Whenever I download an image I usually Edit (crop) the record so that Columns 1 - 10 are a little larger. But today I noticed that there is another column at the Right Hand edge - Column 11 Instructions ---- and alongside my ancestors entry there were the words "Voluntary A R P Warden". A nice little bit of information. In future I will be a little more vigilant before I crop the image. And I will review all the images that I have previously accessed in the "My Records" on Findmypast - I may have missed some snippets!!
Very sound advice. The '39 Register is useful for little snippets worth their weight in gold like this, easily missed.
The thing about the 1939 Register is that it is still within living memory. My great uncle Charlie was a war reserve policeman, but the family failed to recall this.
You are correct Wendy, but I never looked at that part of the image before - I certainly will spend more time scrutinizing images in future. David
Also, as with other census records, it's a good idea to read earlier & later pages as well. You never know who may turn up living around the corner Just today I found an extra child for family by checking London Electorals, hoping to find a death, this child listed in 1936 was no on 1939 electorals & one that was was not found on FreeBMD because the typed image had the Mother's name wrong- the addition of an 'r' messed it up. However the GRO- bless then, had it correct., plus the new found child. I've now left a postem for anyone else looking.
with the 1939 I have spent ages looking or someone only to look for another family member, often with another name and low and behold there are the original ones I was looking for correct names but not coming up when searching!!
