Genealogy Chat

Regarding the register being maintained, this was probably because it was used for the NHS.

The alphanumeric NHS identitiers were taken from those of the 1939 register and used until replaced by the all numeric identities.

I cannot believe how much is being charged to see these records I do not belong to FMP but would have thought they could have given subscribers some kind of loyalty discount.

I remember when they first issued the 1911 Census they charged £3 per household fortunately I lived near enough to the National Archives to look at them free of charge.

I was looking forward to searching the records but will limit it to one Winifred Dodd born 1900, never married, died in Hertfordshire asylum in 1958 of cancer but no idea of where she lived in between.

They are giving FMP subscribers a 25% discount off a 5 household bundle but I still think the cost is quite high and will put a lot of people off. A lower cost would probably get them more money in overall.

Kath. x

I've just been sent my 25% discount code. It is a one-off discount for buying first bundle. So it works out at £3.74 per household when you buy 5 household bundle for £18.71.

They seem to think I'd like to pay now, so I'm ready for Monday!

Regarding the information that the 1939 register includes.

'Photos' does this mean photos of the individuals?

If so, I will be buying into it as I do not have any photos of my GGrandparents

Aw, thanks for that A

Maybe I'll give it a miss then!

The emails announcing it weren't sent until 5 or 6 this morning, it's working now

I am no nearer to knowing what happened to my g grandfather but he's not on it !

Very hard to search, my mum's comes up as Maud E not Edith M , just looking and saving today

Took a look and our family isn't on it. Looked for both mum and dad and me and elder siblings .none of us show up .tried mums parents too and they don't show

We all lived in SE London

According to the search results my sister-in-law, who is alive and well, was born in 1862.

I've had a look too.
Couldn't find the one I was looking for ( don't know if they were alive or living abroad) and tried one with an unusual name just to see what the results look like - not on there :-S

Surprised the site hasn't crashed yet - could the cost be putting people off?

That's a good start then, Looked for my grandparents, Daniel & Florence known address in Chester, with my mum redacted, as expected the index shows Daniel, looking for Florence, no Florence under F but under P for "Plorence" :-|

updated, FMP have asked me to email them after I mentioned the above on FB, so that would seem the way to go if you spot an error but don't want to pay to view the record if you already know what will be on it, as I did.

I don't have credits to view the 1939 register, but have searched for a person, then viewed the Preview.

It gives the person's name, says there is one more person on the record, and also three more people "who are officially closed".

Sounds sinister! Is that "1981"-speak for "dead"?

ArgyllGran, I am just looking at one of those, in the preview my Uncle is listed, the 'other' person will be his wife Gweneth , who I think is represented in the list by "~???" as first name ;-)

Now who the two closed ones are I am at a loss to know... intriguing, but probably not £6 odd worth of intrigue :-D

I agree, RR!

Goodness knows how they've transcribed some names

At a known address
Charlotte S is Charlotte T
Charles or variants is Ernest - at least, I've assumed its him!

One person redacted, who would have been my father.

Its a pity the redacted names aren't available on a search. It would solve who my deceased b1926 aunt was living with. She was fostered by various Aunts or Sisters.

Does anyone know if the reference number on a preview is for the household, or only for the person?
Would each person in the household have a different ref no?


My gr-grandfather was born and lived all his life (as far as I've been aware) in Oxfordshire. Married his second wife in Banbury 1928, died in Banbury 1943.

No sign of him, or his wife, in Oxfordshire in 1939.
However, there are two people who might be them in Liverpool - which would be surprising and interesting if they are the right people.
If it's them -
His surname is mis-spelled, and his YOB is a year out..
Her married surname is mis-spelled the same as his, her maiden name (in brackets after married name) is also mis-spelled , and her YOB is also a year out.

They have different ref nos in the previews.
So if the number is per household, it's not them, but if it's per person, it might be!

I'm not sure if it's worth £6.95 to me to find out!

Argyll Gran

This is the ref for my grandfather RG101/3929D/002/1

and this for my grandmother living with him

Ref: RG101/3929D/002/2

Thanks, RR.

Disappointingly, then the two people in Liverpool are not the right ones, as their numbers aren't sequential like that.

She's RG101/4437A/003/5, and he's RG101/4345A/020/19.

Drat! Now I don't know where they were in 1939 - or until their deaths, as I assume their whereabouts would be updated if they moved.

Just checked on someone else,

other grandfather is Ref: RG101/3963A/014/13

grandmother Ref: RG101/3963A/014/17

son Aubrey RG101 /3963A/014/15

3 others closed which I know would be my father and uncles.