Alders,
It ties in with this marriage
Dec 1947
Butterfield Phyllis (spouse Smith)
Smith Walter
Bradford 2b 159
Yes i saw this, is it normal to annotate the register with these details?
Yes, the 1939 National Register was conceived as a register which would be updated as it was used as the basis for ration books and ID cards during WWII.
If a woman married their identity (surname) would change and the register had to change to reflect that.
In addition in the early years medical care was paid for by National Insurance which in the case of a married couple would often be paid for by the husbands N.I. payments as many wives in those days stayed at home to look after the children.
When the NHS came into being in 1948 it was financed though tax rather than contributions.
Other changes were also the trigger for amendments on the register, for example if step-children changed their name this might not be picked up by the system but when they left home if they also changed their doctor they would re-register. The registration would reflect the change of name on the 1939 Register.
Cheers
Guy
