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Title: 1939 Absent voters List WW2 look up help please
Post by: wattspamela31 on Friday 03 April 20 12:13 BST (UK)
If I am on the wrong list/forum I apologise.  It is quite complicated to work out where to post htis question.  Can anyone tell me where I could do a look up on the absent voters list for 1939 (I think it was 1939).  I am trying to find my Uncle  William Godsall  Born 24 Nov 1919.    He was from Birmingham way. The only information we have is that he was a gunner on a ship that got torpedoed and he was in the water in the oil fire that followed and ended up with very damaged lungs.  He survived the war but we know nothing else.  He has since passed away and we are trying to find out all we can.  Many thanks for any pointers anyone can give me.  I am hitting brick walls everywhere I turn.
Title: Re: 1939 Absent voters List WW2 look up help please
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 03 April 20 15:56 BST (UK)
Born late 1919 he was too young to vote in 1939

He died in Manchester 1986.  WW2 service records are still with the MoD so if you are looking for his service history please see this link

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=651361.0

Possibility he married in Birmingham in 1941 see www.freebmd.org.uk  but no children listed
Title: Re: 1939 Absent voters List WW2 look up help please
Post by: IAFC55 on Friday 10 April 20 22:59 BST (UK)
Hi

Do you men the 1939 Register, ie a register taken of all those in England, not sure if it was before war was declared or not.
Title: Re: 1939 Absent voters List WW2 look up help please
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 11 April 20 00:36 BST (UK)
The 1939 register was taken 29.9.1939.

His parents were William H Godsall & Annie Connor/Conner who married in Dec qtr 1916 and had 3 children 1919 - 1930

They can be found on the 1939 register with 2 redacted entries and one displayed

Sorry - but Rootschat does not allow 1939 details to be posted so you need to look up the entry yourself