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- Gibraltar Census 1871-1921
- Scotland, Return of Owners of Land 1873
- 1790 Corfe Castle & District Census
- 1801 Kent, Dartford census
- 1821 Kent, Dartford census
- 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
- 1911 England & Wales Census
- 1921 Census Of England & Wales Official Reports
- 1939 Register
- 1939 Register Original Forms
- Boyd's inhabitants of London & family units, 1200-1946
- Caribbean Association Oath Rolls, 1696
- Cheshire Electoral Registers
- Cheshire Land Tax Assessments 1786-1832
- City of York deeds registers 1718-1866
- Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Electoral Registers 1780-1973
- Devon, Plymouth & West Devon Land Tax and Valuation Records 1897-1949
- England & Wales, Return of Owners of Land 1873
- England, Pollbooks and Directories 1830-1837
- Jersey, 1788 St Lawrence Parish Inhabitants
- Kent, Bromley Absent Voters List 1918
- Known missing places from 1939 Register
- London, Lambeth Electoral Registers 1832-1886
- London, Westminster Marylebone Census 1821 & 1831
- Middlesex Protestation Returns 1641-42
- Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832-1915
- Northamptonshire Freeholders 1795-1797
- Northamptonshire Hearth Tax, 1674
- Rate Books
- Scotland, Berwickshire, Ladykirk Heads of Household 1811
- Scotland, Edinburgh St Cuthbert's Census 1790
- Scotland, Forfarshire (Angus), Dundee Poor Relief Assessments 1822-1839
- Scotland, Perthshire, Inhabitants of the Burgh of Perth 1766
- Scotland, Scottish Catholics and their Children 1701-1705
- Scotland, Shetland, Tingwall List of Inhabitants 1785
- Scotland, Wigtownshire & Minnigaff Parish Lists 1684
- UK Electoral Registers & Companies House Directors 2002-2020
- Wales, Monmouthshire Electoral Registers 1832-1889
- Wales, Monmouthshire Electoral Registers 1839-1889
- Westminster Roman Catholic Census 1893
- Wiltshire Tithe Award Register 1813-1882
Find your ancestors in Wales, Monmouthshire Electoral Registers 1832-1889
Search through thousands of pages of electoral registers from 1832 to 1889 and discover where your Welsh ancestor lived and the type of property your ancestor owned or rented.
The early handwritten electoral registers (1832-1839) are presented as images and transcripts and the later printed registers are presented as portable device formats (PDFs). The format of each register can vary depending on the constituency or the year of the register. Each register page will display the following facts about your ancestor:
- Name
- Abode
- Property - whether it was land, a freehold, a farm, a house, or a rental
- Location of property – for example, near the church, near the cross, on the far hill, etc.
- If the property was known by any other name – for example, Holly Burch farm, Green Court farm, etc.
The transcription box to the left of the image will show the constituency, district (if available), year of the register, and whether the register is a parliamentary election or county council election.
The original electoral registers are held by the Gwent Archives / Archifau Gwent. The records can be organised by the different constituencies: Monmouthshire; Monmouthshire, Northern Division; Monmouthshire, Southern Division; and Monmouthshire, Western Division. Each transcript will explain if the register was for parliamentary elections or county council elections. Monmouthshire is close to the Welsh/English border. The historic county is known for its scenic settings amongst castles, woodlands, and rivers.
Discover more about these records
Electoral registers are a powerful resource for family historians. With the registers, you can trace your ancestor every year, allowing you to fill in those missing years between census records. In addition to adding information to your family tree, you can also trace the history of your home. By searching the registers, you can discover the names of people who lived in your home before you.
Electoral registers are lists of people eligible to vote. After the Representation of the People Act 1832, the right to vote was extended to those who were paying at least £50 a year in rent. Then in 1867, voting rights were extended to all male ratepayers in boroughs. This was extended again, in 1884, to give all rural ratepayers the right to vote. Finally, in 1918, the right to vote was given to all men over the age of 21 and women over the age of 30, regardless of property ownership or tenancy. Equal voting rights for women came in 1928.