Children on the 1939 census

[Vanhenry]

I saw an earlier thread saying that you cannot read the records for anyone born after 1916 on the 1939 census.  I cannot find my husband's aunt, born in 1924, but have found the record for my cousin, born in 1933, and two evacuees living with them who were also born in the early 1930s.

Can anyone explain this anomaly.  The aunt has died since the census was released. My cousin is still alive but I don't know about the evacuees.

Many thanks for any help.

Vanhenry.

[PaulineJ]

Anomalies do occur.
If the 1933 cousin is still alive, report it and get it covered up.
It's not a census, and it may be that they simply haven't yet got around to uncovering the aunt's record.

[Maggsie]

Hi,
My friend was born in 1929 she is listed on the 1939 Census with her married name in green and the date. It seems that if they married in later years they show, if they didn't marry then its black.
She married in 1957. I don't know the cut off date for the hand written name changes were stopped.
Maggsie
 

[CaroleW]

I went to a friends 80th birthday lunch on 30th Sept and as a result of a conversation with one of her cousins I looked up the family on the 1939 register and my friends name was visible. 

I reported it straight away but it’s still showing complete with her married name

[Vanhenry]

Many thanks.  I will do as you suggest re my cousin.
Vanhenry

[iolaus]

Some they seem to have uncovered the wrong person.

My grandmother has died yet is not shown on there (well has a black line through the line I'm 99.9% sure is her), her younger sister, who is alive, is shown on the line below

[Vanhenry]

Thanks to all who have replied.  It has clarified things for me.

[Maiden Stone]

Some they seem to have uncovered the wrong person.

My grandmother has died yet is not shown on there (well has a black line through the line I'm 99.9% sure is her), her younger sister, who is alive, is shown on the line below

Same mistake with my family.

[KGarrad]

Can we all please get this right?

The 1939 National Register was NOT a census!
It was updated continuously from the formation of the NHS in 1946/7 until they started using computerised records in the 1990s.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/1939-register/

Where it states:

3. What and who the Register records

The 1939 Register was designed to capture the details of every member of the civilian population on a specific date – military personnel were not recorded (see below for more information on who was and wasn’t recorded). It contains details of around 40 million people, recorded in more than 65,000 volumes (transcript books).

While the 1939 Register is not a census, it is arranged along similar lines and includes similar, if less detailed, information. It does, however, show exact dates of birth where census returns simply give a person’s age.