How interesting - I knew there was no 1941 census for obvious reasons but I had np idea the 1931 census did not survive - do you know what happened to it Ann? I can't wait for the 1951 census to be available as I will be there but then again if they stick tp the 100 year rule I will be 105. Paul ________________________________ From: Ann Sargeant <ann.sargeant@ntlworld.com> To: Middlesex List <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com>; "Eng-Surrey@rootsweb.com" <ENG-SURREY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, November 10, 2009 11:25:04 PM Subject: [SRY] National Registration Records 1939 Apparently the Information Commissioner has ruled that the 1939 National Registration information must be made publicly available where it relates to deceased persons. The records have hitherto been held at Smedley Hydro (also home of GRO) and were used for the issue of WWII identity cards, Ration Books etc, and then after the war they were used for compilation of the first NHS register and medical card issue. The records will become increasingly important as they help to  fill the gap between the 1921 census and the 1951 census. (The 1931 census has not survived and there was no census in 1941.) I daresay there will be more about this in due course but at the moment, to the best of my knowledge there is nothing official published. Ann List Admin *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at:  Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com.   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message