If you copy and paste this link into your browser it will take you to the relevant page on the National Archives web site. It tells you everything you need to know about the 939 Register.
Hi Carol,
Thank you.
I am interested in when the actual collection of information was undertaken in order to see when a person was living at the address they are listed at on the register.
Phil.
2. When and why the Register was compiled
The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books.
Info could not be gathered earlier. Only on the day or possibly a day or two later. The question asked was who was living in this address on 29th September. Therefore that is the only info you get. It was collected just like a census.
Dave
Info could not be gathered earlier. Only on the day or possibly a day or two later. The question asked was who was living in this address on 29th September. Therefore that is the only info you get. It was collected just like a census.
Dave
Hi Dave,
Thank you.
The next problem is when will they open the closed parts of the 1939 register. It was last done in 1991 and so it is about time for an update I think.
From ANCESTRY.co.uk about their 1939 Register Records
"Images have been redacted to protect the privacy of those still alive and WE WILL BE ANNUALLY ADDING RECORDS FOR THOSE WITH BIRTHDATES OLDER THAN 100 YEARS or if a record of the death has been reported to The National Archives. Images will also be updated to reflect the opening of the record. All indexes have been created from redacted images as provided by The National Archives and as such, some indexes may not include all information as originally recorded, where it is obscured from view".
Further to opening redacted records. You can use the FMP request form to open a record. To do this find the transcript page which shows the redacted record and click on the record to select it. Then in MORE OPTIONS at the top of the page select OPEN RECORD and carry out the instructions on the form that comes up. You will need to upload the death certificate for the person you believe is in the record.
Recent experience shows that if the death cert is the correct person then the record will be opened. It takes only a few days to happen
Dave