Interpreting Electoral Roll

[Paul33]

On the 1922 Electoral Role for the address I'm investigating, I have three individuals .........

HO Elizabeth
O Elizabeth Ann
R William

Do the codes to the left give me any information as to their relationships, ie: can I deduce that HO Elizabeth is the mother and O Elizabeth a likely daughter ?

 

[ladylinda]

R means qualification through residence
O means qualification through occupation, I think!

From 1918 the standard arrangement became to compile registers by street within each constituency and polling district. The qualification to vote was indicated, either:
• Residence (R)
• Business premises (B.P)
• Occupation (O)
• Occupation of husband (H.O)
• Naval or military voter (N.M)
Representation of the People Act, 1884 – Extended the right to vote to include men who owned or lodged in property worth at least £10 a year; this enfranchised rural labourers.
• Representation of the People Act, 1918 – This Act allowed a far greater percentage of the population to vote. It permitted men over 21 who had resided in the constituency for more than 6 months to vote, thus extending the vote to the majority of males. Women aged 30 could vote only if they were householders or married to a householder.
• Equal Franchise Act, 1928 – Allowed women the same voting rights as men. All men and women over 21 were able to vote.

 

[Paul33]

So if you saw the three individuals I've detailed above at the same address, would you deduce anything from the codes as to how they might be related ?

 

[ladylinda]

I think you'd have to try to cross reference with the 1911 census perhaps, or look ahead and see who left the family and if they died or married?