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Title: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Anna_C on Thursday 20 October 11 21:52 BST (UK)
Hi,

Does anyone know if  the electoral rolls for Wool, Dorset, exist for the years 1945-1955, and, if so, where would I go about looking for them?

Thanks in advance,
Anna x
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: dawnsh on Thursday 20 October 11 22:02 BST (UK)
Hi Anna

I think the first registers after WW2 were compiled in 1948.

Have you contacted he Dorset History Centre?

http://www.dorsetforyou.com/dorsethistorycentre/electoralregisters

Dawn
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Redroger on Friday 21 October 11 18:09 BST (UK)
Wool is currently and I think historically part of the South Dorset parliamentary constituency. Dorset History centre should be able to direct you to the Rural District which at that time contained Wool.
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Anna_C on Thursday 03 November 11 21:31 GMT (UK)
Thank you both for your replies, will check this out :)

Anna
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Redroger on Friday 04 November 11 18:45 GMT (UK)
Referring to Dawn's reply above i.e. first registers after WW2 produced in 1948. What register was used for the 1945 general election then? I believe an update was made immediately prior to the election.
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: dawnsh on Friday 04 November 11 23:01 GMT (UK)
A special register was compiled for 1945 and 1948 should have read 1946.

http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/offpubs/electreg/electoralregisters.pdf

Dawn
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Redroger on Sunday 06 November 11 17:34 GMT (UK)
The reference given Dawn is a most useful access to the British Library's holding of registers, and I suggest anyone trying to find a relative on the historic registers to read it.Thanks.
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: June Horsham on Saturday 12 November 11 09:30 GMT (UK)
I lived in Wool until 1953, at that time the Local Authority was, I believe, called Wareham and Purbeck Rural District Council (even though Wool is not in Purbeck).

Roy Martin (June Horsham's husband!)
Title: Re: Electoral Rolls - Wool
Post by: Redroger on Sunday 13 November 11 16:06 GMT (UK)
This a a problem for people researching via electoral registers, all too often a community is hidden within a very opaque local authority name, as in this case.