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Offline Research Ruth

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Women on the electoral register 1910
« on: Wednesday 06 March 24 11:12 GMT (UK) »
I'm confused. I have found my great-grandmother on the electoral register in 1910, along with a few other women. I though women didn't get the vote till after the Great War?
Does anybody know why this would be?
Far too many surnames to read through!
Main lines are:-
Johnson in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Cumberland.
Leachman in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Crickmore in Yorkshire, Norfolk and Ireland.
Shearer in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire

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Re: Women on the electoral register 1910
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 March 24 11:18 GMT (UK) »
I haven't found anything yet to back this up but perhaps women could only vote in local elections before 1918 but also in General Elections after 1918?
Clarkson, Tolladay, Prevost, Killick, Hicks

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Re: Women on the electoral register 1910
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Re: Women on the electoral register 1910
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 March 24 12:59 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for the confirmation- an interesting read!
Clarkson, Tolladay, Prevost, Killick, Hicks


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Re: Women on the electoral register 1910
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 March 24 14:02 GMT (UK) »
Thank you! That's really interesting and explains it. My great-grandma was a widow and "Head" of the household on the census so I suppose she paid the rates so that makes sense.
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Far too many surnames to read through!
Main lines are:-
Johnson in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Cumberland.
Leachman in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
Crickmore in Yorkshire, Norfolk and Ireland.
Shearer in Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire