Electoral Registers
In addition to censuses, annual Electoral Registers (or Voters' Rolls) can prove a valuable resource when locating your ancestors' movements.
Findmypast host the British Library's collection: England and Wales, Electoral Registers 1832-1932. In lieu of the destroyed 1931 census the later dates can prove a useful stopgap.
Scotland:
Ancestry host registers for Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Perth and Kinross.
Suffrage (or the right to vote) - Notable dates
1832 - Only men with property could vote.
1867 - Men with property worth £5/year or tenants paying £12/year.
1884 - Male householders/tenants paying £10/year.
1918 - A transformative change occurred, extending suffrage to most men aged 21 or older and women aged 30 or older who were local government voters or their spouses.
1928 - The evolution continued with the voting age for women dropping to 21 in 1928.
1969 - Voting age dropped to 18 for both genders.
2015 - Scotland notably lowered its voting age to 16.
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