THE 1939 REGISTRY - SPECIAL PRE WORLD WAR II CENSUS TAKEN IN ENGLAND AND WALES

THE GUARDIAN - 1939 REGISTRY - A TALE OF A COUNTRY ON THE EVE OF WORLD WAR  A SPECIAL CENSUS CONDUCTED in ENGLAND AND WALES before people started fleeing the bombings to the country or wherever!

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The population register, taken in late September 1939, just after after the outbreak of the second world war, is the only surviving record of the population of England and Wales between 1921 and 1951. The digital version was released on Monday by Findmypast in association with the National Archives.

The register, compiled by 65,000 enumerators and sent to every household in England and Wales, documents the lives of 41 million people. It gives the names of the inhabitants at each address, their date of birth, marital status and occupation.

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The population register, taken in late September 1939, just after after the outbreak of the second world war, is the only surviving record of the population of England and Wales between 1921 and 1951. The digital version was released on Monday by Findmypast in association with the National Archives.  (In Great Britain not the U.S.)

The register, compiled by 65,000 enumerators and sent to every household in England and Wales, documents the lives of 41 million people. It gives the names of the inhabitants at each address, their date of birth, marital status and occupation.

BRITISH CURRANCY CALCULATION FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN

If you're reading British documents that mentions pounds in, say, 1790, you might want to find out what the amount would be in today's market. Here's the link to a currency calculator that can do the job for you quickly. This should help you imagine what money mentioned in wills and other documents means today, though be aware that back then, as now, real estate prices varied by the prestige of the neighborhood. Forensic Genealogy fans should especially find this valuable.