1939 - what have you found?

[barryd]

I found the birth of Rolf Creasy, MD, who was born in 1863 but I could not find any birthday/baptism for him born in Colombo. Ceylon. In some publications he was in fact mentioned as "son of" (as they did in those days)  but no Rolf name.  Plus I got his 2nd wife Elizabeth Alice Welch, born
Mere, Wiltshire, 1873. Their servant was included too which did not do me much good. 

[coombs]

It may be a good idea to buy the certs as a backup if the DOB's listed on the 1939 register have DOBs which are a few days/months out, we know many will be a year or so out.

One 3xgreat gran was born in 1852, seems her birth was not registered and she died in 1932, so 7 years before a register which would have recorded her DOB.

[clairec666]

The oldest person in my family still alive in 1939 is Sarah Biggs, born 1841. She was living alone in 1939! She died just a few months later, aged 98.

I've not found any major revelations from the 1939 register, as yet. I'll have to wait until the end of 2016 to find out more about my grandfather's mysterious first wife (born in 1916, so still redacted).

Mostly, the 1939 register has removed quite a few "question marks" from my tree, and I've confirmed quite a few deaths and marriages using it. I've barely started... lots more to be found!

[Redroger]

Mysteries: 1) My parents and grandmother were recorded in Cambridge not Boston, and at separate addresses. 2) I am quite unable to find my father's sister and her family in the London area, married name James and Lucy Smeaton; she was usually known by her second name Ida. She was b 1895 in Boston. Suggestions welcomed.

[fizzix]

I found my Uncle Jack's wife's maiden name. For some reason I thought she was French, don't know why. She was from Plymouth?? I still can't find their marriage, I wonder if they met & married in France, perhaps thats where it came from 

[StevieSteve]

For my direct line

3 x already-knew-thats
2 x confirmation of being still alive and so could better pinpoint their deaths
1 x first piece of corroborating evidence of an adopted child


Happy with that

[rosie99]

Mysteries: 1) My parents and grandmother were recorded in Cambridge not Boston, and at separate addresses. 2) I am quite unable to find my father's sister and her family in the London area, married name James and Lucy Smeaton; she was usually known by her second name Ida. She was b 1895 in Boston. Suggestions welcomed.

I see she is Lucy I K when she married.  There is this one though no sign of James with her
Lucy I K   Sheaton   1897   Paignton U.D.   Devon
She is with an Emily Tampin who I believe may be Emily Oliver who married Francis E Tampin in West Ham reg district in 1925. He is possibly in Walthamstow or Leyton on his own.

[3sillydogs]

More questions than answers ::

Why was gr aunt listed with both maiden and married name, couple only married 1949, where is gr uncle is he one of the 2 redacted folk on the page

Diffferent birth year by 9 years, do I have the wrong gr aunt on my tree  What is the chance of two couples with the same names marrying because that would be the only simple explanation

Oh well back to sleuthing......
Rest of the family where I expected them to be so didn't need the records, could see from the preview 

[clairec666]

Why was gr aunt listed with both maiden and married name, couple only married 1949, where is gr uncle is he one of the 2 redacted folk on the page

The register was updated over time so married names were added later. Sorry, no juicy mystery