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Diss : 1939 National Registration
Surname: TURNER

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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 = 23 from 124353
ID	No.	H/H	Name	Gender	DoB	Status	Occupation	Address	Notes
5826	1031	1	TURNER Archibald T	M	04.10.1880	M	Agricultural farm worker	St. Martin's Farm Cottages, The Heywood, Diss	-
5827	1031	2	TURNER Rosa	F	17.08.1884	M	Housewife	St. Martin's Farm Cottages, The Heywood, Diss	-
5828	1031	3	TURNER Thomas S	M	08.05.1916	S	Farm worker	St. Martin's Farm Cottages, The Heywood, Diss	-
5840	1036	1	TURNER William	M	27.03.1908	M	Horseman on farm	2 Oak Cottages, The Heywood, Diss	-
5841	1036	2	TURNER Ellen M	F	18.08.1*910	M	Unpaid domestic duties	2 Oak Cottages, The Heywood, Diss	-
5906	1057	1	TURNER Elizabeth	F	16.11.1874	W	Unpaid domestic duties	The Back, Heywood, Diss	-
5907	1057	2	TURNER Frederick	M	01.06.1913	S	Maltster floorman, heave work	The Back, Heywood, Diss	-
5912	1060	3	TURNER Victor F	M	29.06.1902	M	Smallholder	Househole Farm, Diss	-
5913	1060	4	TURNER Ivy? E	F	28.05.1916	M	Unpaid domestic duties	Househole Farm, Diss	-
6136	1131	1	TURNER Alfred	M	01.07.1867	M	Old age pensioner	Walcot Road, Diss	-
6137	1131	2	TURNER Annie	F	06.11.1867	M	Old age pensioner	Walcot Road, Diss	-
6447	2088	1	TURNER John F	M	08.02.1881	M	Sadler	11 Mount Street, Diss	-
6448	2088	2	TURNER Florence K	F	01.12.1882	M	Unpaid domestic duties	11 Mount Street, Diss	-
6854	2228	6	TURNER Joseph	M	03.03.1902	S	Horseman on farm	Hill House, Shelfanger Road, Diss	Wartime role: Air raid warden
6934	2253	2	TURNER Henry	M	21.01.1869	S	General labourer	21 Roydon Road, Diss	-
8215	4028	1	TURNER Henry J	M	30.04.1869	M	Boiler maker (retired)	3 Gas House Lane, Diss	Wartime role: A.R.P. Warden
8216	4028	2	TURNER Emma J	F	14.08.1879	M	Unpaid domestic duties	3 Gas House Lane, Diss	Wartime role: A.R.P. Warden
8217	4028	3	TURNER Peggy	F	21.06.1922	S	Hospital nurse	3 Gas House Lane, Diss	-
8691	4200	1	TURNER Lewis	M	04.04.1891	M	Lawyer	18 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: A.R.P. Service
8692	4200	2	TURNER Emma	F	17.06.1890	M	Unpaid domestic duties	18 Chapel Street, Diss	-
8693	4200	3	TURNER Sidney J	M	01.08.1919	S	Shop assistant (clothing)	18 Chapel Street, Diss	Wartime role: A.F.S.
8694	4200	4	TURNER George H L	M	28.05.1918	S	Shop assistant (clothing)	18 Chapel Street, Diss	-
8695	4200	5	TURNER Annie L	F	10.12.1878	M	Unpaid domestic duties	18 Chapel Street, Diss	-
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