Document officially closed 🤷‍♂️ ?????

[paul lamont steel]

Morning all
Doing a bit of research and trying to find my grandads brother who was killed in the war somewhere ..... no one really knows when n where .... he should come up in 2 of the census and I can find them but it’s coming up as document officially closed with 2 big black lines through where his name should be ...... anybody she’d any light ? Think he’s buried at the war cemetery in Aden but don’t quote me in that .....
Paul

[rosie99]

Perhaps if you tell us who he is with age/place of birth and which census you are unable to see him then we can look for ourselves and offer advice.  It is always easier for us when we know exactly what you are asking about 

[KGarrad]

I think you are referring to the 1939 National Register?
That isn't a census! It was continually used, and updated by the NHS until the 1990s.

A person is redacted (blacked out) if they were born less than 100 years ago, and no proof of death has been found.

If he died during either 1st or 2nd World  War, there should be an entry for him on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website?
www.cwgc.org

[paul lamont steel]

Ok that would make sense ..... thanks 👍

[paul lamont steel]

Rosie99
The family don’t really know anything about him just he was known as Roy Watts and must have been born in Porthcawl about 1920 onwards ( my grandad was born 1923 ) so be roundabout there somewhere , there not even sure Roy was his right name and that he was killed at about 19 by a sniper , not much help I know sorry

[Girl Guide]

What was your grandad's name and when and where was he born?  Is he now dead?  If not you won't be able to give us his name.

If I can find your grandad in the birth records I can look for siblings.

[Tickettyboo]

There is a Joseph Roy Watts on the CWGC site
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2169367/JOSEPH%20ROY%20WATTS/

parents were Thomas and Ellen Watts who lived in Porthcawl, so he is a possible

Boo

[avm228]

The parents may be Thomas Watts and Ellen née Morgan, married Jun qtr 1920 Bridgend.

Joseph R Watts, mother’s maiden name Morgan, birth reg Mar qtr 1921 Pontypridd.

[paul lamont steel]

That’s him folks .... it’s gotta be , parents were yep Thomas and Ellen Morgan I think it was , thanks ever so much folks me mum ll be happy .......