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TRANSCRIPTION ERROR

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patchem

patchem Report 20 Jul 2014 10:08

Fascinating reading:

http://random-idea-english.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/random-thoughts-on-every-little-helps.html

Ricochet

Ricochet Report 19 Jul 2014 11:48

interesting thought........lol!

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 19 Jul 2014 11:45

Oh just thought, wonder if Tesco's have ever heard that phrase in full, if so why are they using the shortened version for their promotions....... :-S

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 19 Jul 2014 11:44

Ancestry have been known to change records, but it is very rare.

I have over the years submitted hundreds of corrections to FMP, Ancestry and FreeBMD.

I even submitted amendments that were not even part of my own research, as when trawling through records, noticing something truly odd, I would check it out and if the original page was clearly mis-transcribed I would submit an amendment,

Every little helps, said the little old lady ........................! ;-)

Ricochet

Ricochet Report 19 Jul 2014 11:37

FMP

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
119, Upper Dale Road, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Print household transcription Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Marwood Head Married Male 48 1853 Newsagent Easington, Lancashire Durham Image Transcription
Esther Marwood Wife Married Female 46 1855 - Easington, Lancashire Durham Image Transcription
Mary Marwood Daughter Single Female 23 1878 Music Teacher Croxdale, Durham Image Transcription
Lizzie Marwood Daughter - Female 11 1890 - Cothoe, Durham Image Transcription
Ralphie Marwood Son - Male 6 1895 - Derby, Derbyshire Image Transcription
Print individual transcription View image Individual transcription
First name(s) George
Last name Marwood
Relationship Head
Marital condition Married
Gender Male
Age 48
Birth year 1853
Occupation Newsagent
Birth town Easington
Birth county Lancashire Durham
House number 119
House name -
Street Upper Dale Road
Parish Derby

The way that the word Lane has been written, it is perfectly understandable why the transcriber would have taken it to be Lancs.

I have submitted a correction to FMP. If they agree that it needs amending, you will find that it filters through eventually to the GR records.

FMP DO change the records, unlike Ancestry

Ditto for Esther

GR do NOT do any work on records; they simply use FMP's

jax

jax Report 17 Jul 2014 04:15

Yes my Ancestry ones are like that....There is no point in showing a FMP one as I cannot remember what it said before....just that only 2 of the 7 letters were correct at the time I seem to remember

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 17 Jul 2014 03:58

ah ..................


I've only ever done it on ancestry, and they don't change the record, but add the Additional Information, so you can find the record any which way


as in the case of the Hayhurst family on the 1851 Census, transcribed as Porst .................


1851 England Census about Thomas Porst

Name: Thomas Porst
[Porst]
[Harhurst]
[Hayhurst]
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1795
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Porst
Gender: Male


All members of the family have the same Additional Information.



or Schofield transcribed as Silufield ...........


Name: Samuel Silufield
[Samuel Schofield]
[Samuel Garside]
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Hannah Silufield
Gender: Male
Where born: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Oldham

jax

jax Report 17 Jul 2014 03:40

Sylvia

On Find my past the do actually change it and remove the incorrect info

Well they have for my badly transcribed family names, where I have submitted corrections

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 16 Jul 2014 21:20

Joy ........



Do be aware that GR has not done its own transcriptions of censuses ................. it uses transcriptions done by its sister site findmypast.


This means that GR cannot in fact make any changes .................. fmp has to be notified, then that site has to make the change.


But also note that in most cases the transcription is not changed ................. the correct information is added as "Added Information".





The easiest way to contact GR, and get action is ..................


[email protected]

Gee

Gee Report 16 Jul 2014 19:25

Joy

GR don't make it easy to send a message, do they!

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 16 Jul 2014 17:16

Thanks Margee and Gins.

I've finally worked out how to send a message and I've sent another one about a transcription error regarding William Bunton.

Gee

Gee Report 16 Jul 2014 15:34

I've submitted a correction to Ancestry

You can contact GR by clicking on the HELP tab at the top of the page

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 16 Jul 2014 13:46

They have the same mistranscription on Ancestry. The original clearly reads Easington Lane, Durham.

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 16 Jul 2014 13:29

Posting this here because I can't find a direct contact link to the Genes team.

1901 Census in Derbyshire

George Marwood, age 48, newsagent.

The transcriber has given his place of birth as Lancashire Durham.

The place of birth is Easington Lane, Durham.