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Diss : 1939 National Registration
Surname: RICE

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Around 1938 there was considerable unrest in Europe. In the House of Commons in December 1938 it was announced that if there was a war, a Register would be taken of the personal details of every civilian in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This Register proved to be a critical tool in aiding the war effort, used to issue identity cards, organise call-up, facilitate rationing, and much more.
On September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, and Britain declared war on the 3rd. On September 5th, the National Registration Act received royal assent and Registrar General Sir Sylvanus Vivian announced that National Registration Day would be September 29th.
Having issued forms to more than 41 million people, the enumerators were charged with the task of visiting every household in Great Britain and Northern Ireland to collect the names, addresses, marital statuses and other key details of every civilian in the country, issuing identity cards on the spot.
These identity cards were essential items from the point the Register was taken until 1952 when the legal requirement to carry them ended. Until then, every member of the civilian population had to be able to present their card upon request by a police officer or other official or bring them to a police station within 48 hours. The reasons were numerous - it was essential to know who everyone was and to track their movements as they moved house, as well as to keep track when babies were born and people passed away.
The main contents of the information was address, schedule number, sub number, surname, first name(s), role (for institutions only), gender, date of birth, marital status, and occupation. The data was ordered so that the content of households could be seen and hence some inferrence of relationships could be made.
The 1939 Register is probably the most important documents in 20th century Britain. The information it contains not only helped toward the war effort, it was also used in the founding of the NHS. In addition, the 1931 census was destroyed in a fire and the 1941 census was never taken. It is the only surviving overview of the civil population of England and Wales spanning the period 1921 - 1951. Especially from a genealogist’s point of view it bridged a census gap that risked losing an entire generation.
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Records found = 34 from 124353
ID	No.	H/H	Name	Gender	DoB	Status	Occupation	Address	Notes
6374	2062	1	RICE Stanley	M	08.04.1898	M	Incapacitated	10 Street. Nicholas Street, Diss	-
6375	2062	2	RICE Ruth Lydia	F	10.08.1903	M	Unpaid domestic duties	10 Street. Nicholas Street, Diss	-
6942	2256	1	RICE John E	M	21.05.1900	M	Turf Accountant	2 Louies Lane, Diss	-
6943	2256	2	RICE Doris M	F	23.08.1910	M	Unpaid Domestic Duties	2 Louies Lane, Diss	-
6944	2256	3	RICE Michael J	M	04.05.1934	S	At School	2 Louies Lane, Diss	-
7730	3176	1	RICE Frederick AQ	M	25.11.1911	M	Insurance agent	4 Denmark Street, Diss	-
7731	3176	2	RICE Rosetta	F	19.05.1911	M	Unpaid domestic duties	4 Denmark Street, Diss	-
7732	3176	4	RICE Carol P	M	30.10.1936	S	Under school age	4 Denmark Street, Diss	-
8038	3283	1	RICE Stanley G	M	29.05.1899	M	Iron moulder heavy worker	6 Fair Green, Diss	Wartime role: Fireman Diss Fire Brigade
8039	3283	2	RICE Ruby	F	26.07.1902	M	Unpaid domestic duties	6 Fair Green, Diss	-
8040	3283	3	RICE Joan Ruby	F	05.02.1929	S	At school	6 Fair Green, Diss	-
8387	4095	1	RICE Cyril G	M	05.09.1916	M	Lorry driver (cattle and sugar beet)	13 Mission Road, Diss	-
8388	4095	2	RICE Joan E	F	07.11.1921	M	Unpaid domestic duties	13 Mission Road, Diss	-
8406	4104	1	RICE George William	M	26.12.1907	M	Master plumber	22 Mission Road, Diss	-
8407	4104	2	RICE Violet Lillian	F	22.05.1901	M	Unpaid domestic duties	22 Mission Road, Diss	-
8431	4111	1	RICE Frederick J	M	22.11.1892	M	Foreman platelayer railway	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8432	4111	2	RICE Victoria M	F	23.02.1893	M	Unpaid domestic duties	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8433	4111	3	RICE Stanley J	M	19.05.1915	S	Butchers assistant travelling shop	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8434	4111	4	RICE Frederick D C	M	22.01.1920	S	Goods porter L.N.E.R.	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8435	4111	5	RICE Edna V	F	12.03.1924	S	At school	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8436	4111	6	RICE Leonard A G	M	16.04.1826	S	At school	29 Mission Road, Diss	-
8497	4132	1	RICE Harry	M	01.06.1859	W	Oil hawker (retired)	Walcot Green, Diss	-
8614	4171	1	RICE Kate H	F	10.01.1891	W	Unpaid domestic duties	13 Church Street, Diss	-
8615	4171	2	RICE Richard	M	13.08.1928	S	At school	13 Church Street, Diss	-
8631	4181	1	RICE Reginald F	M	16.09.1901	M	Roadman N.C.C.	15 Church Street, Diss	Wartime role: Diss Fire Brigade
8632	4181	2	RICE Ethel M	F	17.05.1895	M	Unpaid domestic duties	15 Church Street, Diss	-
8672	4194	1	RICE George H	M	11.04.1874	M	Whitesmith	10 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: Capt. Diss Fire Brigade
8673	4194	2	RICE Rosa B	F	14.05.1875	M	Unpaid domestic duties	10 Chapel Street, Diss	-
8674	4194	3	RICE Mabel M	F	29.10.1908	S	Printers compositor	10 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: A.R.P. - A.F.S.
8675	4194	4	RICE Leonard William	M	06.09.1917	S	Brushmaker	10 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: Fireman, Diss Fire Brigade
8676	4194	5	RICE Bertie S	M	04.08.1919	S	Shoe shop assistant	10 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: Fireman, Diss Fire Brigade
8683	4197	1	RICE Albert E	M	21.05.1878	M	Agriciltural implement fitter	12 Chapel Street, Diss	-
8684	4197	2	RICE Thomas E	F	01.04.1879	M	Unpaid domestic duties	12 Chapel Street, Diss	-
8685	4197	3	RICE Sidney William	M	22.12.1906	S	Iron moulder (heavy work)	12 Chapel Street, Diss	-
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