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Diss : 1939 National Registration
Surname: SMITH

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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 = 45 from 124353
ID	No.	H/H	Name	Gender	DoB	Status	Occupation	Address	Notes
5768	1013	1	SMITH Frederick	M	16.01.1906	M	Lorry driver	Halfway House Banham Road, Diss	-
5769	1013	2	SMITH Pauline C	F	28.09.1912	M	Unpaid domestic duties	Halfway House Banham Road, Diss	-
5770	1014	1	SMITH Harry	M	16.02.1867	M	Smallholder	Halfway House Farm Banham Road, Diss	-
6080	1111	1	SMITH John P_	M	26.03.1897	M	Dairy farmer	Grove Farm, Walcot Green, Diss	-
6081	1111	2	SMITH Daisy	F	21.06.1884	M	Housewife	Grove Farm, Walcot Green, Diss	-
6082	1111	3	SMITH Jessie Leslie	M	21.08.1924	S	Assisting father	Grove Farm, Walcot Green, Diss	-
6288	2035	1	SMITH Sarah E	F	21.09.1857	S	Retired O.A.P.	87 Denmark Street, Diss	-
6289	2035	2	SMITH Fanny	F	11.12.1859	S	Retired O.A.P.	87 Denmark Street, Diss	-
6535	2120	1	SMITH Charles S W	M	19.02.1899	M	Engineer technical director of automobile engineers and coach building firm	45 Mount Street, Diss	Wartime role: R.A.F. Observer
6536	2120	2	SMITH Violet May	F	17.05.1901	M	Unpaid domestic duties	45 Mount Street, Diss	-
6669	2171	1	SMITH George H	M	26.10.1861	M	Solicitor's clerk	44 Sunnyside, Diss	-
6670	2171	2	SMITH Annie S	F	08.08.1863	M	Unpaid domestic duties	44 Sunnyside, Diss	-
6671	2171	3	SMITH Sissie E	F	17.12.1893	S	Elementary school teacher	44 Sunnyside, Diss	-
6750	2199	1	SMITH Harold John	M	21.05.1889	M	Foreman paster cook and baker	15 Mount Pleasant, Diss	Wartime role: A.R.P. First Aid
6751	2199	2	SMITH Jennie	F	23.11.1890	M	Unpaid domestic duties	15 Mount Pleasant, Diss	-
6752	2199	3	SMITH Peggy Barbara	F	06.09.1920	S	Drapers assistant	15 Mount Pleasant, Diss	-
6940	2255	3	SMITH Charles H	M	18.09.1868	W	Pheuinatic driller ship building (rtd)	1 Louies Lane, Diss	-
6966	2264	1	SMITH John M	M	02.09.1914	M	Civil engineer at private engineer to dentist engineer for r d	11 Louies Lane, Diss	-
6967	2264	2	SMITH Millicent M	F	07.10.1912	M	Unpaid domestic duties	11 Louies Lane, Diss	-
7049	2292	1	SMITH Gertrude W	F	21.09.1876	S	Retired school teacher	3 Manor Gardens, Diss	-
7275	3022	1	SMITH Edward B	M	28.11.1896	M	General labourer	1 Rose Lane, Diss	-
7276	3022	2	SMITH Rosa M	F	29.04.1899	M	Unpaid domestic duties	1 Rose Lane, Diss	-
7310	3033	7	SMITH Beatrice M	F	28.03.1902	W	House keeper	3 Mill Drive, Diss	-
7311	3033	8	SMITH Kathleen R	F	21.03.1933	S	At school	3 Mill Drive, Diss	-
7421	3074	1	SMITH Horace	M	13.08.1904	S	Methodist Minister	88 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7422	3074	2	SMITH Mary E	F	08.07.1866	W	Unpaid domestic duties	88 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7526	3112	1	SMITH Joseph	M	05.05.1861	M	Old age pensioner	122 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7527	3112	2	SMITH Annie	F	04.10.1864	M	Old age pensioner	122 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7528	3112	3	SMITH Harry V	M	24.05.1921	S	Butcher	122 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7575	3128	1	SMITH Sophia S	F	25.09.1900	M	Unpaid domestic duties	142 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7576	3128	2	SMITH Doreen Patricia	F	28.01.1930	S	At school	142 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7577	3128	5	SMITH Brian	M	23.12.1935	S	At school	142 Victoria Road, Diss	-
7606	3138	4	SMITH Beryl O	F	23.01.1923	S	At school	11 Park Road, Diss	-
7614	3141	4	SMITH Harold George	M	17.02.1910	S	Millers labourer	9 Park Road, Diss	-
8199	4013	5	SMITH Ruth M	F	03.09.1923	S	Domestic help	9 Victoria Road, Diss	-
8205	4018	1	SMITH Agnes	F	01.07.1862	W	Unpaid domestic duties	11 Victoria Road, Diss	-
8246	4038	1	SMITH Harry	M	07.06.1877	M	Coal carter, heavy worker	1 Vinces Lane, Diss	-
8247	4038	2	SMITH Beatrice M	F	20.08.1882	M	Unpaid domestic duties	1 Vinces Lane, Diss	-
8248	4038	3	SMITH Basil L	M	27.09.1905	S	Gardener	1 Vinces Lane, Diss	-
8290	4054	6	SMITH Anthony	M	15.01.1889	M	Buss conductor	4 Tavern Lane, Diss	-
8291	4054	7	SMITH Alice Aubyn	F	29.06.1900	M	Unpaid domestic duties	4 Tavern Lane, Diss	-
8514	4136	1	SMITH Arthur H	M	10.02.1866	M	Master builder (heavy work)	1 Frenze Road, Diss	-
8515	4136	2	SMITH Catherine	F	21.06.1862	M	Unpaid domestic duties	1 Frenze Road, Diss	-
8591	4160	13	SMITH Doris I	F	20.10.1923	S	At school	Entry House, Diss	-
8592	4160	15	SMITH Margaret R	F	02.12.1930	S	At school	Entry House, Diss	-
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