I didn't see in any of the messages on this topic what the 1939 register is. What was it created for and what does it contain. Was this something that was only done once or are there other years? ________________________________ From: Mike Morris <morrisind@rogers.com> To: "lancsgen@rootsweb.com" <lancsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [LAN] 1939 Register Now I wonder what's so scary about showing your age , names , address and occupation? This is after the great depression and the beginning of the war, my family were lucky to survive. During the Depression my gran brought up her two sons on her own in Hulme , Manchester. Husband took off and left her when they were youngsters. Maybe her ex might show up in this record. Its a bit late to claim anything from him. Mike Morris Toronto Canada >________________________________ > From: Rhoda Overson <rhoda6@btinternet.com> >To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:39:52 PM >  >Sorry to be a party pooper but is this Register currently open to view at >the National Archives?   How detailed is it?  It does seem odd that the UK's >usual 100-year privacy rules aren't being applied here. <snip> >    :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list.  No fees!  The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

<<snipped>> I didn't see in any of the messages on this topic what the 1939 register is. What was it created for and what does it contain. Was this something that was only done once or are there other years? <<snipped>> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Registration_Act_1939 and http://www.hscic.gov.uk/register-service But it's a one-off. Adrian B