Hi,
I am trying to find more information on my grandfather and great-grandmother. He was William Cumming, married in 1939 in Falkirk. He was illegitimate. I cannot find any information on his mother, other than her name (Elizabeth Cumming) and the fact that she gave birth to him in Kilmarnock in 1916.
He married my grandmother in Falkirk in 1939. In the marriage record, his mother is listed, and she is not shown as deceased. He is living at an address in Falkirk, and his occupation is listed as Stoker in the Royal Navy.
So, my cunning plan was to look at the electoral roll for Falkirk for the late thirties, and see if anyone else was recorded at staying at that address. Perhaps it was my great-grandmother's address, maybe she had married someone else and was living at that address, etc.
However, I emailed the people who keep the Falkirk archives, and they told me that the rolls are only accessible in person. I am in the US, so that isn't an option (and paying to have someone search is something I'd rather avoid given that I am not sure anything useful would be turned up). Can anyone suggest any other records that might be useful, or any online source for the electoral rolls?
Many thanks.