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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Records found = 39 from 123371
ID	No.	Name	Date	Address	Notes
29162	1	BASSINGTHWAIGHTE Charles	1918	Nr. " Chequers "	895920 Dvr., 55th Bde. R.F.A.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29163	2	BROOKS Edward William	1918	Gosling Village	6393 Pte., Ist Nfks.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29164	3	COLEMAN Willie Edward	1918	Low Rd.	61338 Pte., 103rd Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29165	4	FALGATE Arthur	1918	Low Rd.	14357 Pte., 9th Nfks.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29166	5	FALGATE John William	1918	Low Rd.	34111 Pte., 2nd Duke of Corn. L.I.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29167	6	FALGATE Walter John	1918	Low Rd.	547595 Pte., 56th Ag. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29168	7	FALGATE Percy John	1918	Hill Farm	35580 Sgt.-Far., E. Batty. R.H. R.H.A.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29169	8	GOATE Ellis George	1918	Village	202918 Pte., 60th Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29170	9	GOODRUM Frank Henry	1918	Low Rd.	150367 L.-Cpl., 273rd Rly. Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29171	10	GRAY Arthur Robert	1918	Village	58053 S. & C.S., Sig. Dep. R.E.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29172	11	HARVEY Alfred	1918	Village	7215 Pte., R.M. H.M.S. " Ganges II."; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29173	12	LINCOLN George Charles	1918	Norwich Rd.	48848 Pte., Garr. Bn. Sfk. Regt.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29174	13	LONG Herbert	1918	Low Rd.	51754 Rfn., P.O. Rifles; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29175	14	MOORE Ernest William	1918	Village	33077 Pte., A.V.C.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29176	15	SALTER Mildred Mary	1918	Norwich Rd.	A/73890 Nurse, 46th V.A.D. Hospital; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29177	16	SYMONDS Reginald Edward	1918	Village	32024 Pte., 9th Nfks.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29178	32	COLEMAN Willie Edward	1919 Aut	Low Rd.	61338 Pte., 103rd Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29179	33	FALGATE, Percy John	1919 Aut	Hill Farm	35580 Sgt. Far., R.H. and R.H.A.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29180	34	GOODRUM Frank Henry	1919 Aut	Low Rd.	WR/254273L.-Cpl., 273rd Rly. Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29181	35	SALTER Mildred Mary	1919 Aut	Norwich Rd.	A/73890 Nurse, 46th V.A.D. Hosp.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29182	36	SYMONDS Reginald	1919 Aut	Norwich Rd.	60981 Pte., 43rd Gar. Bn. R. Fus.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29183	17	BASSINGTHWAIGHTE Charles	1919 Spr	Nr. "Chequers"	895920 Dvr., 55th Bde. R.F.A. 2331; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29184	18	BROOKS Edward William Gosling	1919 Spr	Norwich Rd.	Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29185	19	COLEMAN Willie Edward	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	61338 Pte., 103rd Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29186	20	FALGATE, Arthur	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29187	21	FALGATE John William	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29188	22	FALGATE Walter John	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29189	23	FALGATE Percy John	1919 Spr	Hill Farm	35580 Sgt.-Far., E. Batty. R.H. R.H.A.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29190	24	GOATE Ellis George	1919 Spr	Norwich Rd.	Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29191	25	GOODRUM Frank Henry	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	WR/254273 L.-Cpl., 273rd Rly. Lab. Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29192	26	HARVEY Alfred	1919 Spr	On Hill	7215 Pte., R.M.H.M.S. "Ganges II"; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29193	27	LINCOLN George Charles	1919 Spr	Norwich Rd.	48848 Pte., 1st Garr. Bn. Sfk. Regt.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29194	28	LONG Herbert	1919 Spr	Low Rd.	51754 Rfn., 8th London Regt.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29195	29	MOORE Ernest William	1919 Spr	The Chequers	679931 Pte., 429th Agric. Coy.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29196	30	SALTER Mildred Mary	1919 Spr	Norwich Rd.	A/73890 Nurse, 46th V.A.D. Hospital; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29197	31	SYMONDS Reginald	1919 Spr	Norwich Rd.	60981 Pte., 43rd Gar. Bn. R. Fus.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29198	37	COLEMAN Willie Edward	1920 Spr	Low Road	61338 Pte., 103rd Lab Co.; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29199	38	SALTER Mildred Mary	1920 Spr	Norwich Road	A/73890FNurse 46th V.A.D. Hospital; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (T)
29200	39	SALTER Mildred Mary	1919 Spr	Norwich Road	A/73890 Nurse V. Hospital; Forncett St. Peter Poll. Dist. (Q)
SQL: " SELECT * FROM Complete WHERE ParishCode='FStM' AND EventType = 'Absent Voters' ORDER BY ID"