Electoral Rolls

[Jill E]

Is it possible to get copies of Electoral Rolls for Sydney in the mid 1930's to 1950's.

I have the Electorate that I am interested in but no idea where to go for the info.
I will be phoning the Electoral Office after this weekend....thought they might be too busy with the Election at the moment.

Electorates are Cook and Watson in Sydney

[andycand]

Hi

A number of NSW Electoral rolls are on Ancestry and are searchable by name, I'm not sure that local Electoral offices would have old rolls, you usually find them in local Archives or possibly the State Library of New South Wales.

Andy

[Jill E]

Thanks for your reply
I used to belong to Ancestry but my subscription ran out and I dont really want to pay to join again just yet. I might later in the year but  just thought someone might know where to look.

[andycand]

Hi

Who are you looking for? I can have a look for you. Otherwise,  unless someone with local knowledge can help, you could ask the Electoral offices where old versions of there rolls would be but I would leave it for a few weeks as they will be extremely busy for a while yet.

Andy

[cando]

http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/archives-in-brief/archives-in-brief-5/?searchterm=electoral%20rolls

Cando

[judb]

Cando and Andy have given you a couple of pointers.

Ancestry's rolls are up to 1954 and don't have any for SA.  Australian National Library has later ones, as well as some State libraries.

You can often access Ancestry from local municipal libraries who have a library subscription - you usually have to go to the library for access.

Judith

[Jill E]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

I am looking for Robert George Templeman
I got him from the Ancestry Index

Electorate District - Cook, NSW in 1936,1937,1943

Electorate District - Watson, NSW in 1949,1854

And there is a death in 1989

It would also be interesting to see any Templemanswho were  living with him. I have been able to get his Army Service Records but have two conflicting names for a wife.

He has been very difficult to find out about him. Wish he had been on my list while I was with Ancestry.

I did visit the local library but Ancestry access is limited on the Library Version so could not find much for Austalian Records.

I live in an Electorate of one of the four Independants elected so looks like an interesting time in politics for our area.

Thanks to all who replied

Jill

[judb]

I am surprised your local library's version doesn't have all the Aussie info.  My local library's version is wonderful as it is a world-wide sub so I can see things which my .au subscription doesn't cover.

Australian Cemetery Index:
Robert George TEMPLEMAN, died 11 Feb 1989, buried Griffith cemetery.

Back shortly with the electoral rolls.


Judith,

[aniph]

Jill

Throughout they are at the same address being Rhodes St Matraville.
Jessie TEMPLEMAN HD
John poultry farmer
Laura Mabel HD
Robert George poultry farmer

In 1949 and 1954 no Jessie shown

Annie