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Title: Electoral Roles
Post by: lindsayH on Friday 03 September 10 05:51 BST (UK)
Hi all. Does anyone have access to the electoral rolls covering Fairfield/Buxton to look up the residents/ancestors at addresses: number 4 and 16 New High St Fairfield from 1850's onwards??

I'll also take any advice!!


Regards
Title: Re: Electoral Roles
Post by: JillJ on Wednesday 08 September 10 12:59 BST (UK)
Hi,

I don't have the Electoral Rolls but perhaps if you were to give a bit more information there could be alternative sources, for example are you looking for a particular name?  Some 1870 residents of Fairfield are listed here:

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/pageviewer.asp?fn=00004dw0.tif&dn=LRO9013tif&zoom=s

According to Genuki the population of Fairfield remained static, at least until 1831 when there were less than 500 residents.  Have you gone through the 1851 census?

Jill
Title: Re: Electoral Roles
Post by: dawnsh on Wednesday 08 September 10 22:05 BST (UK)
Very few people had the right to vote in the 1850's or do you mean the 1950's?

Dawn
Title: Re: Electoral Roles
Post by: lindsayH on Friday 10 September 10 00:56 BST (UK)
Thanks for the headsup.

I am essentailly trying to find out who lived at number 4 and number 16 New High St Fairfield from 1900 onwards. In particult the surnames Proctor and Hyde who from the census info occupied these addresses up until the 1911 so I am trying to find out who lived at these addresses from 1911 onwards as far as possible??

Is this possible??

Regards
Title: Re: Electoral Roles
Post by: JillJ on Friday 10 September 10 10:36 BST (UK)
Hi LindsayH,

I think if you make contact here:

Derbyshire Dales District Council, Town Hall,
Bank Road, Matlock DE4 3NN
01629 761100

they should be able to point you in the right direction for the Electoral Rolls - more likely to be accessible after 1900 than in the 1850's!

Jill