1939 the letter D, which I assume means Divorced.

[ele002]

On an entry in the 1939 Register, one particular woman has as her Marital Status (Col. 9), the letter D, which I assume means Divorced.

Has anyone come across this on other entries or know if means something else?

Eric.

[PaulineJ]

What so secret that you can't reveal a name or location?

[avm228]

Yes it means divorced.  You will have seen from the column heading that the options are:

S (for single)
M (for married)
W (for widowed)
D (for divorced)

[ele002]

No secret. Didn't think all that would have been relevant in this case.

Yes, I noticed the heading, that's why I assumed it meant divorced, just haven't come across it on any other images, which is why I was just curious if anyone else had come across one.

Very interesting though as her husband is living with his Father, shown as married. They married 1st quarter 1938, so I can't see them being divorced so soon. In fact, I couldn't imagine they would have been able to afford a Divorce.

Speaking of which, would anybody have a rough idea how much one would have cost in those days?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I've looked up a relative who divorced after the census. She has D written in about the M for married. Also DUK and M in the left hand column by her name (plus her new married name entered about her then married surname). The date may be when the record was updated, as it's a few months after her remarriage

[ele002]

And that's another mystery. She remarried, but the new married name isn't shown.

Nothing surprises me with this family!

[Dundee]

I've looked up a relative who divorced after the census. She has D written in about the M for married. Also DUK and M in the left hand column by her name (plus her new married name entered about her then married surname). The date may be when the record was updated, as it's a few months after her remarriage

'DUK' probably refers to Hungerford district, Berkshire.

https://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/1939-register-enumeration-districts

Debra 

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I've looked up a relative who divorced after the census. She has D written in about the M for married. Also DUK and M in the left hand column by her name (plus her new married name entered about her then married surname). The date may be when the record was updated, as it's a few months after her remarriage

'DUK' probably refers to Hungerford district, Berkshire.

https://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/1939-register-enumeration-districts

Debra 

Interesting - the remarriage was in London but they subsequently lived in Hungerford (not sure when exactly they moved there), Not sure why Hungerford would have picked her up to update the record some months later, rather than the place of marriage, unless it's something to do with her claiming child benefit or paying national insurance in the district?

[andrewalston]

And that's another mystery. She remarried, but the new married name isn't shown.

My mum's married name was not visible when her record was incorrectly revealed a couple of years ago. She married a year before Identity Cards were scrapped, so I assume it appears somewhere on the right hand page.