1939 register

[eda]

Thought I'd take advantage of the free register this weekend ,, l found my sisters as young children with surname ect then in pencil it gave there married names,,,which puzzled me a bit as they were aged ten yrs plus ,, were the registers used for other purposes in later years ,,, thanks eda

[StanleysChesterton]

Yes, as people's names changed over the years and they married their names were changed.

This list was the starting point of the NHS list - so, once registered, it was kept up to date with people's name changes.

You can only see them because when their death was registered somebody updated the records for that event.

It is helpful - I found one who'd married 3x and could trace her entire marriage future from the list, leading me to the correct death, rather than having the "guess" that she "might've married" - and when you get to three you think you must be wrong, so that'd have ended up as a dead end "dunno" person on the tree.

[eda]

Thankyou for your prompt answers ,found lots of family members on the register, living n places l never knew of it gave me lots information ,,eda

[stanmapstone]

See a full explanation about the 1939 Register at http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/1939-register/ particularly sections 7, 8, and 12.

Stan