Abstract
Using the case material of the Westminster Historical Database, this article describes how 30 record linkage algorithms were evaluated to select the optimum algorithm for linking poll book data. It stresses the importance of relative confidence in linkage algorithms, and shows how more discriminating algorithms may increase both confidence in linked records and rates of record linkage.
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