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Electoral role
« on: Monday 21 July 14 19:25 BST (UK) »
Hi, this year, I have hit two brick walls, can anyone help me get over this?  My great grandmother Agnes Voysey nee Quick, moved to a house in Highcliffe, Dorset between 1929-1934.  My father says (when  he was alive) as a child he was often taken on the bus to Highcliffe, where they would get off the bus, and walk through a church yard, which would bring them out in Hinton Wood Road.  I have tried to locate a street directory, but I am told by both Christchurch Library & Lymington, that this isn't available.  The only way I might track her is to search the electoral role.  Agnes was born 1858 died 1934.  As my father was born in 1929 and Agnes died 1934, this is the timescale I need to search.  However someone might have a copy of the street directory for this period, or has access to electoral roles.  Can anyone advise if these two options draw a blank?  Where do I go from here? Regards Trish
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Re: Electoral role
« Reply #1 on: Monday 21 July 14 22:45 BST (UK) »
What is the address on your fathers birth cert and what is the address on Agnes's death cert?

Electoral Registers for that period are only searchable by address so the 2 certs could be your starting point
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Re: Electoral role
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 July 14 14:09 BST (UK) »
Try the Heritage Zone of Bournemouth Library, they hold directories for Hampshire and Dorset from 1830.

http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/LeisureCultureLibraries/Libraries/Heritage/Heritage.aspx
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Electoral role
« Reply #3 on: Monday 28 July 14 20:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Trish - don't know about Hinton Wood ROAD but at the south end of Hinton Wood AVENUE, just before it joins the A337 Lymington Rd, is St Mark's parish church - complete with churchyard.

Have a look on google maps and street view.

Derek