lol 1939 Register - if you know enough...

[Merry]

Originally Posted by Lindsay

I don't think I could resist purchasing it just to see what's going on!

If I could be more sure which of the three same house addresses might be the right page I would be happier, but if I purchase the Redshaw household and its not the one I shall feel forced to pay for the other two and I really don't want to be put I that position, particularly as I don't need the info!

Originally Posted by Lindsay

I don't think I could resist purchasing it just to see what's going on!

My OH's grandfather appears twice - once with his own dob and once with his wife's. Her name is missing.

Am I right in thinking that's what would happen with 'slippage' due to different transcribers seeing only some columns and not one complete row?

[Lindsay]

Possibly, though is seems more likely the transcriber typed the same name twice by mistake.

Must admit, I haven't actually paid to look at any records yet. Both sets of grandparents were living in the same houses they were living in when I was born and I don't have any mysteries to explore. No doubt I'll succumb eventually though.

[Merry]

If I search piece 1616A with a given item number all the results have the item number minus one, except for the people transcribed as ---- ---- ----. Those blank people have the correct item number.

When fmp were giving you the piece and item numbers at the bottom of the household results screen (and at that point Id not looked at the urls for the pages) I'm 100% sure the named people had the correct item number, but I'm less sure about the blank people as I was aware they didn't fit in to the household names I had and think they probably fitted in with the households on the following item number (as they still do0, just that everything has moved along one!!

OH is starting to say he will pay for what ever it takes to shut me up, so I may be getting some pages soon!!

Originally Posted by merry

oh is starting to say he will pay for what ever it takes to shut me up, so i may be getting some pages soon!!

Keep talking...

[Merry]

lol Maggie - no problem there!!

[Kit]

I was thinking the same Maggie.

What other records etc do you need Merry? Start talking about them too.

[kiterunner]

Make sure not to "unlock" two households which are on the same page, though, Merry, because apparently you get charged twice to view the same image if you do that.

[Merry]

Very good point Kate! Thanks.

[Olde Crone]

I swore that this register could hold no interest for me but my brother looked at it and found two relatives living in an unexpected place. That reminded me of a family mystery connected to these two sisters and some further research has now uncovered quite a lot of information and unearthed a will, which might have some answers.

So, no direct new information (other than that one sister was a Matron, which we didn't know) but a good prod into doing some more research and getting somewhere with it at last.

OC