1939 Register

[barryd]

No one seems to mention Ancestry.com. 1939 Register is on there too.

[CelticMom]

No one seems to mention Ancestry.com. 1939 Register is on there too.

thanks, I've searched the 1939 register on both sites

[Girl Guide]

May I suggest that you do as Nanny Jan said in her reply#20?

Write to Find My Past, explain that you have a death certificate for your grandfather but you can't find him on the 1939 Register.  Can they help?  If you can give them any idea of where he may have been living that would be helpful.

Mention the names of his foster parents as that may help.  You never know, he may have been registered under his foster parents surname.

If he didn't join the Navy until after the 1939 Register was taken, then, in theory, he should be on there.

[CelticMom]

May I suggest that you do as Nanny Jan said in her reply#20?

Write to Find My Past, explain that you have a death certificate for your grandfather but you can't find him on the 1939 Register.  Can they help?  If you can give them any idea of where he may have been living that would be helpful.

Mention the names of his foster parents as that may help.  You never know, he may have been registered under his foster parents surname.

If he didn't join the Navy until after the 1939 Register was taken, then, in theory, he should be on there.

thanks, yes I am going to give that a try. It's worth a shot. Just be interested to see where he actually was at that time.

[Maiden Stone]

Though I have not checked personally, I understand that even the royal family appear (and had identity & ration cards).

They are listed under Buckingham Palace
His Majesty The King
Her Majesty The Queen

Stan

Record of Elizabeth, elder daughter is still closed, I assume?

[iolaus]

I also don't believe he was in the Navy until he was 16, he was 15 in 1939.

Are you sure he was 16 when he joined up?  You could join at 15 I believe - which may explain why you can't find him