Morning all. I have a potential relative in 1939 register. Would anyone know how the schedules were issued. Is it per household as per census records? I only ask as the relative I have found is living in a house with two ladies. The ladies have the same schedule and sub schedule of 1 and 2 as expected. But my relative has his own main schedule, sub 1. All living in the same house
I cannot answer your question, and have looked on FMP's frequently asked questions about the 1939 register and there is no answer there either. It does say 65,000 enumerators issued households with registration forms to be completed on September 29th 1939. The following week, enumerators visited each household to check and collect the forms and to issue the identity cards to anyone who had been present in that house or institution on the 29th September 1939. So if no one here can answer, I suggest that you mail them - they usually respond quickly.
It's only a guess, but I wonder if he was living at the address as a "permanent" lodger, and was listed in the electoral roll.