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From: "MJ Mann" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Census Errors
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 09:42:46 -0400
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Joan,

It seems that Ancestry doesn't like Hudson Co. <g> Back awhile ago
when the 1930 census index for NJ first came on line, they had really
'messed up' the image/index links for Hoboken. I reported it .... it
took them over 6 months to fix it! So, don't hold your breath.
I got so fed up waiting that I just took the index info and went to
NARA and used the microfilm to make copies. <g>

Maureen

On 4/7/06, Joan M Lowry <> wrote:
> For more fun with Ancestry's census records - you might try looking for
> anyone in Secaucus or Bayonne, both towns in Hudson County, NJ in the
> 1920 census.
>
> When they put up the new everyname index for 1920 - they changed the
> names for both towns. Secaucus has become "Seacaucus" and Bayonne has
> become "Bayonna." (Note that they were spelled correctly in the old
> head of household index.) So - if you know where the family was and try
> to limit your search to the right town - you can't find them! It makes
> me wonder what other towns or counties may have had their names changed
> in the process...
>
> I tried to report this and the automated suggestion came back that I
> should use the "correct an error" feature on the individual's result
> page. Sure - I'd have time to do that for every resident in both
> cities, right? After several attempts it appeared that I had gotten
> through to someone who "would make sure the correction got into the
> right department." However, as of today, the towns' names are still
> wrong.
>
> Regards,
> Joan

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