1939 Register up and running (Part 3)

[CarolA3]

I've just emailed FindMyPast as follows:

'My father's record is redacted in 1939 but he died on (date) 1989 - details on GRO death index:  (full name, full GRO ref including date of birth).
If that name and d.o.b. match the 1939 entry for (address, TNA ref), will there be any need for a death certificate?'

My point is that his address, marital status, and occupation changed between 1939 and 1989; his name and d.o.b. didn't.  So the GRO index contains as much relevant information as the cert would.

I'll post their response here.

Carol

P.S.  Luckily I'd written down the TNA ref before they removed it

Added:  Standard email arrived within minutes repeating instructions for submitting death cert.  Will now try 'Live Chat'.

Later:  How the hell does this 'Live Chat' work

[ReadyDale]

How the hell does this 'Live Chat' work

Go down to the bottom of the page and click on Contact Us.
When you get to that page wait for a few seconds and a blue box and bubble appear in bottom left corner. After that just follow the prompts.
Be aware however that it seems a bit flaky - doesn't work on all browsers/versions (i.e. Chrome works fine, but some earlier versions of I.E. - IE9 for instance - it doesn't function.

[CarolA3]

Thanks ReadyDale, it was using the 'enter' key that had me confused - so used to hitting 'post' on RC

Anyhow, after a rather unenlightening 'chat' my question is going to be passed on - I know not where - but it's been said that the inflexible requirement for death certs is a TNA rule.  We can only wait and hope

Carol

[carol8353]

Well I've finally had 2 emails from them telling me that I've been successful in opening redacted people.

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your patience while we processed your request for the officially closed record of (EHR) in the 1939 Register to be opened.

We are delighted to inform you that the record is now open.

To see the record, simply click the button below and scroll down to find EHR(my dad)

You will need to be signed in to your account to view the record. If you haven't already unlocked the household, you will need to purchase credits to do this.

[Trevor Rix]

My two email notifications received 48 minutes ago add...

" Have you asked for more than one record to be opened?

Requests for records to be opened are processed in chronological order. If you have asked for more than one record to be opened we will notify you again as soon as possible."

[dawnsh]

Well, I've had closure to my enquiry as to where mygrandmother is living in 1939 as the header does not have the name of her village and none of the properties are on listed streets.

After 10 days of going backwards and forwards to FindMyPast ending with a request for them to scroll through the pages to the beginning of the village because there is no scroll facility at TNA (or at home) and I don't know the surnames of anyone else living there, I've received this:

I am afraid we are unable to carry out the research you have asked for.

If there is anything else we can do to help though, please do let me know.

All I know is that she is in district DWOD, DWO being the code for Winslow district.

[StevieSteve]

Morning Dawn

Browsing Wilmslow by address gives 293 streets. If you look at a record from each one of them, won't you eventually find a reference close to the one you've got?

Not a fun way to spend an afternoon, I'll admit 

[dawnsh]

Hi Steve

You made the same mistake as FindMyPast, Winslow not Wilmslow 

From a previous email from FindMyPast, I don't think any of the houses in the village had street names attached to them. Certainly the previous page they had looked at didn't.

I'll be back at TNA soon and will have another look, I've found a link to 1911 registration districts on the TNA website so have narrowed down the entry to 2 possible villages. If I sit there long enough and play with the data without charge, I should find a workaround which could be helpful to others in the same situation.

[StevieSteve]

 

Hi Steve

You made the same mistake as FindMyPast, Winslow not Wilmslow 

What a nit 

Still, only 137 of those

With a bit of luck, just clicking on

Clagdon / East Clagdon  (presumably Claydon)
Drayton Parslow
Fishvire / Fishwire
Pinks End
Shipton
Sholden
Wood End


might be enough