1939 Register Questions
 

I've not taken in a lot of the conversations about this as I thought I had years before it would become part of the subscription so apologies if this has been discussed.

When it first came out I did a free search for my Grandma although I know her record will be closed as she died here and they wont know that. I'm sure I got some sort of result and I worked out she was living with her sister.

Now I can't get any results although her sister has a closed record living with her.

Has something changed in the results they give?

Next question - Grandma would be 100 in a months time so will her record automatically be opened shortly after that date?

Now for the really clever researchers.

My Grandma's aunt Ada Ethel Hickenbotham is living with her husband, 2 closed records, probably her children, and a woman called Ada Dawson born 17 March 1874, widow.

Ada Hickenbotham's maiden name is Dawson so I'm thinking the other Ada must be an in-law as she is widowed. None of Ada's brothers had wives called Ada and they were also all alive in 1939. Ada's father was the only son so Ada (Snr) is not an aunt. Ada's grandfather (Jonathan) has one brother (John) I can't trace but I feel like he died young.

So who is Ada (Snr)?

If your grandmother's record is closed then you would not have got a (correct) result when you searched for her.

Yes, her record should open automatically 100 years after her date of birth - assuming it was filled in correctly and has been transcribed correctly.

I'll have a look at Ada tomorrow, but can you give Ada Ethel Hickenbotham's date of birth, please?

Absolutely. It is 25/6/1890 on the 1939 register. She was actually born in 1892, according to FreeBMD and also baptised in 1892, parents George Alfred and Mary, nee Hand.

Her husband is Frank.

Ada could not have been born in 1890, unless 3+ months premature as her older sister was born 24 Dec 1889.

I've been trying to kill off John Dawson, who is the only person who could possibly, as far as I can work out, who could have a connection to Ada (snr).

I've found this marriage for a John Dawson whose father is Stephen but I can't find him in the census. I don't know if he is mine or not as my Stephen died when John was young but I thought I'd follow it. However my luck at the moment is not good and I can't find anything.

John Dawson marriage

John was a widow so he may have children from his first wife.

The Ada E you are looking at in 1939 seems to be Ada Elizabeth not Ada Ethel.

Death Reg:
Name: Ada Elizabeth Hickinbotham
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1890
Date of Registration: Jun 1979
Age at Death: 89
Registration district: Walsall
Inferred County: West Midlands
Volume: 34
Page: 0393

And I should think this is her birth reg:


Births Sep 1890

Dawson Ada Elizabeth Walsall 6b 684

I can't do any more as my brain is seriously hurting over Facebook now

Does this just mean you have the wrong marriage for your Ada E Dawson?

Is this yours?


Births Mar 1892
Dawson Ada Ethel Newcastle L. 6b 56



Marriages Jun 1927
Dawson Ada E Farrington Newcastle L. 6b 123
Farrington Thomas L Dawson Newcastle L. 6b 123



Name: Ada Ethel Farrington
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1891
Date of Registration: Mar 1977
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Stoke on Trent
Volume: 30
Page: 1767

In 1939 Ada has said she was b 5 Dec 1896, probably because her OH was born in 1900! (15 Oct):


Births Dec 1900

Farrington Thomas Lunt Wolstanton 6b 76

Hello, yes, you are right. I did have the wrong marriage. Not sure what I did there.

So Ada Snr is not mine either, thank goodness.

However John Dawson from post #5 is mine, so if you could please have a look into him I'd appreciate that.

I'll be back once I remove the wrong people from my tree.

Funnily enough I'm sure Dad knew people of that name...