1939 Register up and running (Part 3)

[suey]

We as family historians can help others by sending in digital copies of death certificates we have for relations known to be on the '39 register, this will not only help FindMyPast it will help TNA and also future licencees of the '39 register. More importantly help other family historians and local historians in the future.

Since there are no clues whatsoever to the identity of the people whose names and details have been withheld, it's not that easy.

And speaking as a non-subscriber to FindMyPast, being charged £25 for each contribution is no incentive.  If FindMyPast want help in making their product more attractive, they should be welcoming all offers of input, not just from their subscribers.

Also you need exact date of birth and the address the individual was living at on 29/09/1939.     Sending in the death cert won't help me as I don't know the answer to either of the above 

[CarolA3]

This has been explained several times, but just to reiterate - the £25 charge is levied by TNA, not by FindMyPast.  This is not a case of FindMyPast trying to extort extra money from us.  They are, in fact, trying to help their subscribers by not asking for the £25.

Anyone who isn't a subscriber shouldn't expect the same concession.

Carol

[Sloe Gin]

This has been explained several times, but just to reiterate - the £25 charge is levied by TNA, not by FindMyPast.  This is not a case of FindMyPast trying to extort extra money from us.  They are, in fact, trying to help their subscribers by not asking for the £25.

Anyone who isn't a subscriber shouldn't expect the same concession.

Carol

I know that the charge is levied by TNA.

The point is that we are expected to pay for the privilege of improving the content of the register.  A register that FindMyPast, as a commercial organisation, expect to profit from.  They should be encouraging everyone to contribute.  I have nothing to gain by sending in the information that I have, only the satisfaction of perhaps helping others.  I would be willing to do that, but not if I have to pay. 

The immediate beneficiaries of our help would be FindMyPast, as they are the ones selling access to the register.  They are not doing anyone a favour.  The more complete the register can be shown to be, the more attractive it will be to FindMyPast's paying customers.

[BettyofKent]

I just seen on FindMyPast's Facebook page that someone searched using just the birthdate of 31st December 1939 & got 337 results...I've just tried it & it works

Clever stuff this register, being able to predict how many babies would be born at the end of the year!

[LizzieL]

And over 11,000 predicted to be born in the whole of December 1939!

[familyfind]

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Re: 1939 Register up and running (Part 3)

« Reply #53 on: Sunday 15 November 15 10:41 GMT (UK) »
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They need to recoup a large proportion of the money they've spent to digistise them, and until they do they will not include them in the subscription packages.

Anyone know how long it will be before we hear if our request to un redact the people who we've provided death certs for? They emailed saying 14 days, but as I did all 3 of mine on 2nd November, that date has already passed.


I opened one of my families from Ardleigh, Frank and Emily Crane on 2.11.15.  Have just had reason to re-open the page and found that someone has unscrambled one of their children for me. So it is probably worth keeping an eye on the pages you open.  Who else is looking into this family, I wonder.

[carol8353]

Family Find,mine have taken about 12-14 days ,but the notification to say they have done it took a lot longer.

I would check them out to see if it's already been done.

Carol

[familyfind]

Sorry, I didn't actually say what I meant to say. 
I had already viewed the record on 2 Nov and had to relook today as I had buried the printout on my desk. I was amazed to find that an extra person has been unlocked, although I didn't request this. 
Cannot see any reason why this has happened unless someone else has requested it.  So is anyone else looking at Frank and Emily Crane in Ardleigh?

[tillypeg]

familyfind - was it the newly unlocked person's 100th birthday just recently that has prompted their record to be opened?