1939 England and Wales Census
I had a weekly notification of some changes to someone in my tree, and added to their profile was the 1939 census record.
Is there a particular search bar I could use to access these records on FS ?
I know about Find My Past, but this was linked to FS
Thank you
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Thank you
So reading this you have to go through to Find My Past
Julie
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That would be correct.
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Incidentally, the information given on the page to which @Amy Archibald provides a link is unhelpful (unless there is a different version for LDS Church members, or if viewing at a FHC). The Wiki page (reached via "How to use this collection" link) merely leads to a loop, as Julie has found.
I believe there are similar problem on the pages relating to Scottish census records. FamilySearch needs to rewrite these pages to clearly reflect the true position regarding access to these records.
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To view FMP or Ancestry for free, I go to my local, public library (here in London), where I can view the UK versions. Otherwise, I wait until they have a special offer, whereupon I sign-up (to one or the other, usually for a short-term) and get stuck into my "To view / download" list!
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Thanks Amy
But I am just going around in circles, I press How to use this collection, then read through and press search the index and it takes me back to the Yellow page that says How to use this collection. And I am signed in
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The recordset is the "1939 England and Wales Register" - not a census.
On the landing page, on FamilySearch, we read
"The index was provided by Findmypast, and users will be directed to images on findmypast.com.
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I used to access the 1939 National Register during my visits to a Family History Centre. I would add the details as sources whilst I was there, but still be able to view the source details when I got home.
I don't know if the same collection "home" page appears when you are at a FHC, otherwise it appears Find My Past has stopped FamilySearch users from having any access to its (now) exclusive collection. So, it looks like accessing through Find My Past is now our only option. Glad I downloaded all my known relatives' 1939 records (as sources) when I did! (As well as adding the FMP images - via memory stick - during the same visits.)
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FYI - the 1939 Register is also available on Ancestry. FMP had a 3-year exclusive, and Ancestry was able to offer it after the 3-year period was up.
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Oh, thanks for that Ann - I was not aware.
Incidentally, I just updated an earlier note (above). It's good that (unlike with some withdrawn collections) the 1939 N.R. sources can still be viewed from my relatives' Sources sections.
(Below attached during a visit to a FHC in 2019)
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Thank you both.
We would have to go to a library to view the collection, unless FMP or Ancestry have a free 2 or 3 day period like they do during the year
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