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KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 6 Oct 2012 13:20

Please tell me how I find out what the letters are against the electrol rolls mean the names are listed and against them are letters such as DW oW and R and O

A few months back someone kindly put them on here and I book marked it but its gone!!

Thanks

patchem

patchem Report 6 Oct 2012 13:32

Google search gives:

http://www.familytreeforum.com/showthread.php/97376-Letters-on-Electoral-Registers

Gins

Gins Report 6 Oct 2012 13:38

Men
R = Residence qualification
B = Business premises qualification
O = Occupation qualification
D = qualification through wife's occupation

Women
Rw = Residence qualification
Bw = Business premises qualification
Ow = Occupation qualification
Dw = Qualification through husband's occupation

Other
NM = Naval or Military voter
a = absent voter
J = Juror
SJ = Special Juror

What the Letters mean:-

Y printed before a name indicates that the elector will be entitled to vote only at elections held after 1st Oct 1969
S printed before electors name indicates service voter
L printed before a name indicates that the elector in NOT entitled to vote in respect of that entry at parliamentary elections
J printed after electors name indicates liability for service as Juror

M means Merchant Seaman

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 6 Oct 2012 14:11

Oh Thank you both so much That really does help