1939 register

[Triboy]

I had guessed that it was something to do with needing medical attention of some kind as in one case it was at least a year after the event that the record was changed.
In the other case it looks as if one of the people simply wanted to disappear. No record has been found anywhere so far and it is unlikely that either a passport or driving licence was wanted or needed
The other case known about was on a second marriage which I accept was standard practice in the case of a woman.
It looks as though there is no way to find out any more. I was hoping to find out when the change took place and when the person died. The only evidence is now purely coincidental.
I would have thought that there should be some sort of register.

[Mean_genie]

If a name was changed while National Registration was still in force, the record was normally updated fairly quickly. After 1952 the register was used only by the NHS and it was no longer a legal requirement to notify all changes of name or address, so it might take a while (even years) before the person got around to notifying their GP.