I haven't had to use this before, what is all that redacting about?

jhan - 2020-01-30 19:57:00

If you mean records being blanked out it's because those family members are less that 100 years old and is to protect their identity.

The register was also used up to 1991 and the changes in women's surnames reflects later marriages.

daisy86 - 2020-01-30 20:16:00

It was used by the NHS

carbs51 - 2020-01-30 20:35:00

It wasn't a census, it's a specific register. Living people had their names redacted. Married names are often added.

"You've probably noticed that a number of individuals' information have been redacted from the records, meaning that when viewing a household, there may be one or more members whose information is unavailable to view.

This is to maintain the privacy of those who were obliged to supply their personal information to the enumerators of the 1939 Register. Although the Register isn't a census, and therefore isn't subject to the rules and restrictions that censuses are, personal information about living people is protected under Data Protection Regulations. That's where this redaction comes in."

morticia - 2020-01-31 13:25:00