The 1939 Register - findmypast

[Merry]

The late Oct Lost Cousins newsletter says:

There has been some concern that the only records available will be those for people who would be over 100 years old, if still alive, as this cut-off point has been used for other releases.

However, because the 1939 Register was subsequently used as the basis for the National Health Service Central Register it continued to be updated into the 1990s (at which point it was computerised); this means that we should also be able to see the records for most people who were born after 1915, but died before the 1990s.

[kiterunner]

Yes, but we don't know whether FMP have been given the death information from those updates.

[JBee]

Or how many people have subsequently emigrated!!

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

Yes, but we don't know whether FMP have been given the death information from those updates.

If these were working records, presumably date of death would be written on them, with possibly a strikeout line? Like DD in the Navy.

[kiterunner]

I think what we are getting is the form that was filled in for each household, but surely the information was then copied on to index cards of some kind, and it would be those that were kept updated?

[ElizabethHerts]

We always want our members to be the first to hear our marvellous news, and today I’m delighted to let you know that on Monday 2nd November 2015, the 1939 Register will be made available online for the very first time, only on Findmypast.

Simply put, it’s the most comprehensive survey ever recorded of the civil population of England and Wales. With the lives of 41 million people captured in one day in September 1939, it’s a fascinating snapshot of a nation on the eve of war.

The 1939 Register contains the names, addresses and occupations of everyone in England and Wales at the time, and was used as the basis for rationing, identity cards and, in post-war Britain, the NHS.

You’ll be able to discover unique insights into where your family was and what they were doing when the register was taken at the outbreak of World War II, and we cannot wait to make this monumental collection available to you.

[Guinevere]

1939 register on FMP on Monday. *dances*

[BlueSavannah]

I was really excited to receive the email with the launch date.....and then I saw the fees to view records...ouch! I knew they were charging members with subs to still view records but I didn't realise how expensive they would be. Sadly I won't be able to view anything soon

[kiterunner]

Huh, I haven't had an email, although I have an FMP sub and I registered my email address to be sent updates on the project.

So, could someone who has had an email please tell the rest of us the prices?

[Merry]

I've not had an email either and I've just been searching for some post somewhere giving the charging details, but found nothing!