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1939 Register

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 9 May 2018 09:43

Email from Ancestry.co.uk

The 1939 Register is one of our single biggest collections and makes Ancestry the most comprehensive source for tracing your family history. So we’re celebrating with free access all weekend.

Search our 32 million new records to grow your family tree and make new connections with your most recent ancestors.

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 9 May 2018 22:02

I read on another site that it had been announced on Twitter that the 1939 Register was free on ancestry until 13 May

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It's here! Start exploring the 1939 Register today on Ancestry: https://ancstry.me/2HZWk09

Enjoy free access until Sunday 13th May. #1939Register#FamilyHistory#Ancestry
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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Kense

Kense Report 17 May 2018 10:49

I find it mildly irritating that the transcriptions often don't give the street name in the address especially when the first entry on the page is closed.

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 17 May 2018 15:45

FMP made a much better job Kense.
They provide 2 elements
1st is a transcription of the address and 2nd is the actual image.

I've been using it for a while and simply copy and paste the address onto my tree with the 1939 date, then attach the image

Researching:
Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

Kense

Kense Report 17 May 2018 18:33

Ancestry provide both image and transcription, but I suspect that their transcriptions were from images that contained redactions, whereas FMP probably had unredacted images to start with.

If the first line of the image has been redacted then the road name for subsequent entries is not available on that page and isn't included in the transcription (just the house number). Usually you can find it from the previous page's image.