1939 - what have you found?

[dawnsh]

Oldest people in the 1939 register

(no-one born before 1835 listed)

John C Francklow born 1835, died 1944 North Bucks aged 109

Julia Cass born 1835, died 1939 Bridgwater aged 104

[Parmesan]

nothing I didn't know already. Although saying that, my first application was way back under FOI and I found my grandmother had had a partner for 8 years, got all the goss from my mum.  It was good I got that info then because sadly, she wouldn't have remembered it all now.

Disappointed with it really (1939) There are so many errors. FindMyPast are playing silly bgrs with the TNA reference. They've learned nothing from last year.

[snowball]

50 babies less than a day old designated with the first name "Baby"

Rob

[coombs]

My oldest ancestor alive in 1939 was born in 1860 and oldest ancestor sibling was born in 1856. I have found out lots of new info, including spouses and I found my nans older half brother.

I have managed to get lots of DOBs of ancestor siblings, saves a lot of cert buying. I had to check my tree to see which ones were still alive in 1939.

[Parmesan]

50 babies less than a day old designated with the first name "Baby"

Rob

thousands called ?, ??, ad infinitum 

[davidft]

My oldest ancestor alive in 1939 was born in 1860

My oldest ancestor alive on the 1939 was born 18 July 1851, however they have transcribed her as born on 15 July 1851. I am assuming this is just a transcription mistake but it does make me wonder how many of those finding new birth dates from the "free" search are actually getting the right date?

Edit: I think its just a mistranscription as they have her husband down as born 15 December 1853 when it should be 18 December 1853

[Blue70]

I've found FindMyPast's version of the 1939 Register useful in determining the addresses of brothers and sisters of my paternal grandfather, a part of my family that interests me because I knew little about them before starting family history research.


Blue

[Nanna52]

I have learnt to write firmly and make sure all letters and numbers are clear.  Then I might not have twenty years added to my age, transcribed as 1872 instead of 1892. 

[coombs]

My oldest ancestor alive in 1939 was born in 1860

My oldest ancestor alive on the 1939 was born 18 July 1851, however they have transcribed her as born on 15 July 1851. I am assuming this is just a transcription mistake but it does make me wonder how many of those finding new birth dates from the "free" search are actually getting the right date?

Edit: I think its just a mistranscription as they have her husband down as born 15 December 1853 when it should be 18 December 1853

That reminds me, my oldest ancestor in 1939 was actually born 1851. I did think another one born 1860 but then I remembered my great, great gran born 29 May 1851, she died in 1941.