Electoral Registers

In addition to censuses, Electoral Registers (or Voters' Rolls) can prove a valuable resource when locating your ancestors' movements. In England and Wales voter registration had been required since the Reform Act of 1832 and updated registers are typically published annually. 

Findmypast host the British Library's collection: England and Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932. In lieu of the fire-destroyed 1931 census the later dates can prove a useful stopgap. Around 220 million names are recorded. 

The amount of detail in each register varies, but will typically include some or all of the following information:

• Name
• Address or abode
• Nature of qualification or a description of the property 
• Name, description and residence of landlord or other person to whom rent is paid
• Occasionally occupation or age 

Scotland:
Ancestry host registers for Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross.