From the 1600s onwards, increasing numbers of people were baptised and buried in nonconformist churches. The vast majority of nonconformists, except the Quakers, married in Anglican churches until 1837. Even after 1837, only a small number of chapels were licensed for marriages and only a few had burial grounds. Before 1858 wills were proved in church courts hut after 1858 in civil Probate Registries. The Reform Act of 1832 required the registration of all persons entitled to vote and the publication of registers.
Entries show the name and address of electors and their polling number.
However, not all adults were entitled to a vote until 1928. Trade Directories List the principal inhabitants and tradespeople of each town and village. They were compiled at frequent intervals from c1800-1950. Other Sources Which may assist you include cemetery burial registers, newspapers, marriage licences, taxation records, monumental inscriptions and printed pedigrees.