Absent Voters - data sheet

The “absent voters’ lists” are registers of eligible voters who were absent from their homes. These are of particular importance for those whose fought during the WW1. Parliament passed the 1918 Representation of the People Act to reform elections in Great Britain and Ireland, and so men between 19 and 20 who were serving in the armed forces were given the right to vote and for the first time could register as absent voters. Absent voters lists also contain the names of anyone whose work was recognised by the Admiralty, Army Council or Air Council, such as merchant seamen, fisherman and those working for the Red Cross. The registers also include the names of many women, those overseas with the Women’s Auxiliary Army and other services that were supporting the war effort and were over 30.
Applications for an absent vote had to be made by August for the autumn and by February for the spring. The registers were printed twice a year. The names of absent voters were sent to the Adjutant General’s Department of the War Office who then arranged for voting cards to be sent to men in the UK and ballot papers to those in France or elsewhere. Some were left out because of the rushed process. The first lists were completed by August 1918 and published that October. Subsequently, the lists may include names of men who were killed, missing or taken prisoner in the period of time between the compiling of lists and the publication of the register. After an election, the counting of votes was delayed by up to eight days to ensure the absent votes were included. This practice occurred during the First World War and for over twelve months after.
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ID	No.	Name	Date	Address	Notes
644	1	BARRETT James Walter	1918	By Turnpike	355332 Pte., R.W.F.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
645	2	BATEMAN Arthur Robert	1918	Kings Head Inn	733976 3rd Field Bakery; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
646	3	BATEMAN Fred Lloyd	1918	Kings Head Inn	J14013 A.B., R.N. H.M.S. Newcastle; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
647	4	BATEMAN Leonard Day	1918	Kings Head Inn	156262, R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
648	5	BATEMAN Percy William	1918	Kings Head Inn	R42655 Rfn., 6th Bn. K.R.R.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
649	6	BILHAM Archibald Herbert	1918	Street	821432, R.F.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
650	7	BILHAM Frank John	1918	Street	26825 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
651	8	BOTHWAY Raymond Edward	1918	Canal House	40016 Gnr., 3rd Bn. Tank Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
652	9	BRIGGS Benjamin Robert	1918	Street	41644 Dvr., 1st Co. 5th Div. Train. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
653	10	BROWNE Harold William	1918	Street	25654 Pte., 2nd Bn. Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
654	11	BROWNE William	1918	Lower End	41047 Pte., 9th Essex; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
655	12	CANHAM Walter	1918	Fundenhall Road	WR22564 Pnr., 313th R.C. Co. Transport Branch R.E.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
656	13	CHAPMAN James William	1918	Nr. Church	102300 Gnr., 334th Siege Batty. R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
657	14	CLITHEROE Charles Stephen	1918	Street	3338 Sgt., 12th Batty. R.A.C.D.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
658	15	COPEMAN Frederick	1918	Street	22649 Pte., Nfk. Regt.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
659	16	COPEMAN William Arthur	1918	Street	160852 Pte., 428th Ag. Co,; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
660	17	GOODRUM Thomas Ernest	1918	Street	480637 Sap., 460th Fd. Co. R.E.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
661	18	GOOSE Edward	1918	Street	092707 Dvr., 97th Bde. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
662	19	HALE Allan Hugh	1918	Yew Tree Farm	200623 Pte., 1/4th Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
663	20	HARRIS William	1918	Street	09767 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
664	21	HARVEY Harry Walter	1918	Street	41263 Pte., 4th Beds.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
665	22	HARVEY John Francis	1918	Village	137845 Pte., Sthn. Cmd. Lab. Centre, Attd. Z Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
666	23	HUNT Henry	1918	Lower End	PW/4703 Pte., 25th Middlesex; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
667	24	HUNT Henry Chara	1918	Street	A5470 H.M.T. Geo. D. Irvin; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
668	25	KEDGE William	1918	New Road	T4/057936 Dvr., 109 H.T. Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
669	26	LAND James William	1918	Fundenhall Road	26602 L.-Cpl., 124th Pro. Co. R.D.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
670	27	MASON Herbert James	1918	Street	35233 Pte., Pte., 2nd Garr. Bn. Beds.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
671	28	MOORE Claude Herbert	1918	Church Farm	288570 M.T., A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
672	29	MORTER Reginald George	1918	Wood Farm	19494 Sap., R.E.G.B.D.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
673	30	QUANTRILL John William	1918	Street	22547 Pte., 660th Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
674	31	ROYAL George William	1918	Street	237588 A.B., R.N. H.M.S. Dwarf; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
675	32	ROYAL James Robert	1918	Street	No. 28 Mess H.M.S. Shannon; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
676	33	ROYAL Sidney Herbert	1918	Street	J13995 A.B., H.M.S. Greenwich; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
677	34	ROYAL Thomas Alfred	1918	Street	1548 Pte., 23rd R.F.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
678	35	RUSHMORE John Charles	1918	Lower End	C/o Mrs. Butler, Outwell, Wisbech; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
679	36	SHALDERS Richard Salem	1918	Railway Cottages	9110 Cpl., 1st Bn. K.O.Y.L.I.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
680	37	SHEARING Clement Frederick	1918	Peel Farm	22710 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
681	38	SHEARING Sidney James	1918	Peel Farm	105573 Gnr., 22nd Co. R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
682	39	SPRATT Horace	1918	Rose Farm	484232 Pte., 482nd Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
683	40	STANDLEY John Arthur	1918	Fundenhall Road	041306 665th C. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
684	41	STEWARD Robert John	1918	Street	177941 Gnr., 498th Seige Batty. R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
685	42	YAXLEY Robert	1918	Street	240686 Pte., 429th Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
686	46	BATEMAN Fred Lloyd	Aut 1919	Kings Head Inn	J14013 A.B., H.M.S. Newcastle; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
687	47	BILHAM Frank John	Aut 1919	Street	26825 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
688	48	COPEMAN William Arthur	Aut 1919	Street	160852 Pte., 428th Agric. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
689	49	CURGENVEN Simeon Arthur John	Aut 1919	Nr. Church	480489 Pte., M.F.P.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
690	50	GOODRUM Thomas Ernest	Aut 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
691	51	KEDGE William	Aut 1919	New Road	T4/057936 Dvr., 209th H.T. Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
692	52	MASON Herbert James	Aut 1919	Street	25233 Pte., 2nd Garr. Bn. Beds.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
693	53	MORTER Reginald George	Aut 1919	Wood Farm	19494 Sap., G.B.D., R.E.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
694	54	PARRY William	Aut 1919	Street	Capt., Middlesex Regt.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
695	55	ROYAL James Robert	Aut 1919	Street	2960 A.B., H.M.S. Shannon; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
696	56	ROYAL Sidney Herbert	Aut 1919	Street	J13995 A.B., H.M.S. Greenwich; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
697	57	SPRATT Horace	Aut 1919	Rose Farm	484232 Pte., 482nd Agric. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
698	58	STEWARD Robert John	Aut 1919	Street	177941 Gnr., 498th Sge. Batty. R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
699	59	BATEMAN Arthur Robert	Spr 1919	Kings Head Inn	700976 3rd Field Bakery, A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
700	60	BATEMAN Fred Lloyd	Spr 1919	Kings Head Inn	J14013 A.B., R.N. H.M.S. Newcastle; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
701	61	BILHAM Archibald Herbert	Spr 1919	Street	821432 173rd Bde., R.F.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
702	62	BILHAM Frank John	Spr 1919	Street	26825 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
703	63	BOTHWAY Raymond Edwin	Spr 1919	Canal House	Canal House, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
704	64	BRIGGS Benjamin Robert	Spr 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
705	65	BROWNE Harold William	Spr 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
706	66	CANHAM Walter	Spr 1919	Fundenhall Road	Fundenhall Road, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
707	67	CLITHEROE Charles Stephen	Spr 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
708	68	COPEMAN William Arthur	Spr 1919	Street	160852 Pte., 428th Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
709	69	GOODRUM Thomas Ernest	Spr 1919	Street	480632 Sap., 460th Fd. C. R.E.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
710	70	GOOSE Edward	Spr 1919	Street	092707 Dvr., 97th Bde. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
711	71	HALE Allan Hugh	Spr 1919	Yew Tree Farm	Yew Tree Farm, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
712	72	HARRIS William	Spr 1919	Street	19767 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
713	73	HARVEY Harry Walter	Spr 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
714	74	HARVEY John Francis	Spr 1919	Village	137845 Pte., Sthn. Cmd. Lab. Centre, Attd. Z Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
715	75	HUNT henry	Spr 1919	Lower End	Lower End, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
716	76	KEDGE William	Spr 1919	New Road	T4/057936 Dvr., 209th H.T. Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
717	77	LAND James William	Spr 1919	Fundenhall Road	Fundenhall Road, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
718	78	MASON Herbert James	Spr 1919	Street	35233 Pte., 2nd Garr. Bn. Beds.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
719	79	MOORE Claude Herbert	Spr 1919	Church Farm	Church Farm, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
720	80	MORTER Reginald George	Spr 1919	Wood Farm	19494 Sap., R.E.G.B.D.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
721	81	QUANTRILL John William	Spr 1919	Street	Street, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
722	82	ROYAL George William	Spr 1919	Street	237588 A.B., R.N. H.M.S. Dwarf; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
723	83	ROYAL James Robert	Spr 1919	Street	2960 A.B., H.M.S. Shannon; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
724	84	ROYAL Sidney Herbert	Spr 1919	Street	J13995 A.B., H.M.S. Greenwich; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
725	85	ROYAL Thomas Alfred	Spr 1919	Street	12 Bridport St. St. Ebbs, Oxford; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
726	86	RUSHMORE John Charles	Spr 1919	Lower End	C/o Mrs. Butler, Outwell, Wisbech; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
727	87	SHEARING Clement Frederick	Spr 1919	Peel Farm	22710 Pte., 2nd Nfks.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
728	88	SHEARING Sidney James	Spr 1919	Peel Farm	Peel Farm, Ashwellthorpe; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
729	89	SPRATT Hyorace	Spr 1919	Rose farm	484232 Pte., 482nd Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
730	90	STANDLEY John Arthur	Spr 1919	Fundenhall Road	041306 665th Co. A.S.C.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
731	91	STEWARD Robert John	Spr 1919	Street	177941 Gnr., 498th Siege Batty. R.G.A.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
732	92	YAXLEY Robert	Spr 1919	Street	240686 Pte., 429th Ag. Co.; Fundenhall Poll. Dist. (U)
733	43	BATEMAN Fred Lloyd	1921	Kings Head Inn	J/14013 A.B., H.M. Trawler John Bateman; Polling Dist. (U)
734	44	ROYALL James Robert	1921	Street	J/2960 A.B., H.M.S. Carnarvon; Polling Dist. (U)
735	45	ROYALL Sydney Herbert	1921	Street	J/13995 A.B., H.M.S. Inconstant; Polling Dist. (U)
SQL: " SELECT * FROM Complete WHERE ParishCode='ASHW' AND EventType = 'Absent Voters' ORDER BY ID"