1939 Register up and running (Part 2)

[Jool]

Am I going senile?  Searched the index, clicked on name got the preview, where has the folio and piece number gone ? 

I've just noticed that too!  They must have rumbled us and removed it.  If you refresh the page it very briefly appears then disappears.  If you hover on the "unlock this household" it appears at the bottom left on my screen (Win 8.1 laptop) but it disappears when I try to copy it.  The only option it seems is to write the reference down 

[andycand]

Hi

This article on the Findmypast website is interesting particularly the information on transcribing.

https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/watch-1436591498.html

Andy

[suey]

Am I going senile?  Searched the index, clicked on name got the preview, where has the folio and piece number gone ? 

I've just noticed that too!  They must have rumbled us and removed it.  If you refresh the page it very briefly appears then disappears.  If you hover on the "unlock this household" it appears at the bottom left on my screen (Win 8.1 laptop) but it disappears when I try to copy it.  The only option it seems is to write the reference down 

Doesn't work for me     When you say "rumbled us" all I'm doing is checking to see if I might have the right bally family before shelling out cash!  I don't see that there is anything for FindMyPast to find underhand or dishonest about it!  First rule of family history is make a note of your source - how can you do that without the ruddy reference numbers.

[suey]

I have e mailed them - will await reply......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Jool]

I wonder if they have made a decision to only reveal the source reference numbers if we pay for the record.

[eadaoin]

How accurate would the date of birth on the register be? I have found the entry which I believe relates to my great grandmother Elizabeth Donovan (nee Sullivan) and yet the year of birth on the file does not match that from other sources (marriage certificate, death certificate, 1911 census - all of which give a varying year). I am hoping to use the date of her birth from the register to trace her birth.

I've one set of 3 sisters in their 50s who have subtracted 3-8 years from their ages. This was the well-off educated side of the family, I'm quite sure they knew their exact ages!

[carol8353]

I have an uncle who was born in 1933 (died 1978) his DOB is written incorrectly as 1936.
My gran knew that she had a 6 year old when war started,and not a 3 year old!

[Deirdre784]

Not found anything really useful yet, but have found a Catherine as Bathermine, a William E as Lillian C, a Ceinwen as Beinwen, and a Huw M as Ann M (all confirmed as the right people by known date of birth). 

[suey]

I wonder if they have made a decision to only reveal the source reference numbers if we pay for the record.

My thoughts exactly!   At least with the reference you could check for spouse or child, if known and therefore not waste money on unlocking a wrong image.