1939 register, missing person Royal Artillery

[odbsmith]

Hi, My Uncle, born 1 Jan 1922 died 30 June 1996, has been impossible to find on the 1939 register. It is possible he may have enlisted as he served in the RA during WW2. Would that be a reason for not finding him?
Has anyone else encountered this?

[rosie99]

The 1939 register was for Civilians and used for the issue of ration cards. 

[odbsmith]

Thank you Rosie, i suspected that was why I couldn't find him.

 Do you know how long after someone has died they may be found on the register?

[rosie99]

Findmypast are regularly updating their records, presumably from death registrations.  Ancestry does theirs once a year though I did see they had 'updated' mentioned against the data set recently. Some do get missed though in which case they will be done when they reach 100 years old.

They can be opened up on production of a death certificate to FindMyPast if you have a sub but you do need to know where they were living.  Alternatively the national archives will do it for a fee (not small)

[odbsmith]

My aunt Avis died 3 years ago, she would have been 15 and a half at the 1939 register. She wasnt at home with her parents and the other 3 children were evacuated to Midhurst from London. Albert died 2001 and is visible at Midhurst. Doris and Flossie died 2014 and 2015 and are not yet visible.  But really not sure where Avis was. Believe she became a nurse with Lord Mayor Treloars and that could be Alton or Hayling Island, Hampshire, but that doesnt mean she could have been some where else!   

[rosie99]

Have you looked for Avis, Doris & Flossie under possible married names.  What was their birth surname.

[odbsmith]

I believe Doris and Flossie are the blanked out names along side Albert at the address at Midhurst.
I periodically look for Avis under Nightingale. Yes I have looked using her married name (Cole)

[rosie99]

Albert who

[odbsmith]

Nightingale