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From: Janet Cuff <>
Subject: Re: [B&D] GORDON BEAVINGTON CENS
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:07:52 +0000 (GMT)


A big thank you to all the listers who kindly explained the difference between transcribed and scanned, so easy when you've been told in such a helpful manner. You really are a great List .

Janet


----- Original Message ----
From: Ian Sage <>
To: Janet Cuff <>
Cc:
Sent: Monday, 3 December, 2007 12:03:53 PM
Subject: Re: [B&D] GORDON BEAVINGTON CENS

Hi Janet,

The transcription has Gordon's reading of each entry in the census,
written into a text file and therefore searchable.

The scanned part has an image of each page of the original census
returns books, so you can check Gordon's reading against you own
expectations and look out for ambiguities and mistakes. For example,
you'd be amazed (until you think about it) how difficult it is to
distinguish between "Farmer" and "Tanner" in some documents!

Being an image, it is not really searchable except by you looking
through each page in turn.

Hope that helps,

Ian

On 12/3/07, Janet Cuff <> wrote:
> Many thanks Ian for your prompt reply especially as you are away from home. One more point, could you please clarify for me the difference between "scanned and transrcibed" and "scanned", I dont really understand what the two terms mean. Sorry to be so dim!
>
> Janet
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Ian Sage <>
> To: Janet Cuff <>
> Sent: Monday, 3 December, 2007 12:22:40 AM
> Subject: Re: [B&D] GORDON BEAVINGTON CENSU
>
> Hi Janet,
>
> Gordon Beavington's 4-county　transcription CD is indeed excellent
> value, and I for one would firmly recommend it. It covers, from memory
> (I am away from home at present) Somerset, Bristol, Gloucs, Wilts and
> is a full transcription of 1851 census returns, with a few extras
> thrown in. It is a transcription, so if you are going to rely on the
> material you will want to check with the original entries (we always
> do that with all records, don't we!) in which case you need access to
> scans, either from Gordon's Somerset scanned disks or by other means.
> Gordon's scans are not the very best, but are perfectly usable and
> good value for money.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Ian
>
> On 12/2/07, Janet Cuff <> wrote:
> > Can someone please explain to me the difference between these Gordon Beavington Census CDs :-
> >
> > 1851 4 County ￡7.50 and 1851 Somerset 8 CD ￡15 and also "Scanned and transcribed" and "Scanned"
> >
> > The price for the 4 County seems absurdly low or am I missing something which is blindingly obvious. My main interest is Somerset and Bristol with a lesser interest in Gloucestershire...what would you advise for best coverage please?
> >
> > Janet
> >
> >
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