From the 1939 register, kindly provided by Tony Bayley, September 2024

STAMBOURNE 1939 REGISTER

The 1939 Register is a snapshot in time of the civilian population of England & Wales. The 1931 Census was destroyed in WWII and there was no census conducted in 1941 so the Register is the only record of its type between 1921 and 1951. It was taken on September 29 1939 not long after the declaration of war with Germany and was used to provide information to the Government for the subsequent issue of identity cards, ration books, to administer conscription and the direction of labour. After the war it was used as the basis to register individuals for the new NHS.

The Register does not include members of the armed forces, even if they were billeted in private houses, as their registration was conducted by military authorities but, as conscription did not start in earnst until January 1940, this did not have much effect on the Register. The record of anyone less than 100 years old is redacted unless they are known to have died. The Register was updated until 1991 and may contain the married names of women who were married between 1939 and 1991. Unfortunately, unlike the censuses, the Register does not include the relationships between members in a household but these may be inferred from the dates of birth. The first entry, Charles Bonner, was also the enumerator for the Register.