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Hi Would anybody be visiting Wakefield Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road in the near future? If you are, would it be at all possible for you to help me with an address search on the Electoral Register. Many thanks Debbie

Hi Debbie, Can you actually search the electoral register? Is it at the West Yorkshire Archives? Maggy

Current electoral registers should be available for people to check at the relevant library.

maggie, if you decide to go there , book in advance. i went without doing this, and lets just say........they werent very friendly ! havnt tried to go back since. sue.

Don't know about other libraries but I have asked in Wakefield library and they don't have them. Debbie, if you find out where I can find the electoral registers in Wakefield, I will try to go and have a look at them for you. Maggy

Sue, where did you go to, was it the archives? I spent an afternoon in Wakefield library and they couldn't do enough to help me. Maggy

maggie, i live 10 mins from wakefield library and have never been. i usually go to huddersfield. suppose cos it was the first main one i went to and they too are really helpfull. but now i need wakefield, and alverthorpe info, i do need to try that library . it was the archive place i went, it made it worse because it was for look ups for others ! its a long story, but he really upset me, a bit of a jobsworth ! it was prob the wrong time of the month, whatever it was i have not considered going back. will maybe have to bite the bullet, and hope it is his day off if i need to go back- hope he isnt a member of gc and reading this lol sue.

Hi Sue, Maggy & Helen. WOW go down stairs to 'watch where the heart is' last night and get up this morning to 6 replies!!! I sent an e-mail to the archives department at Rotherham Library (as advised by Robin Hood - many thanks for your help Robin) and received the following e-mail as a reply. Thankyou for your enquiry. To ascertain who was living at 96, Claypit Lane, Rawmarsh in 1914 you will need to look at electoral registers. Unfortunately we do not hold the registers for the period you require. These records are kept at Wakefield Registry of Deeds. The address is : West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters, Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road, Wakefield WF1 2DE Telephone: 01924 305980 I hope this information will help with your research. Yours sincerely Pat Hobson Senior Archives and Local Studies Assistant So I suppose it must be right but I dont know if you need to book in advance. Thanks Debbie

Hi Debbie, I will get in touch with the archives and go to have a look there when I get chance. Hi Sue, If you want anything looking up, if you post it on here or get in touch direct, I will have a look for you. Maggy

Hi Maggy Yes it looks like they do have the info see the e-mail below that I received today. If you can help me I would be more than grateful - their e-mail address that would not copy on the earlier post is wakefield"at"wyjs(.)org(.)uk We have copies of the Rotherham electoral registers at this office that contain the Rawmarsh wards. I had a quick look at the register for 1914 - at the Rawmarsh Central, East,South & West wards - but did not find Clay Pit Lane listed. Unfortunately, if you wanted us to do a more thorough search of the registers for the period we would need to charge you a £18.00 postal search enquiry fee, which would be the normal procedure in such an enquiry. Payment could be made by cheque (payable to Wakefield MDC) or by credit card (tel 01924 305980/2) Sorry we can't be of more help at the present time, Regards Geoff Brown Archivist West Yorkshire Archive Service:Wakefield www(.)archives(.)wyjs(.)org(.)uk Many thanks Debbie

Hi Debbie, I will try to get there in the next couple of weeks. Just give me as much info as possible. Is there any particular name that you want me to look for etc. I will wait until I get a few more things together that I need to look for first. Maggy

Hi Maggy I am looking for my husbands Grandmother Vera Roebuck born in 1914 @ 96 Clay Pit Lane, Rawmarsh, Rotherham. Her mother was Marian Roebuck who lived at the same address and her occupation was a domestic servant. I am trying to find out who else live at the same address at the same time. The post code today is S62 5EB ( if that helps at all) Many thanks for your help in anticipation. Debbie

Hi Debbie, I have made an appointment to go to the archives next Tuesday so I will do my best to get your information. Wish me luck!! Maggy

oooooh maggie, if i wasn't working that day would have loved to have met you there. could have hid behind you if that stroppy man [i think he was the caretaker] was there. let me know how you go on there, while i pluck up some courage .lol sue.

If you want to meet up there any time Sue just let me know, we can gang up on him together!! Seriously though, the lady was very nice when I phoned them. Maggy

Hi Maggy Thanks, and I do wish you loads of luck, I'll keep every thing that I can crossed for you on Tuesday!! Many, many thanks Debbie