GIBSON, JEREMY, AND COLIN ROGERS

Poll Books Ca. 1695-1872: Directory of Holdings

Birmingham, UK: Institute, 1994. Third Revised Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 1872094856. Maps; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; 56 pages; Soft cover is blue stapled wraps. Slight rubbing to covers. Pages are clean and tight. Laid in paper from 'Genealogist's Bookshelf--1998'. 'Until 1872, when the secret ballot was introduced, voting was a public matter, and a record of just how people voted was frequently published. Going back to the 1690s, poll books list the names and parishes of the voters, often noting their occupations and voting qualifications, with their choice of candidate. Genealogists find these poll books indispensable because they identify individuals by parish, thus pointing the way to the location of other invaluable records. This guide lists concisely the location of all known printed and manuscript poll books in public repositories throughout England, Wales, and Scotland. '. Fine .

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Book number: 15203

Keywords: 1872094856 Genealogical Sources; Geneaologies; Poll Taxes; Tax History; British History; Reference; Ephemera; Voting Registers; Geography; Cultural History Education European History Geography English/British History World History Reference Government/Eco

GIBSON, JEREMY AND COLIN ROGERS

Poll Books, C. 1696-1872: A Directory to Holdings in Great Britain

Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1994. Third Edition. Stapled wraps. ISBN: 0806315660. B/W maps; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; 56 pages; Blue stapled wraps. NEW. Third edition. Has several b/w maps of Great Britain. 'Until 1872, when the secret ballot was introduced, voting was a public matter, and a record of just how people voted was frequently published. Going back to the 1690s, poll books list the names and parishes of the voters, often noting their occupations and voting qualifications, with their choice of candidate. Genealogists find these poll books indispensable because they identify individuals by parish, thus pointing the way to the location of other invaluable records. This guide lists concisely the location of all known printed and manuscript poll books in public repositories throughout England, Wales, and Scotland. '. As New .

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Book number: 15328

Keywords: 0806315660 Genealogical Sources; Voting Registers; British History; Scotland; England; Wales; Elections; Political History; Reference; Cultural History Geography English/British History Reference Government/Economics/Law/Politics Social History Ephemera H

JEREMY GIBSON AND COLIN ROGERS

Electoral Registers Since 1832; and Burgess Rolls

Federation of Family History Societies (Publications), 1989. Paperback. ISBN: 0907099963. 51pp, pi9nk card covers VG; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 51 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 89362

Keywords: 0907099963