1939 Registration

[rosie99]

What were retired men listed as in the cards? Anyone applied for the card of a retired male?

My grandfather was described as Corporation Labourer, Retired

Rosie

[coombs]

My ones would probably be listed similar.

[custard_pot]

Just found this link on another message board about 1939 Registration release which is dated 15th Feb 2010.

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/02/major-release-of-personal-data-from-uk-war-time-national-register.html

I hope I get the ones I applied for a while ago without having to pay. I have had emails back that they recieved my request then that it was being put to second line, then escalated to specialist team.

Just got the first 2 back and with the information I gave them they could not give me the information. I had just put in Street names but hopefully I will get the others as I put the numbers of the houses I was enquiring about.

Christine

[BettyofKent]

Got mine today

They couldn't find the individual I asked for, which is odd, as the name is unique. They will look again if I can provide more information, at a cost of £42. I'm not going to risk it.

The other request was for the occupants of a particular address. It's much as I expected, but with one extra person I didn't expect, so now I have another mystery!

Thanks to Guy for posting the details of the 1939 Registration & how to apply.


Betty

[Selina]

Similar thing, can't trace address but if supply more and pay will look again.

In 1939 some village addresses were not a number and street!  Strange that they cannot be traced!

Selina

[Parmesan]

dare I say sounds like folk are being fobbed off now so they can charge 

[Selina]

Makes you wonder!!

Selina

[LizzieW]

dare I say sounds like folk are being fobbed off now so they can charge

I don't understand what is happening.  They found my aunt and uncle for me, even though I gave the wrong address.    Maybe they moved to the address I gave soon after registration, so that address was on the records.  Even so I didn't give the number of the house, although  I gave the correct City.  I knew my aunt's full name and date of death, but that was all the info I gave.  I didn't even give my uncle's name as I wasn't sure what name he had registered, I just gave his name as Mr Hobson and said he'd died in the 1940s/50s.

[Parmesan]

maybe that was my mistake - I gave no names, or death dates, just the address and left it to them and they didn't do a good job!

one of the addresses was for my grandmother who I know lived there in '39 and my uncle still lives there today!