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Title: Lodgers List - electors 1910
Post by: Yegvard on Wednesday 31 May 23 22:18 BST (UK)

Hi Folks,
I've just discovered that my grandfather (a joiner & builder) was renting a Furnished Bedroom from his father in 1910.  He was paying 12s 6d a week, and would have been aged about 23.

The Resource is the Lodgers List for Parliamentary and Parochial Electors.

Under what rules would he have been given the vote.

Cheers,
Mike

Title: Re: Lodgers List - electors 1910
Post by: Andy J2022 on Wednesday 31 May 23 22:47 BST (UK)

Section 5 (https://digitalarchive.parliament.uk/book/view?bookName=Third%20Reform%20Act&catRef=HL%2fPO%2fPU%2f1%2f1884%2f48%2649V1n5&mfstId=ac28be1e-5b0d-4176-81aa-0a0e6279e2ff#page/n4/mode/2up) of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1884 otherwise known as the Third Reform Act said that any male tenant paying rent over £10 a year was entitled to vote in Parliamentary elections. The following section entitled the same to vote in Borough elections. As he was paying £32 10s a year in rent he would qualify, but only after he had been there a full 12 months.

Title: Re: Lodgers List - electors 1910
Post by: Yegvard on Thursday 01 June 23 10:17 BST (UK)

Thanks Andy,

I thought it would be something like that.  Just didn't expect he would have been on such a good wage.
Mike