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   Charles Ellson to rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
   Re: 1939 "census" location   
   08 May 24 20:36:04   
   
   From: charlesellson@btinternet.com   
      
   On Wed, 8 May 2024 13:41:30 +0100, Graeme Wall   
    wrote:   
      
   >I have found a person in 1939 at 21 George Street! There is no othere   
   >clue as to where in the country this is, the Borough, UD or RD section   
   >hasn't been completed, all I have is is the ED Letter Code: DBVI   
   >the page ref is tna_r39_1507_1507c_007.jpg.   
   >   
   >Anyone know how to decode this to an actual location?   
   >   
   >A couple of the people are listed as labourers at RAOC Colchester so I   
   >assume that is the most likely location.   
   >   
   DBVI is Colchester MB and only has 15 images on Ancestry -   
   https://www.lostcousins.com/newsletters2/1939RegisterAreaCodes.htm   
   Image 7 in Ancestry's contains 21 George Street.   
   The current postcode is CO1 1TT.   
      
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