How to explain these electoral rolls?

[Davedrave]

Charles V Sayers married Emma in Nottingham in 1920. His mother Maria lived in Derby. In 1921 he was in Nottingham (though I don’t know who he was with there, having not seen the census). In 1922-1925 inclusive he is on the electoral roll in Derby at the same address as mother Maria. I cannot find where Emma was, but I assume that she would have been on the electoral roll had she also been at the same address. In 1926 and subsequent records Charles and Emma are in the same household in Nottingham.

It looks as if they may have separated soon after marriage and then got back together. Or is there another possible explanation?

[Top-of-the-hill]

  I haven't checked the details, but she may not have been eligible to vote at that time. Not all women were.

[Girl Guide]

Charles is with the in-laws in 1921, Nottingham, as is his wife.

[Davedrave]

  I haven't checked the details, but she may not have been eligible to vote at that time. Not all women were.

I think that the law changed in 1918 and again in 1928 which suggests that if she could vote in 1926 then she could have voted in 1922-25 too.

[Davedrave]

Charles is with the in-laws in 1921, Nottingham, as is his wife.

Thanks.

[KGarrad]

  I haven't checked the details, but she may not have been eligible to vote at that time. Not all women were.

I think that the law changed in 1918 and again in 1928 which suggests that if she could vote in 1926 then she could have voted in 1922-25 too.

Not all women got the vote in 1918 - over 30's IIRC if they owned property.

Check "Representation of the People Act" 1918 and 1928.

[Davedrave]

  I haven't checked the details, but she may not have been eligible to vote at that time. Not all women were.

I think that the law changed in 1918 and again in 1928 which suggests that if she could vote in 1926 then she could have voted in 1922-25 too.

Not all women got the vote in 1918 - over 30's IIRC.

Thanks. That is probably the explanation because she wouldn’t have reached 30 ‘til at least 1924.

Dave 

[KGarrad]

Sorry! I edited my response.
The 1918 Representation Of The People Act enabled women over 30, who met certain property conditions to be able to vote.

[Davedrave]

Sorry! I edited my response.
The 1918 Representation Of The People Act enabled women over 30, who met certain property conditions to be able to vote.

Thanks, yes, I should have remembered that from “O” level history

Dave