FFHS-NEWS The 1939 Register for England and Wales

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The 1939 Register for England and Wales

 

The NHS Information Centre has introduced a fee-paying service to provide
information from the 1939 Register, but only in respect of deceased persons.

 

Created under The National Registration Act 1939, the 1939 Register for
England and Wales was originally the responsibility of the Registrar General
who, under the 1939 Act created a register of the civilian population.

 

This enumeration occurred on 29 September 1939 and a National Registration
number was assigned to each person after the following data was collected
from each household:

 

*	Names.
*	Sex.
*	Date of birth.
*	Occupation, profession, trade or employment.
*	Residence.
*	Condition as to marriage.
*	Membership of Naval, Military or Air Force Reserves or Auxiliary
Forces or of Civil Defence Services or Reserves. 

 

The 1939 Register was structured by geographical area and was used for a
range of purposes including the issue of identity cards during and after the
Second World War.

 

An application form and more information can be obtained from
www.ic.nhs.uk/news-and-events/news.  The cost of each application is £42.00
and there is no refund for unsuccessful searches.

 

Thanks to Steven Smyrl of the Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations
for background information on this.  You can read more at
www.cigo.ie/news.html.

 

Information about data in respect of Scotland can be obtained here
<http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/famrec/how-to-order-an-official-extract-from
-the-1939-national-identity-register.html> .  The cost is a more reasonable
£13, with a charge of only £5 where there is no trace of the individual.

 

There is no news of a similar facility for Northern Ireland.

 

Roger Lewry

(FFHS Archives Liaison)

exec.member.rl at ffhs.org.uk

9 March 2010

 

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Company Number 2930189 (England & Wales) - Registered Charity Number 1038721

Registered Office: Artillery House, 15 Byrom Street, Manchester, England M3
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