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Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Posted: 6 Jun 2015 9:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
Does anyone know what the term "shopping" in the column Nature of Qualification means.
Thank you

Re: Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Posted: 7 Jun 2015 2:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Jun 2015 6:58PM GMT
It will be easier for someone to help you if you'll provide a little more information, such as the location of the electoral registers and an approximate date.

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Re: Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Posted: 7 Jun 2015 4:26PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you admin. I have attached copy of the 1912 electoral register in question. Hope this helps
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Re: Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Posted: 8 Jun 2015 6:52PM GMT
Classification: Query
The introductory pages of electoral registers (not always scanned by Ancestry) often explain the different types of qualification. It sounds to me as though the qualifying property (owned but not lived in, in this instance) was a shop numbered "2" in a courtyard behind, or accessed via, no.4 Ryland Street. Checking other pages of the register may reveal some other similar terms and help confirm the interpretation. Checking large scale Ordnance Survey plans (1:500, 1:1,250 and 1:2,500 scales) in the relevant county archives or major library may clarify the layout of the buildings. The relevant county archives may hold rates records which would clarify the sequence of addresses, the use the properties were put to (presumably shop in this instance) and who was responsible for paying the rates. The 1901 Census (but not the 1911) sometimes lists non-inhabited properties such as shops so it may be worth trawling this street to find the courtyards off it.

Re: Old Electoral Registers - meaning

Posted: 10 Jun 2015 8:14AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you for your help. I will indeed take your advice given next time I visit Birmingham library/archives.

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