.electoralregisters.org.uk_codes.htm&d=DwICAg&c=kKqjBR9KKWaWpMhASkPbOg&r=_jOIZWAdXk-WDBHAxNnHjDrx7FosjGQwOhDmHxWhDDU&m=LLJxgNl50ITxeMPZjt_x6gElvu2Hxdh5VUC4MQXHzMA&s=zARwZ76S4ZGZ77kWZMaZPSFgX3gJeD26Ko953UXj5v8&e= > with a much shorter description of the Electoral Registers. > > Hopefully this may help to answer your query. > > Brian >