1939 Register

Apologies if this discussion has already been covered. I am curious to know why so many dead people are still locked on the 1939 Register. I would have thought that there would be some sort of automatic unlocking for births say up until 1900?? I am trying to do a little preparation before I get myself a one month sub to look up the register, but I am finding that I have people born in the 1860's who are locked, for example.
Regards
Emmyw

 

Hi Tim

The following are some of the entries I have copied, and the message I get:

Hopkins Edward 1866 1939 Register Newbury M.B., Berkshire, England
Cameron David A 1876 1939 Register Coulsdon and Purley U.D., Surrey, England
Hopkins Jane 1881 1939 Register Banstead U.D., Surrey
Breach Florence A 1895 1939 Register Bradfield R.D., Berkshire
Baster Charles 1908 1939 Register Edmonton M.B., Middlesex, England
Bell Peter 1913 1939 Register St Pancras, London, England

Unlock this household
The records for all the people in this household are officially closed, as everyone is either still alive, or not confirmed to have died.
If you believe you have evidence to the contrary, please help and make a request to update the record.

This is different to the norm where presumably some of the household is unlocked, such as this one

Teal Household
Highworth R.D., Wiltshire, Eng
FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) YEAR OF BIRTH
Elsie E Wyatt (Teal) -
Thomas W ? Teal is also on this record
1 more person who is officially closed

Thank you for your help.
Emmy

 

Emmy,

Just had a quick look at David Cameron and Elsie Teal - both are shown fully on the transcriptions/images. Unfortunately, there is an ink spill with the Teals, but it is just possible to see the data.

There is one hidden entry for the Teals (child?) and David Cameron is in a hospital, so probably the only relevant person for you.

Phil

 

Emmy, apart from the first name in your list (Edward Hopkins - a Shepherd) and the last (Peter Bell - a Policeman) the others all appear to be hospital patients but NONE show as locked (i.e. redacted), which I thought was the point you were making? As PhilGee says, they are shown fully in both transcription and original image.

Perhaps I have misunderstood or is it just as simple as you being denied the information because you have yet to take out a Sub?

 

Thank you to everybody for all of your help while I was blissfully in the land of nod!! I am definitely getting the picture, and looking forward to getting a sub soon - sorry I didn't think to look at the 1939 Newsletter before.