Help with Tempsford or Sandy address on 1939 Register

[Hemmum]

Can anyone please help?
I been unable to find my grandmother Ethel Thurley born in 1886 on the 1939 Register.
I do not know for certain where Ethel was living in 1939 but when she died she was living in Church Street Tempsford, previously I believe she lived in Mill Lane also in Tempsford. I also understand that she was living in Station Road, Sandy in 1924.

I have tried all combinations and the only candidate on FindMyPast seems to be;
Ethel  Husrley  1886  Bedford M.B.  Bedfordshire 

I am reluctant to pay for this transcription for a 'possibility'. Is some clever Rootschatter able to find out the address of Ethel Husrley from the register?

Any help would be appreciated.

[hanes teulu]

The Biggleswade Chronicle, Fri 1 Aug 1941, has a report of the marriage of the youngest daughter of Mrs Ethel Turley, 9 Church St, Tempsford. 

 
 

[Hemmum]

Hi Telula
Thank you for that bit of information. I have a photo of that wedding (my mum was a bridesmaid) and am sure it was Tempsford Church so it seems very likely that Ethel was living in Church Street, Tempsford in 1939. Just need to be able to find Church Street, Tempsford on the Register!

[hanes teulu]

Yes, there was a picture of the happy couple in the paper. Dared not mention names re. rule about living persons

regards
telula

[Hemmum]

The entry which I found for Ethel Thurley born in 1886
was possibly Ethel Husrley born 1886 living in Bedford M.B.  Bedfordshire 

There are no other entries on the 1939 register for the name Husrley so I assume this is an error.

A search for Church Street returns 5 options;
Would Church Street Tempsford be listed as either
Ampthill R.D. or U.D.
Bedford M.B.
Biggleswade R.D or U.D,

I have looked at the entries and cannot find Thurley (correct,  Husrley or Turley (from the newspaper report you gave).

[bedfordshire boy]

To get any more detail from the 1939 Register I think you're going to have to shell out £6-95.

Tempsford wouldn't be included in Ampthill, nor in Biggleswade UD. I'd have thought that it would be Biggleswade RD. Bedford MB (Municipal Borough) doesn't look to be right either, as Tempsford is 10 miles from Bedford. Perhaps she was living in Bedford? It's going to cost £6-95 to find out.

[LizzieL]

It looks like the Ethel Husrley is in Ashburnham Road. Quite central in the town near Bedford railway station. Some way from Tempsford or Sandy

[bedfordshire boy]

How do you find the street Lizzie? I can't get any more detail than what's in the preview. They seem to have even removed the piece and item numbers from which you
 used to be able to find others living in the vicinity.

[Hemmum]

Thank you Lizzie I will look at that. Do you know the house number in Ashburnham Road?

Did you find Ethel in Ashburnham Road, Ampthill U.D. or
Ashburnham Road, Bedford M.B.   Bedfordshire

Ethel's husband had died earlier in 1939 so it is possible she may have been staying with friends or family.