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Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 12 Jan 2012 10:19

I have the Identity certificate from the Ancestry site of a merchant seaman called Albert Wickham, who died in 1941 when his ship hit a mine. There's no doubt that this is his certificate because the details are correct and a relative has confirmed the photograph on it. It isn't dated, so I don't know when it was issued.

Printed on the certificate is a line for 'N.H. Insurance No.'.

As far as I know the National Health wasn't created until after the war, so why would this appear on a document for somebody who died in 1941?

Jonesey

Jonesey Report 12 Jan 2012 10:39

You correctly state that the National Health Service did not effectively come into being until 5/7/1948. However there was an earlier act going back to 1911 whereby employed UK citizens made a weekly contribution which would provide them with benefits in the case of ill health or unemployment.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Insurance_Act_1911

Researching:
Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.

Janet

Janet Report 12 Jan 2012 11:04

Interesting question and useful, informative answer-jl

Researching:
Mellors of Fulstone- Haighs of Fulstone- Haighs of Horbury -Fowlers of Sheffield -Ashton/Acomb of Keighley-Broadheads of Mearhouse-Nixons of Bradfield- Hopwood of Dewsbury and Elland-Procter/Proctors of Malham

mgnv

mgnv Report 12 Jan 2012 14:44

I have a b.cert - the copy was issued by the local deputy superintendent registrar in 1930. The header reads

CERTIFIED COPY of an ENTRY of BIRTH
SUPPLED AT THE SPECIAL FEE OF 6d APPLICABLE IN CERTAIN STATUTORY CASES.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF_________
and for NO OTHER USE OR PURPOSES WHATEVER.

In the blank has been inserted Unemployment Insurance Act.

The subject would just be starting employment, I guess.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 12 Jan 2012 19:03

Thanks Jonesey.

Your Avatar photograph suggests you were around at the time that Act was passed!

Paul ;-) :-D