"officially closed " on 1939 register

[alan w jones]

Hello , I was just looking at a page on 1939 register of a family of my ancestors but noticed one of them said " officially closed " why ? and is it possible to open ?
Regards
Alan

[CaroleW]

Under  100yrs old & no death notified is the usual one

If death occurred in another country - you'll have to wait until  100yrs have elapsed since birth

Register is not updated immediately - if death is recent you will have to wait

You can apply for it to be opened - just Google 1939 register for more info

[alan w jones]

Thank you Carole , that makes sense . I noticed on FindMyPast they have the surname wrong so that would not help with opening the file , she must be over 100 years old now .
Regards
Alan

[Girl Guide]

Have you checked to see if she is still alive?  You could try checking deaths to see if she is there.  The GRO deaths go up to 2021 and if you put in the Phonetically Similar Variations for the surname that may help.

Death notices in newspapers are another possibility although not everyone appears in them.

[alan w jones]

Hello , how do I access those death records up to 2021 please ?
Regards
Alan

[rosie99]

The GRO website allows you to search the indexes though you may need to register if you have not used it before
https://www.gro.gov.uk

[alan w jones]

Thanks both , have found death in 2014 so no reason really to have file " officially closed "
Regards
Alan

[KGarrad]

You can apply to have the entry opened.

as far as I know it's free on FindMyPast; applying to TNA or Ancestry you will need to pay a fee.

[rosie99]

Are you looking at the entry on Ancestry or FindMyPast as they vary with redacted entries