Author Topic: Electoral rolls for Penge (Anerley) 1949  (Read 2345 times)

Offline AnneHoward

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Re: Electoral rolls for Penge (Anerley) 1949
« Reply #9 on: Friday 14 March 25 13:43 GMT (UK) »
Afternoon, I've seen this post and my family were living at Seymour Terrace Anerley and I'm trying to find where to go to look at the electoral roll records for this timeframe and in the early 50's.  Are they online or do I have to go in person somewhere to check?  Much appreciated Anne

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Re: Electoral rolls for Penge (Anerley) 1949
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 25 March 25 07:13 GMT (UK) »
I've never come across them online, but I have copies of 1939 + most of the post-WW2 Penge/Anerley pages, including Seymour Terrace, so you if you put details here or send me a PM, I'll have a look.

As to places to go: Beckenham Library used to have a fairly complete set on open shelves at the top of the stairs leading to the mezzanine floor of the reference section right of the entrance, but I haven't been there since its recent refurbishment and everything may have changed.

Bromley Local Studies/Archives has a full set back to the late 1800s, mostly on open shelves but you have to ask for some volumes to be fetched from store. This may mean ordering them in advance and/or having a Bromley Library Card (can be issued when you get there, but check the website for required ID). It's currently on the first floor of the Central Library in Bromley High Street, but anyone reading this in coming years should check, as a move to somewhere else, possibly Orpington, is in the offing.
Researching Penge, Anerley, (including the Crystal Palace) and neighbouring parts of Beckenham, currently in London (Bromley), formerly Surrey and/or Kent.