Hi I, too, have looked at the 1939 Register. My father, who is still alive at 96, is recorded with his grandparents while my mother, who died nearly 15 years ago, is blacked out in her family grouping. Reason: we have lived in Australia since 1959 and so no-one would be aware that this was the case. In my father's case, I have been trying to find out about his RAF service during WWII. Of course, I can't because these records were archived and closed for 100 years. Just a few more years to go! An interesting note: my Garlick family lived at Bankbottom in Hadfield, almost opposite the site of the Waterside Mill. My father enlisted in RAF and was part of 275 AMES which appears to have been a mobile radar unit. This unit was sent to Bowlee near Middleton for training. Bowlee housed the No 10 Barrage Balloon Centre and I believe those Balloons were woven at Waterside!! The pub adjacent to the Balloon Centre was the Jolly Butcher previously known as the Pack Horse. Again, with judicious digging, I found out that this pub had been run by another member of the family in 1841. Dad was quite tickled by the whole thing. Cheers Lynne Simpson Canberra Australia --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Lynne Your father's WWII service records can be obtained from the MoD and if he is still alive he can obtain them free of charge. No need to wait 100 years! Sue in Notts On Sun, 13 May 2018, 00:14 Lynne Simpson, <lsimpson@netspeed.com.au> wrote: > Hi > > I, too, have looked at the 1939 Register. My father, who is still alive at > 96, is recorded with his grandparents while my mother, who died nearly 15 > years ago, is blacked out in her family grouping. > > Reason: we have lived in Australia since 1959 and so no-one would be aware > that this was the case. > > In my father's case, I have been trying to find out about his RAF service > during WWII. Of course, I can't because these records were archived and > closed for 100 years. Just a few more years to go! > > An interesting note: my Garlick family lived at Bankbottom in Hadfield, > almost opposite the site of the Waterside Mill. My father enlisted in RAF > and was part of 275 AMES which appears to have been a mobile radar unit. > This unit was sent to Bowlee near Middleton for training. Bowlee housed the > No 10 Barrage Balloon Centre and I believe those Balloons were woven at > Waterside!! The pub adjacent to the Balloon Centre was the Jolly Butcher > previously known as the Pack Horse. Again, with judicious digging, I found > out that this pub had been run by another member of the family in 1841. Dad > was quite tickled by the whole thing. > > Cheers > Lynne Simpson > Canberra Australia > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Archives: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

I think you can send proof of your mother's death and have her name 'opened' as it were. I didn't bother for my Mum, as I only had to wait a couple of years, and I knew she'd was there and would be shown in due course.. and indeed her name appeared soon after the date expected.. I was more interested in finding people I didn't have an address for, or to find out where they had disappeared to after 1911! Margaret On 13/05/2018 07:53, Sue Herrington wrote: > Lynne > > Your father's WWII service records can be obtained from the MoD and if he > is still alive he can obtain them free of charge. No need to wait 100 years! > > Sue in Notts > > On Sun, 13 May 2018, 00:14 Lynne Simpson, <lsimpson@netspeed.com.au> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I, too, have looked at the 1939 Register. My father, who is still alive at >> 96, is recorded with his grandparents while my mother, who died nearly 15 >> years ago, is blacked out in her family grouping. >> >> Reason: we have lived in Australia since 1959 and so no-one would be aware >> that this was the case. >> >> In my father's case, I have been trying to find out about his RAF service >> during WWII. Of course, I can't because these records were archived and >> closed for 100 years. Just a few more years to go! >> >> An interesting note: my Garlick family lived at Bankbottom in Hadfield, >> almost opposite the site of the Waterside Mill. My father enlisted in RAF >> and was part of 275 AMES which appears to have been a mobile radar unit. >> This unit was sent to Bowlee near Middleton for training. Bowlee housed the >> No 10 Barrage Balloon Centre and I believe those Balloons were woven at >> Waterside!! The pub adjacent to the Balloon Centre was the Jolly Butcher >> previously known as the Pack Horse. Again, with judicious digging, I found >> out that this pub had been run by another member of the family in 1841. Dad >> was quite tickled by the whole thing. >> >> Cheers >> Lynne Simpson >> Canberra Australia >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> >> Unsubscribe >> https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ >> >> Archives: >> https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ >> >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: >> https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >> community >> > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

You are correct Margaret There is a facility at Findmypast to submit a proof of death (usually a death certificate) to have a record opened, its free if you are a Findmypast subscriber You can also do the same with the National Archives, although there is a hefty charge for that (£25?) Ancestry do not have that facility but will open those that go over 100 years since birth on an annual basis Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 13-May-18 8:21 AM, Margaret Siudek wrote: > I think you can send proof of your mother's death and have her name > 'opened' as it were. I didn't bother for my Mum, as I only had to wait a > couple of years, and I knew she'd was there and would be shown in due > course.. and indeed her name appeared soon after the date expected.. I > was more interested in finding people I didn't have an address for, or > to find out where they had disappeared to after 1911! > > Margaret

I had my father and aunt's records opened by emailing FMP a copy of their death certificates. My mothers record I found open even though she was 17 at the time. She was living with her employer as she was "in service". On 13 May 2018 at 09:16, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > > You are correct Margaret > > There is a facility at Findmypast to submit a proof of death (usually a > death certificate) to have a record opened, its free if you are a > Findmypast subscriber > > You can also do the same with the National Archives, although there is a > hefty charge for that (£25?) > > Ancestry do not have that facility but will open those that go over 100 > years since birth on an annual basis > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 13-May-18 8:21 AM, Margaret Siudek wrote: > >> I think you can send proof of your mother's death and have her name >> 'opened' as it were. I didn't bother for my Mum, as I only had to wait a >> couple of years, and I knew she'd was there and would be shown in due >> course.. and indeed her name appeared soon after the date expected.. I >> was more interested in finding people I didn't have an address for, or >> to find out where they had disappeared to after 1911! >> >> Margaret >> > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysge > n@rootsweb.com/ > > Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysge > n@rootsweb.com/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Sheila Khan

As to the original question, my MIL was born in 1904, so well past the 100 year mark now. Oh well, not perfect, but still valuable to have these records online. Carolyn On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 6:39 AM Sheila Khan <sheilamkhan@gmail.com> wrote: > I had my father and aunt's records opened by emailing FMP a copy of their > death certificates. My mothers record I found open even though she was 17 > at the time. She was living with her employer as she was "in service". > > On 13 May 2018 at 09:16, Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > You are correct Margaret > > > > There is a facility at Findmypast to submit a proof of death (usually a > > death certificate) to have a record opened, its free if you are a > > Findmypast subscriber > > > > You can also do the same with the National Archives, although there is a > > hefty charge for that (£25?) > > > > Ancestry do not have that facility but will open those that go over 100 > > years since birth on an annual basis > > > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > On 13-May-18 8:21 AM, Margaret Siudek wrote: > > > >> I think you can send proof of your mother's death and have her name > >> 'opened' as it were. I didn't bother for my Mum, as I only had to wait a > >> couple of years, and I knew she'd was there and would be shown in due > >> course.. and indeed her name appeared soon after the date expected.. I > >> was more interested in finding people I didn't have an address for, or > >> to find out where they had disappeared to after 1911! > >> > >> Margaret > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysge > > n@rootsweb.com/ > > > > Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysge > > n@rootsweb.com/ > > > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > > community > > > > > > -- > Sheila Khan > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Archives: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Carolyn Hastings Madison AL

I must say I was a bit narked at a completely new experience. When I viewed the entry which should have shown me, aged three, staying with my grandmother in Chesterfield, in putative safety from the bombing in Kent (my parents were at our home at the time), I was actually redacted! Kind regards Joy ________________________________ From: Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> Sent: 13 May 2018 09:16 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY]Re: 1939 Register -- Missing family members? You are correct Margaret There is a facility at Findmypast to submit a proof of death (usually a death certificate) to have a record opened, its free if you are a Findmypast subscriber You can also do the same with the National Archives, although there is a hefty charge for that (£25?) Ancestry do not have that facility but will open those that go over 100 years since birth on an annual basis Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 13-May-18 8:21 AM, Margaret Siudek wrote: > I think you can send proof of your mother's death and have her name > 'opened' as it were. I didn't bother for my Mum, as I only had to wait a > couple of years, and I knew she'd was there and would be shown in due > course.. and indeed her name appeared soon after the date expected.. I > was more interested in finding people I didn't have an address for, or > to find out where they had disappeared to after 1911! > > Margaret _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/derbysgen@rootsweb.com/ Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community