This week we are highlighting Australia Electoral Rolls 1903-1980 (https://www.nla.gov.au/researc…/australian-electoral-rolls). For those who are members of Ancestry, you can find the list at ancestry.com/search/collections/1207.You can find names, addresses, occupation (omitted after 1983) and gender.
Australian electoral rolls
Electoral rolls can be of great value to family historians and other researchers as they help to locate the residential address of a known person in a particular year or over a period of years as well as changes of address over time. They can also help identify other adult family members living at the same address. In this way they can be used as a substitute for census records.
If you only have the US edition of Ancestry, you may be able to access these records at your local library.
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 | Ancestry®
This database contains selected Australian electoral rolls that run from 1903-1980. Electoral rolls were compiled by each state during election years to determine the number and names of individuals eligible to vote. Information listed in electoral rolls usually includes:
Number
Name of voter
Gender
Address
Occupation
Number
Name of voter
Gender
Address
Occupation
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