Electoral Roll

[collin]

Hello, I have been looking at the electoral roll for Wembley
Before the last war most of the men have ----J   after their name. Will that mean juror?  Also  the son is missing from the 1939 register so I assume he was in the forces. He turns up in 1950 with S--- before his name and it is still there in 1956, does that mean service voter or maybe seaman?  Many thanks

[stanmapstone]

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

[collin]

Thank you very much Stan,

[stevemiller]

Just a few elaborations to expand some of those in Stan's list.

E - overseas elector AND member of the House of Lords - so only eligible for European elections - I never heard of one existing!
F - overseas elector
L - member of the House of Lords
Y - attainer - before 1970 shows a rising 21 year old. When the voting age was reduced to 18 in that year Y was replaced with the date of 18th birthday.

This from memory as it was my day job, before I retired!

[collin]

Thank you
I am wondering what the difference would be between NM and S naval and military and service voters?

[stanmapstone]

The list shows abbreviations that have been used during the 20th Century, not all at the same time, so  NM and S could have been from different periods.

Stan

[collin]

That makes sense  Thank you