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From: "Marilyn and Jim" <>
Subject: Re: Crossed out numbers help
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:16:53 -0700
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Thanks for that Jeff. I did read the Transcriber's Knowledge database but
obviously not well enough

Cheers, Marilyn.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Coleman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: Crossed out numbers help


> The answer is in Transcribers Knowledge Base (TKB) question 6d.
> http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6d
>
> I quote
> "If the original entry is crossed out, transcribe the entry with the
> amendment and add comment such as:
> #COMMENT handwritten amendment of crossed out page number XXXwhere XXX is
> the original page number. "
>
> To insert a blank line to put in the #COMMENT line, place cursor in front
> of surname in following line and press f7 key. [f8 key removes unwanted
> blank line where the cursor is]
>
> Note that if the original number is not crossed out TKB gives different
> advice.
> -
> In 1922 births we have seen cases where the typed number is crossed out, a
> handwritten correction added, and also a similar line is handwritten in
> full at the foot of the column, usually with an insertion marker.
> Following the rule in TKB question 6g may produce two similar lines close
> to each other in such a situation, quite correctly. Don't be tempted to
> ignore a handwritten line simply because it resembles something else on
> the page.
>
> Jeff

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