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Re: High House in Monkton, near Hebburn - history of the house & property?
« Reply #54 on: Friday 21 September 18 01:31 BST (UK) »
- O
- R
- HO
- BP
- Rw
- Ow
- Dw


So far I have found:

O: Occupation qualification
R: Residence qualification
HO: Qualification through husband's occupation
BP: Business premises qualification
RW: Residence qualification (W = women)
OW: Occupation qualification (W = women)

I wonder if all the codes are listed at the front of the book in a similar way that the enumerator's route is at the beginning of the census books?

Added: This seems to cover it all:

http://www.electoralregisters.org.uk/codes.htm

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Re: High House in Monkton, near Hebburn - history of the house & property?
« Reply #55 on: Friday 21 September 18 05:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Ruskie.

I happened to see those codes on an adjacent page when viewing one ER image.
Your descriptions are confirmed.

A new question emerges with regard to my grandfather who should still have been in France in early 1919 yet appears on two or three forms for 1918 under the classifications R and NM (on different forms).

* Is it at all possible that he could still be in military service in France ad yet appear on this form in 1918? I'm guessing that this is impossible.

* Is it implied by the NM code that he is still in the military (yet living at home)?

* Is it the case that he has already decommissioned and is eligible to vote on the basis of his just-completed military service? In that case why would he appear as R on a different form for the same year when the classification NM is sufficient?

* Does R imply that he has taken over the ownership of the house he is in?

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Re: High House in Monkton, near Hebburn - history of the house & property?
« Reply #56 on: Friday 21 September 18 08:29 BST (UK) »
These abbreviations have been used during the 20th Century in Electoral Registers
From “The Family Tree Detective” by Colin D. Rogers

§  Not entitled to vote in local (later metropolitan borough, urban district, or parish) elections.
†  Not entitled to vote in county council elections
‡  Not entitled to vote in rural district elections
date given Entitled to vote from that date
a  Absent voter
BP !Bw) Business premises qualification (women)
D (Dw) Spouse's occupation qualification
E not entitled to vote in local or parliamentary elections
F Not entitled to vote in local elections
G Citizen of Europe, entitled to vote in local elections only
HO Husband's occupational qualification
J Juror
JS Special juror (as defined by the Juries Act 1870 ss. 6 and 11 - esquire or above, bankers,
merchants, and anyone owning property of more than a certain value)
K Citizen of Europe, entitled to vote in local and European elections only
L Not entitled to vote in parliamentary elections
M Merchant seaman
N To be included in the next register as a voter
NM Naval or military voter
O (Ow) Occupational qualification (women)
R (Rw) Residential qualification (women)
S Service voter
U Citizen of Europe, entitled to vote in European elections only
x Not entitled to vote in parliamentary elections
Y Entitled to vote in the following year

Stan

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