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From: "Wendy Joint" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Transcription errors
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:48:24 +0200
References: <00df01c36907$e1ed03c0$dca0f9d5@johnedwa>


Has anyone actually had a transcription error corrected? I notified 1901
census online (in the proscribed way) that my uncle Horace was not Florence
as transcribed, but 6 weeks later it was still incorrect. Or have they got
so much work it takes longer to correct?

Wendy J, France

----- Original Message -----
From: "martyn edwards" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2003 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Transcription errors


| Hi Diane,
|
| 1) click the 'info' button next to the incorrect entry
| 2) click on the 'If you have a correction to this entry, please click
| here' bit
| 3) read the instructions, and if appropriate submit the correct details
|
| martyn
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Diane Wynne" <>
| To: <>
| Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 7:41 PM
| Subject: [Lon] Transcription errors
|
|
| In search of my elusive CANDLINs in London, many of whom never show up in
| the records, I suddenly had the thought that a badly written N could look
| like a U. Hey presto found a just a few more - still loads missing though,
| so keep your eyes peeled please.
|
| In freebmd I found:
|
| Births Dec 1877
| CANDLIN Alice St.Olave 1d 226
| CAUDLIN Alice St Olave Bermondsey 1d 226
|
| Alice has obviously been entered twice for the double keying check - the
| surname is quite uncommon. I know the entry should read CANDLIN Alice (she
| was a great aunt).
|
| Should one notify freebmd of know errors and if so how?
|
| Regards,
| Diane
|
|
|
|
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