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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Pauline	Report	18 Jan 2007 15:34
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Can anyone tell me where I can access Electoral rolls for the Wigan area for the years 1910 to 1950. Much obliged
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Willow	Report	18 Jan 2007 15:40
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 1,501 Send Message	Hi try asking Wigan record office, here is there website which contains all of their contact information http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 233 Send Message	Michael	Report	18 Jan 2007 16:02
	Wigan library most likely. Most large muncipal libraries keep copies of their old electoral registers to hand in their reference or local studies unit. Your biggest problem is likely to be getting permission to photocopy any of them, as some library assistants don't have much of a clue about the Data Protection Act. Different local authorities have different ideas on this, so if you are some distance away from Wigan I would suggest writing or emailing to see what they have and what their copying rules are.