Neath Electoral Registers

[mmjones]

Hi.

Does anyone have access to the electoral registers for Neath beginning in 1902 who would be so kind to lookup William Jones at #7 or #10 Prospector Place? Thanks.

Regards,

Lynn

[Welsh Jen]

I am unable to do this search for you, but here is some information for you:

Information on years held, however there is no mention to where they are held: http://www.familia.org.uk/services/wales/neath_neath.html#ELECTREG

You could try contacting Port Talbot Reference Library to see if they hold them:

http://www.npt.gov.uk/libraries/lib_details/ptalbot.cfm

or Neath Library:

http://www.npt.gov.uk/libraries/lib_details/neath.cfm

All the best with your search

Regards Jen 

[mmjones]

Hi Jen,

I emailed the Neath Library and they said the electoral registers for Neath prior to 1947 are at the Glamorgan Records Office. I cannot access the PDF files with my browser to see what years they actually hold. Would you mind checking the website for me and letting me know? Thanks.

Lynn

[newbie]

Hi Lynn
I'm not sure where Neath is? but is this the information you need - from Glamorgan Record Office site.
  "Our holdings for the boroughs of Aberdare, Cardiff, Merthyr
Tydfil, Rhondda and Swansea, both as part of the main series
and as separate series can be summarised as follows:
Aberdare 1840-1913, 1950, 1952, 1954-55,
1959 to date
Cardiff 1840-88, 1948-50, 1952, 1955, 1957,
1959-1974, 1977, 1979 to date
Merthyr Tydfil 1840-1907, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954-55,
1959-74, 1977, 1979 to date
Rhondda 1840-1914, 1950 to date
Swansea 1840-88, 1950, 1952, 1954-55, 1959-73"

there was also this information - this leaflet is really worth printing out ..must do that
Some of the registers for the county boroughs that are NOT held
at the record office are available at the following locations:
Aberdare Borough:
Aberdare Central Library,
Green Street,
Aberdare,
CF44 7AG
01685 878888
aberdare.library@rhondda-cynontaff.
gov.uk
Merthyr Tydfil Borough:
Merthyr Tydfil Library,
High Street,
Merthyr Tydfil,
CF47 8AF
01685 723057
central.library@merthyr.gov.uk
Swansea Borough:
West Glamorgan Archive Service,
County Hall,
Oystermouth Road,
Swansea,
SA1 3SN
01792 636589
archives@swansea.gov.uk
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/archives
Cardiff Borough:
Cardiff Central Library,
St. David’s Link,
Frederick Street,
Cardiff,
CF10 4DT
029 2038 2116
centrallibrary@cardiff.gov.uk
Rhondda Borough:
Treorchy Library,
Station Road,
Treorchy,
Rhondda Cynon Taff,
CF42 6NN
01443 773204
Treorchy.library@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk
Format of the Registers of Electors
The ways in which the registers of electors were arranged has
altered periodically, according to the changes in local government.
This table illustrates the format of the registers at a given
date, and should help when ordering volumes for use in the
searchroom.
1840-1885 1 volume for each year covering the whole county
of Glamorgan
1886-1888 3 volumes for each year, covering the county and
borough lists. They are divided into three volumes:
Eastern and Southern Gower Mid and
Rhondda
1889-1914 2 volumes for each year arranged roughly in
alphabetical order by electoral district. They cover
the county and borough lists.
Except: 1894-95, 1914 -when they are bound in 5
volumes– Eastern, Southern, Gower, Mid and
Rhondda
1915-1917 No registers were produced, with the exception of
one for the Southern Division of Glamorgan in 1915
1918-1973 7 volumes for each year for the Glamorgan
constituency, covering the divisions:
Aberavon Llandaff and Barry Ogmore
Caerphilly Neath Pontypridd
Gower
The registers for the Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil,
Swansea, Aberdare and Rhondda boroughs (where
available) are bound separately
Hope it helps
Newbie

[mmjones]

Newbie,

Thank you for the info. Neath doesn't appear to be listed does it? It is a town near Swansea and Cardiff. There is a mention of ALL Glamorgan electoral registers being available in the info you sent. I wonder if that means it includes Neath? Hopefully someone here knows where the Neath records are for sure.

Regards,

Lynn 

[newbie]

I think I've found it, it would be part of the West Glamorgan Record Office, in which case the Glamorgan Record Office (from the information I gave you) does not hold the records you need
..........Swansea 1840-88, 1950, 1952, 1954-55, 1959-73"
I think you need this address -

Swansea Borough:
West Glamorgan Archive Service,
County Hall,
Oystermouth Road,
Swansea,
SA1 3SN
01792 636589
archives@swansea.gov.uk
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/archives

hope that helps you,
Newbie

[mmjones]

Newbie,

Thanks, I will email and ask them if they have the records.

Lynn

[Welsh Jen]

If Swansea hold them then they are available in in the Search Room at County Hall Swansea (address is the one above given by Newbie) & The Swansea Reference Library http://www.swansea.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=521 . I have posted what Swansea have available here, some years they have cover all of Glamorgan, so Neath will be included in those:
 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8630.0.html

Swansea do not hold all records for Neath, It can be quite a confusion when people ask for records for the Neath area. I would think that they may be accessible from the Neath or Port Talbot Access Points. I know that Port Talbot electoral rolls are available(many are missing) & Neath Access point mentions holding the County of Glamorgan electoral register, 1845-46, but no more are mentioned:

West Glamorgan Archive Service
Neath Archives Access Point
Neath Mechanics Institute
4 Church Place
NEATH SA11 3LL
Tel 01639 620139
Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday, 9.30-12.30, 1.30-5.00
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/westglamorganarchives/index.cfm?articleid=1061

West Glamorgan Archive Service
Port Talbot Archives Access Point
Aberafan Library, Aberafan Centre
PORT TALBOT SA13 1PB
Tel 01639 763430
Opening hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30-12.30, 1.30-5.30
(closed Wednesday)


You can download the PDF files from the GRO by downloading the free Adobe reader via: http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

If you do managed to be able to have access to PDF documents this link may be of use to you for Neath access point resources:

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/westglamorganarchives/media/pdf/p/m/NAAPsources.PDF

Regards Jen