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Census and Resource Discussion / Re: Preview search tips for the 1939 register before you buy
« on: Thursday 05 November 15 17:06 GMT (UK) »
Re: USING TNA Reference Number
then if you do a blank search (no names or places) just using the reference, you ignore the RG101, the piece number (in my eg) 0950E and the item number 009
As well as this when you have loaded one up, to find another person in the same household just change the web address in your browser's bar, so if the address was www.123/345/56/67 change the 67 to 66 or 68.
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Thanks Dawn
I found this very helpful and have manged to find other people in households where I didn't know their names.
Having found one chap I went back to the general FindMyPast search and put name and year of birth in to see who he was.
Besides the usual results census, BMD etc I found an entry for him listed as being in 1939 Register, which took me back to the entry I had found in 1939 Register
So it looks as though the 1939 Register is integrated into the main search database.
This may not be "news" but I thought it was interesting and could be useful matching people up.
then if you do a blank search (no names or places) just using the reference, you ignore the RG101, the piece number (in my eg) 0950E and the item number 009
As well as this when you have loaded one up, to find another person in the same household just change the web address in your browser's bar, so if the address was www.123/345/56/67 change the 67 to 66 or 68.
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Thanks Dawn
I found this very helpful and have manged to find other people in households where I didn't know their names.
Having found one chap I went back to the general FindMyPast search and put name and year of birth in to see who he was.
Besides the usual results census, BMD etc I found an entry for him listed as being in 1939 Register, which took me back to the entry I had found in 1939 Register
So it looks as though the 1939 Register is integrated into the main search database.
This may not be "news" but I thought it was interesting and could be useful matching people up.