* Entering Electoral Rolls

[Johnyeates]

Some advise please.
I am have been saving Electoral Roll data from 1921 to 1947, Polls were taken almost every other year.
Is it worth entering this data and creating facts/Sources?
If I did this for everyone the amount of data and Facts/Sources would be enormous, especially as there are more Rolls to be put on line yet.

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[Cambiz]

I use Ancestral Sources to do this as a variation of the Census function.

Often its useful for Australian individuals where there is a lack of other information.

The number of ER entries I enter will be proportional to their connection to me, unless their residence or household shows something, to me, important.

[tatewise]

The Fact Set ~ Electoral Roll for Property Box Tab may be of interest.

[Johnyeates]

Thank you both for your replies.
I think that it makes sense to only add ER facts that are important, like where did the wife go after the husband died, or they were living with an aunt etc.
No point in clogging up the system with 20 odd Facts/Sources for every one living after say 1920. The size of any book or CD would become too large especially as I save and link the Image to any Fact/Source.

[jeemo]

I see the Australian Electoral Rolls as a source from which facts (residence, co-residence and occupation) can be derived.  As such I create a source with the name e.g.

Electoral Roll : Federal (Eden-Monaro); State (Wollondilly); Sub-Division (Moss Vale)

In the Text from Source field I show the actual data e.g.

1936 :
O'Neil, Clyde William, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, Ada Isabella Althea, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, HD, F
O'Neil, Alan Cecil, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, Charles Edward, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, George Thomas, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
1937 :
O'Neil, Clyde William, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, Ada Isabella Althea, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, HD, F
O'Neil, Alan Cecil, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, Charles Edward, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, George Thomas, Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
1943 :
O'Neil, Clyde William, 181 Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, Ada Isabella Althea, 181 Lackey Rd Moss Vale, HD, F
O'Neil, Alan Cecil, 181 Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Driver, M
O'Neil, Charles Edward, 181 Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O'Neil, George Thomas, 181 Lackey Rd Moss Vale, Labourer, M
O.Neil, Sarah Ann, 198 Lackey Rd, HD, F

I then enter facts citing this source.
HTH