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Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« on: Sunday 21 September 14 10:25 BST (UK) »
Hello all.
Are Irish electoral records available anywhere, preferably online?
My wife was born in 1937 in Milestown, Castlebellingham, County Louth.
The family relocated to Manchester later the same year and my wife would like to establish the address where she was born.
The family have no recollection of the address, above info from birth certificate. We wonder if her parents would be listed sometime during the 1920/40 period.
Thanks. kiwigeoff.

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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 September 14 15:10 BST (UK) »
Electoral registers usually list eligible voters by address sometimes making it hard to find people without knowing the address or at least vacinity.

Perhaps the area library can help either by saying where registers might be located (don't know of any in Co. Louth that are online) or checking directories for the family.
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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 21 September 14 15:56 BST (UK) »
I've looked at the books of Voter's Lists in the National Archive in Dublin (many years ago!), but when I go to their site I can't find the reference.

I do remember that they were books, not online, and I think had to be ordered up the previous day, as they were held in the Four Courts. Most, but not all counties were available
Of course, all that may have changed

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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 21 September 14 16:03 BST (UK) »


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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 21 September 14 16:16 BST (UK) »
Hello,

If that is the address on the birth certificate, that may be all there is or have I misunderstood something.

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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 21 September 14 16:24 BST (UK) »
Irish birth certificates should always list the place of birth (used to be on left side with date, not sure about 1930s format) and if the family residence was elsewhere then that would be indicated under father's name & occupation. There might also be an address for the informant so be sure to check all the details. Certainly in 1930s home births were still quite common.
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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 21 September 14 16:27 BST (UK) »
I just mean that all the houses in Milestown townland may just have that address - no individual addresses as there may be no need for that.
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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 21 September 14 21:43 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your suggestions and interest.
The birth cert says only Milestown for place of birth, father's address and informants (father) address.
Had a look on Google street view and there is very little there, just a factory and a couple of what could be modern housing cresents.
Anyway, i will follow through on a your suggestions.
Cheers.
Geoff.

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Re: Irish electoral records, 1920 to 1940.
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 21 September 14 23:22 BST (UK) »
Why not just look up the Surname for Co Louth on the 1911 Census??
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