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From: "Simon Fowler" <>
Subject: Re: [SoG] Register of Electors - historical source
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 19:20:16 -0000
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The problem is that electoral registers are a function of local government
under the various representation of the people acts, while civil
registration is a function of central government. The two functions have
historically been kept separate and I doubt whether the government would
want to include anything in any legislation - except perhaps to stop people
using them for genealogical/local history research.

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: "La Greenall" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:18 PM
Subject: RE: [SoG] Register of Electors - historical source


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake [mailto:]
> > Sent: 07 March 2002 11:20
> >
> >
> > Should we not be lobbying for historical electoral rolls (defined as >70
> > years old?)...
>
> If we can get away with it!
>
> > ... to be placed in the public domain as a priority? Could this
> > not reasonably be added to the White Paper on civil registration reform?
> > --
> > Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake
> >
>
> Such a source would be at least as valuable, from a historical angle, as
> the Censuses, and should be given a similar status as regards preservation
> and public access. Some Poor Rates can also act as (limited) 'censuses'
> taken much more frequently (and much more usefully) than decennially.
>
> Lawrence
>
>

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