electoral rolls?

[karenc]

Hi everyone

right! my dad remembers going to visit a relative of his who stayed in blackridge, west lothian. now all he knows is that her name was bella sima and that she lived with two men, who he thinks might have been her sons.

what i wondered was if there would be any way to find them on electoral rolls and if we could find them would that help us to try and find out who they were?

any help or suggestions gratefully welcomed

karen

[AndrewP]

Hi Karen,

Try contacting the West Lothian Local Studies Library in Blackburn (details on the TalkingScot Libraries webpage). They may well hold the Electoral Rolls for the county. If they don't have them there, they should be able to advise you where to find them. As Blackridge is quite a small place, it wouldn't take long to look through the book for the people you are seeking.

The electoral rolls are normally arranged in street and house order without a surname index, it is a matter of looking at the people's names. For a place the size of Blackridge, that is okay, but for a town or city if you do not know the address you are looking for, then that woiuld be like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack.

All the best,

AndrewP

[karenc]

Hi Andrew

thanks for the advice, i will contact them and see what happens.
oh and by the way her name was sim and not sima
my mistake, typing wasnt very good yesterday!

thanks

Karen

[nelmit]

Hi everyone

right! my dad remembers going to visit a relative of his who stayed in blackridge, west lothian. now all he knows is that her name was bella sima and that she lived with two men, who he thinks might have been her sons.

what i wondered was if there would be any way to find them on electoral rolls and if we could find them would that help us to try and find out who they were?

any help or suggestions gratefully welcomed

karen

Karen,

A search at BT.com gives only 3 Sim results in Blackridge. Might be worth dropping a line if it's contact you're looking for.

Regards,
Annette M

[karenc]

Hi Annette,

thanks for the tip i will go and have a look at those.

Karen

[Ted]

Hi Karen

The rolls are held at Blackburn Library - I have been there checking out some of my lot - the lady who runs the section there is truly helpful - and even solved a long standing brickwall I had a couple of years ago.

Good luck

Ted

[karenc]

Hi Ted

thanks for letting me know, i think a trip to blackburn libary is on the cards for next week!

hopefully this might lead me to solving a mystery

karen