The Genealogist

2005 London Electoral Roll

Together with the 1984-2005 BMD, the electoral roll for London in 2005 is an extremely useful people-finding tool; carrying the name and address of everyone old enough to be entitled to vote. The electoral roll is updated every year with the personal information given by prospective voters to the Electoral Registration Office.

Enter a name to receive search results listing name, nationality, elector’s reference, and full address details including postcode. The database covers all districts in London, helping you locate old friends and neighbours, relatives and missing persons throughout the capital. An advanced search will allow you to enter more search criteria, including address and postcode.

Follow the other links to find out more:


RootsUK Research Guide by David Tippey

Getting Started

Researching Your Family History Using RootsUK

  1. Getting started
  2. RootsUK
  3. Smart Search™

Census

The census

  1. What is the census?
  2. What does it tell us?
  3. Possible pitfalls
  4. Using the census
  5. Paleography (how to deal with difficult handwriting)
  6. Working with the census

Anatomy of the census page

  1. How the page is numbered
  2. The census information
  3. Other marks

About census indexes

  1. Using census indexes

About census transcripts

Using census transcripts

  1. Search terms

BMDs

Birth, marriage & death records index

  1. What they provide
  2. Why buy certificates?
  3. Finding certificate references
  4. 1837 to 1983 data
  5. 1984 onwards
  6. Ordering certificates
  7. Additional features

Other resources

London Electoral Roll (2005)

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