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I am trying to find out who lived at Medtha House Chapel Road Rochester Kent ME3 0DR in the 1939 census. I have that address for a Mr W Turner but I cannot find the census. Thank you Pauline

Pauline .............

It is not a census.

The 1939 REGISTER was taken in preparation for the outbreak of WW2, and is a record of all people living in England and Wales(Scotland has a separate register).

It shows their birth date (not always correct!), marital status and occupation. People under the age of 100 (or 120) are blacked out unless the Register was updated.

The Register also formed the basis for the NHS when that came into operation, and was constantly updated until ca 1990/1991

The Register is now available on both Ancestry and FindMyPast, which are subscription sites. Both sites are now slowly updating the Register.


It is possible for you to search the Register on either of those sites for free, if you do not have a subscription to one or both. You will be able to see the if the person is there, but no details. You can then ask someone on here to check the image for you.l

Hi Sylvia, thank you for clarifying that for me. I have looked for the 1939 register on Ancestry and cannot find what I am looking for.

Medtha House is not coming up on FMP search, possibly called something else then?

Thanks for replying, it was on Chapel Road but I do not have a number

I can find Chapel Road Strood but only a few houses and not that one. You can'walk' down Chapel Road on Google maps, via this link which is connected to a flat in "Medtha House" Isle of Grain, Rochester , but the majority of houses are new, perhaps the original was demolished prior to 1939?

Fo instance it doesn't show on the 1911, but Chapel Road does as "registration district Hoo, Isle of Grain Kent

Hi, the 1939 register shows a Cyril Walker who was at a naval training base in Hampshire. He went there in 1938. His guardian had signed his papers and thisis the address they had given. I am afraid this is all I know. I am looking to find out more information about Mr W Turner, the guardian. Thanks for your help. Pauline

1939 Register

>>>>>Medtha House, Strood R.D., Kent, England

Turner household
(11 people)


>>>>>William Turner 26 Mar 1898 Male Fireman ?C Appliances Petroleum Board Grain Install? Married 12 1

Lilian Ada Turner 29 Jun 1899 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 12 2

The record for this person is officially closed.

Evelyn Mary Booth (Turner) 09 Dec 1925 Female At School Single 12 4

The record for this person is officially closed.

The record for this person is officially closed.

The record for this person is officially closed.

Lewis Ernest Turner 06 Dec 1933 Male At School Single 12 8
Thomas Turner 15 Apr 1896 Male Constructional Engineer Aioc Abadan ? Single 12 9
Thomas Turner 12 Dec 1864 Male General Labourer (Retired) Widowed 12 10
Evelyn Mary Evans (Booth,Turner) ? Dec 1925 Female At School Single 12 4

Well done Choccy , now why couldn't I find that lol.

I just trawled through the W Turners in the Medway Towns! :-D

Probably/possibly mis-transcribed


Marriages Dec 1919


Gamby Lilian Tamor Hoo 2a 1797

TAMER William Gamby Hoo 2a 1797

??????????Birth of Lewis Ernest, showing mmn

Births Dec 1933 (>99%)
TURNER Lewis E Gamby Strood 2a 1097

Ah ........

That's why I couldn't find William and Lilian's marriage!

:-D

:-D

Well done everyone, that is a fantastic result, thank you all. All the best Pauline