Electoral Rolls

The Electoral Rolls or Registers are a wonderful source of diverse information on individuals, where they lived, their trade, indications as to their property ownership and can be used to discover the date of a man's first appearance at a certain address and when he leaves it. These were produced almost annually with at least 47 being published between 1868 and 1915. Below are listed 11 transcriptions for Tharston, one for 1840 and the rest from 1868 to 1915 in approximately 5 year intervals and it notes what possible election dates the rolls are active for. These are available for viewing as discrete web pages. Lists of surnames follow each register with any certain mis-spellings noted in square brackets. FamilySearch has complete images of a great many registers for Norfolk, split into areas or divisions of Norfolk with a section specifically for Southern Norfolk. A wiki page for FamilySearch gives considerable details about the Electoral Rolls and how they developed over the years to the Electoral Roll as it is know today.

  • 1840 - between 1st November 1840 and 1st November 1841
    Surnames included in above: Abbs, Banfather, Beckett, Bowen, Browne, Bunn, Burcham, Duffield, Evans, George, Gibbs, Harvey, Johnson, Jones, Lansdell, Mear, Page, Peck, Reeve, Seaman, Sword, Thurston, Womack
  • 1868/69 - between 1st November 1868 and 1st January 1870
    Surnames included in above: Abbs, Bales, Banfather, Banham, Barker, Beckett, Bidwell, Biggs, Bright, Cannel [Cannell], Clamp, Dix, Elmer, Everett, Fitch, Fuller, Gowing, Harvey, Kitson, Lloyd, Middleton, Millett, Page, Reeve, Ringer, Rix, Seaman, Thurston, Vansittart, Watling, Webster (full document image on FamilySearch)
  • 1875 - between 31st December 1874 and 1st January 1876
    Surnames included in above: Abbs, Bale, Banfather, Banham, Barker, Biggs, Bright, Cannell, Clamp, Duffield, Everett, Fitch, Fuller, Furness, Gowing, Harvey, Howard, King, Lloyd, Middleton, Millett, Minister, Page, Palmer, Pitcher, Reeve, Ringer, Rix, Taylor, Thurston, Vansittart, Watling, Webster (full document image on FamilySearch)
  • 1880 - between 31st December 1879 and 1st January 1881
    Surnames included in above: Abbs, Banfather, Banham, Barker, Bassingthwaighte, Cannel, Clamp, Duffield, Everett, Fitch, Fuller, Furness, Gowing, Harvey,, Hooley,, Howard, King, Lloyd, Matthews, Minister, Nash, Oakley, Page, Palmer, Phillippo, Pitcher, Reeve, Ringer, Rix, Spalding, Vansittart, Watling, Webster (full document image on FamilySearch)
  • 1885 - between 31st December 1884 and 1st January 1886
    Surnames included in above: Bale, Banfather, Barker, Bassingthwaighte, Cannell, Clamp, Clarke, Duffield, Elmer, Everett, Fitch, Fuller, Furness, Gowing, Harvey, Hooley, King, Lloyd, Matthews, Minister, Page, Phillippo, Pitcher, Reeve, Restieaux, Ringer, Seaman, Watling, Webster
  • 1890 - between 31st December 1889 and 1st January 1891
    Surnames included in above: Abbs, Ballance, Barker, Bassingthwaight, Bassingthwaite, Beckett, Brooks, Bush, Cann, Chatten, Chilvers, Christian, Clamp, Coleman, Cooper, Duffield, Dye, Elliott, Elmer, Everett, Feek, Fiske, Fitch, Frere, Fuller, Goat, Goose, Gowing, Hardy, Herod, Hewett, Hooley, Howell, Hunt, Jermy, Knivett, Lincoln, Lloyd, Long, Ludkin, Matthews, Mears, Minister, Morse, Oakley, Page, Phillipo [Phillippo], Pitcher, Poll, Potter, Reeve, Riches, Rodwell, Seaman, Smith, Tacon, Tyrrell, Watling, Webster, Witham, Wright, Youngs
  • 1895 - between 30th November 1894 and 31st December 1895
    Surnames included in above: Barker, Beckett, Beresford, Boulton, Brookes, Brooks, Buck, Bush, Chatten, Coleman, Duffield, Dye, Elliott, Elmer, Feek, Fiske, Fitch, Frere, Fuller, Furness, George, Goat, Goodswen, Goose, Gowing, Hardesty, Hardy, Harvey, Herod, Hewitt, Hill, Hooley, Howell, Howlett, Jermy, Keeler, Knivett, Lincoln, Lloyd, Ludkin, Mallett, Marshall, Matthews, Mears, Minister, Moore, Phillipo [Phillippo], Pidgeon, Pitcher, Potter, Riches, Rodwell, Seaman, Selby, Smith, Steward, Stimpson, Stipmson, Stonex, Suckling, Tacon, Turner, Walpole, Wickham, Wiseman, Womack, Wright
  • 1900 - in year commencing 1st January 1900
    Surnames included in above: Alexander, Barker, Barrett, Beresford, Brookes, Brooks, Buck, Burgess, Cannell, Charlish, Chatten, Clarke, Cooper, Duffield, Durrant, Elliot, Elmer, Feek, Ficklin, Fiske, Fitch, Frere, Fuller, George, Goose, Gowing, Green, Hardesty, Hardy, Harvey, Herod, Hewitt, Hill, Hooley, Howell, Hylton, Jermy, Keeler, Lincoln, Lusher, Marshall, Matthews, Mears, Minister, Moore, Neave, Pearse, Phillippo, Pidgeon, Pitcher, Potter, Powell, Riches, Rodwell, Salter, Seager, Seaman, Smith, Snelling, Squires, Steward, Stimpson, Stonex, Suckling, Tacon, Thurrell, Trendell, Walpole, Ward, Warnes, Womack, Wright, Youngs
  • 1905 - in year commencing 1st January 1905
    Surnames included in above: Alexander, Barrett, Barton, Batley, Berresford, Betts, Brookes, Brooks, Buck, Burgess, Bye, Chatten, Chenery, Cooper, Culeen [Cullen], Cullen, Davy, Drake, Duffield, Durrant, Elliott, Feek, Ficklin, Fiske, Ford, Frere, Fuller, Garrould, Goldspink, Goose, Gowing, Green, Hardy, Harvey, Harwin, Haylett, Hewitt, Horton, Hotson, Howell, Hunt, Hylton, Jermy, Keeler, Lincoln, Lloyd, Lusher, Marshall, Matthews, Mears, Minister, Moir, Neave, Nicholson, Pearse, Phillippo, Pidgeon, Potter, Riches, Rodwell, Salter, Sandy, Seaman, Sheldrake, Smith, Snelling, Spratt, Squires, Standley, Stimpson, Stonex, Suckling, Symons, Tacon, Thurrell, Trendell, Warnes, Womack, Wright, Youngs
  • 1910 - in year commencing 1st January 1910
    Surnames included in above: Alexander, Andrews, Avis, Barrett, Barton, Batley, Baxter, Betts, Blake, Blyth, Brewster, Brookes, Buck, Burgess, Bye, Carrick, Catchpole, Chatten, Chenery, Cooper, Cullen, Davy, Duffield, Dunthorne, Durrant, Edwards, Feek, Ficklin, Fiske, Ford, Fordham, Frere, Fuller, Garrould, Goose, Gowing, Hannant, Hardesty, Hardy, Harvey, Harwin, Hewitt, Horton, Hotson, Howell, Hunt, Hylton, Jermy, Keeler, Keller, Lloyd, Lusher, Marshall, Massingham, Mears, Minister, Mitson, Neave, Nudds, Pearse, Phillippo, Pidgeon, Potter, Rackham, Reeve, Riches, Rodwell, Salter, Seaman, Sheldrake, Smith, Snelling, Spratt, Squires, Stimpson, Stonex, Suckling, Symons, Tacon, Thurrell, Trendell, Upcher, Wade, Warnes, Wright, Youngs
  • 1915 - in year commencing 1st January 1915
    Surnames included in above: Alexander, Andrews, Avis, Barrett, Barton, Batley, Baxter, Betts, Blake, Blyth, Brookes, Burgess, Butcher, Catchpole, Chatten, Chenery, Claxton, Cooper, Cullen, Dickerson, Duffield, Dunthorne, Durrant, Edwards, Feek, Ficklin, Fisk, Formby, Fuller, Garrould, Goate, Gooch, Goodrum, Goodswen, Goose, Gowing, Hannant, Hardesty, Hardy, Harvey, Harwin, Hewitt, Horton, Hotson, Howell, Hunt, Hylton, Jones, Keeler, Leverett, Marshall, Massingham, Minister, Mitson, Neave, Nudds, Pearce, Phillippo, Potter, Rackham, Reeve, Reith, Riches, Rodwell, Salter, Seaman, Sheldrake, Simmens, Smith, Snelling, Spratt, Squires, Stimpson, Stonex, Suckling, Swtimpson, Tacon, Thorpe, Thurrell, Wade, Warnes, Whincup, Wright, Youngs