Just wondered if anyone could offer some ideas as to the following initial anomalies I have spotted: 1. It appears my father's record is closed for both searching and viewing on the transcriptions/images. He was born in 1930, so I thought it might be because he was thought to be possibly still alive (which he isn't). However, my mother, who was 8 at the time (born in 1931), is searchable and on the images, so her record is not closed. Any ideas why? 2. Now for a really strange situation for my mother's entry. She is with her family and recorded, obviously, with her maiden name, as she was only 8 years old. She did not marry until 1954. However, above her name on the image, in her name box, her married surname has been added. So this looks like the entry was updated after 1954. There is no logical reason for the correct marriage name to be known in 1939 (time travel was yet to be invented...). How could her married name have been added so much later and why?

On 02/11/2015 5:40 PM, stainless via wrote: > Just wondered if anyone could offer some ideas as to the following initial anomalies I have spotted: > > 1. It appears my father's record is closed for both searching and viewing on the transcriptions/images. He was born in 1930, so I thought it might be because he was thought to be possibly still alive (which he isn't). However, my mother, who was 8 at the time (born in 1931), is searchable and on the images, so her record is not closed. Any ideas why? If your mother is still alive, then possibly the annotation of your father's death was ambiguously placed in the register, or against the wrong name. If both deceased, did your father die later than your mother, in which case he presumably died after they ceased updating the original register, and she whilst it was still being done. > 2. Now for a really strange situation for my mother's entry. She is with her family and recorded, obviously, with her maiden name, as she was only 8 years old. She did not marry until 1954. However, above her name on the image, in her name box, her married surname has been added. So this looks like the entry was updated after 1954. There is no logical reason for the correct marriage name to be known in 1939 (time travel was yet to be invented...). How could her married name have been added so much later and why? > As noted elsewhere, the original register continued to be updated until ??? Regards, John Henley

On 02/11/2015 17:40, stainless via wrote: > Just wondered if anyone could offer some ideas as to the following initial anomalies I have spotted: > > 1. It appears my father's record is closed for both searching and viewing on the transcriptions/images. He was born in 1930, so I thought it might be because he was thought to be possibly still alive (which he isn't). However, my mother, who was 8 at the time (born in 1931), is searchable and on the images, so her record is not closed. Any ideas why? > > 2. Now for a really strange situation for my mother's entry. She is with her family and recorded, obviously, with her maiden name, as she was only 8 years old. She did not marry until 1954. However, above her name on the image, in her name box, her married surname has been added. So this looks like the entry was updated after 1954. There is no logical reason for the correct marriage name to be known in 1939 (time travel was yet to be invented...). How could her married name have been added so much later and why? > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENBRIT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > . > The NHS used this register until 1991 and updated it as time went on. That is why those people who died between 1939 and 1991 should be open, but as with anything to do with the NHS mistakes can and are made. Updates include change of name on marriage (or other reasons) Those of you who have looked on my website (I gave the url earlier may have noticed that the NHS provided details for Nellie Hitcox,**Female, age23,Housemaidwho was single, however she is redacted on the FMP image. Cheers Guy