Finding Rachel Ann Dixon, widow, of Blackpool, on 1939 Register

[jonwarrn]

Aha!
Three images from the end of 4242f, where they start the added/amended entries, whatever they are
Stella E Baverstock, born March 1907, and David W Baverstock, at 22 Lincoln Road (one of the missing addresses)
It says see NCBY Book 1 Page 19
Schedule is 252
Attached

[MollyC]

If you look at this page  - https://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/1939-register-enumeration-districts
you will see in the left-hand column that the 3-letter codes for Lancashire county boroughs all ended in A.  Blackpool borough was NCA, so the code NCB was not apparently used.  (A fourth letter and three numbers were added to create a person's identity number.)

So what is the significance of NCB?

[jonwarrn]

Hi Molly
NCBY is the enumeration district

Reference: RG 101/4242F
1939 Register Booklet.
County: Lancashire.
Enumeration District: NCBY.
Borough, Urban or Rural District: Blackpool County Borough.

[MollyC]

Then the people in that district would have received IDs starting NCBY and the list in FindMyPast is not explaining all the details.

A few months ago we found Doncaster County Borough is completely missing from their list, but there is a gap for it at KDA.  A Rootschat member had someone's ID starting with those letters.

[rosie99]

The image has E.D. Letter code NCBY in the top left hand corner and that is what FindMyPast have quoted

[jonwarrn]

Hi Molly
I'm afraid I am not expert on all this, quite the opposite.
Identity numbers started with the three letter code for the administrative area, i.e. NCA was the area code for Blackpool, as you say.
These areas were urban districts, rural districts, county boroughs, etc.

Within each of these were the enumeration districts, just like in the census. You can scroll through all the EDs on the ancestry browse facility. Blackpool has loads, from NBAA to NBPL.

Findmypast seem confused.
Article is called 1939 Register Enumeration Districts
Then says Understanding 1939 Registration Districts

I've dug out my father's National Registration Identity Card, it can't be the one originally issued.
It starts CDA, which is the code for Leyton, but in September 1939 he was evacuated to the south coast.
John

[jonwarrn]

Diana, if you do decide to contact findmypast about the missing page/image, please let us know how you get on.

[rosie99]

The schedule numbers jump from 239 (212 Hornby Road)  to 253 (24 Lincoln Road)

[DianaCanada]

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this, I have found out more about Rachel just by posting although it does appear she is not on on the 1939.

Now this is almost spooky.  Jonwarm posted showing who was living at 144 Hornby Road, an address that Rachel had given, in 1939 (Harry and Gertrude Hartley).  I did a little research on this couple - it turns out Gertrude's maiden name was Dixon!  Of course I thought she might be connected to the Dixons of Burnley, but no luck there.  Her father was born in Crewe, Cheshire (1911 census), and I can't see anything placing him or his family anywhere near Burnley.
The other weird thing is that the husband of the couple is named Harry Hartley - it has always been a tragic story in our family that David Dixon, Elijah's only other child, and my grandmother's brother, died in 1899 trying to save another boy from drowning in Burnley.  David was 15.  The name of the boy who also died - Harry Hartley.

From findmypast free search, Piece number / Item number
4242f / 18 (43 results)
Includes 144 Hornby Road - Harry Hartley, born 1890, and Gertrude C Hartley, born 1910"