1939 Register

[J.R.Ellam]

Hi
I have struggled to find some of my ancestors in 1939 register but I have found some of them by putting just the forename or surname and date of birth.

John

[CelticMom]

He definitely wasn't in Scotland in 1939, he didn't move there until later after he met my Gran and married her. He did die in Scotland though in 1977.

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

thank you for your help and replies.

[CelticMom]

Hi
I have struggled to find some of my ancestors in 1939 register but I have found some of them by putting just the forename or surname and date of birth.

John

I tried that too, but sadly no luck. I did find another ancestor though by doing that. It's useful you can search by date of birth. (if you know it of course)

[deejayEn]

I found quite a few people missing from the 1939 Register who should be there if they are deceased and it is frustrating.

You should be able to trace him from voting registers once he was old enough to vote but that would be after the war not in 1939, I found my great-grand father that way (he separated from his wife and everyone thought he had moved away from his family but it turned out he was living just around the corner).

[Girl Guide]

Have you applied for his service records?  You say he was in the Navy so you should be able to obtain them.

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

Read the information and decide if you wish to apply for the records.  It costs £30.

[J.R.Ellam]

Hi
Just been doing some research today and I had another one missing in the register, I tried all my tricks and ten I found her with her married daughter. They had a bad transcription of the name but the date of birth was right but they had the wrong year, it was 2 years out.
Did the hospitals and orphanages use the full names or did they just use initials?

John

[nanny jan]

As the register was used for ration books/identity cards I would think full names would be required.

[CelticMom]

Have you applied for his service records?  You say he was in the Navy so you should be able to obtain them.

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

Read the information and decide if you wish to apply for the records.  It costs £30.

Hi wasn't in the Navy till aged 16, he would of been 15 in the 1939 register. I do have a copy of his records already and sadly they gave very little info.

[Girl Guide]

Such a shame that his service records give so little information. 

I take it that you are not willing to give us his name so that we can try looking for him as well?