The 1939 Register - findmypast - Page 14 - Genealogists' Forum

Merry · #**131** 02-11-15, 06:00

Well, as a start I've looked for all four of my grandparents and got no correct results for any of them. No more time now, so will have another try later.

Guinevere · #**132** 02-11-15, 06:02

Found most of the ones I wanted but haven't downloaded all of them. 'imself's mum isn't where I expected her to be, she was born in 1917 so would be "closed". But the only "closed" record with her uncle and aunt is likely to be her younger brother.

So she was probably at training college.

Merry · #**133** 02-11-15, 06:21

Found two of four grandparents now.

Does anyone know if people in mental institutions were included?

ElizabethHerts · #**134** 02-11-15, 06:56

I've found my maternal grandmother where she should have been in Guildford but a search for my grandfather didn't show him.

ElizabethHerts · #**135** 02-11-15, 07:00

My paternal grandparents had already moved south from Liverpool to Farnham, Surrey.

kiterunner · #**136** 02-11-15, 07:04

The "Birthday" search fields are DD MM, both numeric, in case anyone is wondering. And you can put in month number without a day.

FenTiger · #**137** 02-11-15, 07:13

Merry

I have just searched for my Great Grandmother who was placed in Fulbourn Mental Hospital during the first world war, (and died in there - 1950)I entered her exact date of birth, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire and YES Gertrude appeared at Chesterton Cambs, so it would seem that Fulbourn is available.

Merry · #**138** 02-11-15, 07:16

Thanks FenTiger - so that's potentially another person I can't find! lol (My g-grandmother was placed in an asylum when her husband died in 1921 and died in the same institution in 1942)

For once in their lives OH's family are where they should be!

kiterunner · #**139** 02-11-15, 07:22

It seem to ignore a middle name on my search although I have unticked the "Name Variants" box - as far as I know, my OH's grandfather's full name was unique, but it comes back with lots of matches, none of which appears to be the right person.

ElizabethHerts · #**140** 02-11-15, 07:23

I wonder where my grandfather is. He had an unusual name and I have tried searching with his date of birth, but nothing. He had probably been sent away on business - he worked for the Air Ministry in London, so would have been very busy just before the outbreak of war.