Valuation rolls

[heilanlassie]

On the 1939 register, my great grandmother, Christina Mackenzie, is living at 17 Steven Street, Glasgow.
On her death certificate in 1944, her address is given as 17 Steven Street, Glasgow. Her death was registered by a Mrs Margaret Mackenzie, also living at 17 Steven Street, who states that she is an acquaintance.
On the 1940 valuation roll for 17 Steven Street, there is no mention of a tenant named either Christina or Margaret, but there is a Murdo Mackenzie.
How could I find out any more about this Murdo Mackenzie and who he is related to?

[DonM]

If two or ten people are share a flat only one is registered on the Valuations.  Valuations are about the property not the people.

Who was Margaret's husband?

Don

[heilanlassie]

If two or ten people are share a flat only one is registered on the Valuations.  Valuations are about the property not the people.

Who was Margaret's husband?

Don

Unfortunately, I have no idea who Margaret Mackenzie was, never mind who her husband was.
So many mysteries - so many questions 

[Forfarian]

17 Steven Street is/was obviously a tenement block because there are 8 tenants listed in the 1940 VR. If Mrs Margaret Mackenzie was an 'acquaintance' it's probably pure coincidence that she shared Christina's surname.

You could try looking up marriages of Murdo Mackenzies to Margarets in the marriage indexes, then see if you can find a death of one of them at the same address.

The obvious way to do this would be to look in the 1940 register of electors, and then each preceding and succeeding one to see if there are any new young voters appearing in the same household. Use that name and subtract 21 years, then look for a corresponding birth. That's going to be difficult to do online, however, because the births may be after the cut-off date of 100 years ago.

[DonM]

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