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I seem to send a couple of corrections a week to FreeBMD. The latest one was one half of a marriage that was as clear as a bell on their photo, all the surrounding entries had been made, just this one missed out.
Ancestry seem to make the same mistakes time after time, I thought it was because they were using OCP to do their transcriptions.

At least FMP look at the corrections we suggest, mostly they seem to agree with me!

It wouldn't be so bad if their mistranscriptions were obvious, ie the census image or if the writing isn't clear, but some of the mistakes are glaringly obvious. Such as a census taken in Londonderry, Oldbury, Worcestershire and the place of birth being given by the householder as Londonderry - was transcribed as Place of birth - Londonderry in Ireland. This was indexed as such, so if someone was looking for Oldbury as the place of birth, in the county of Worcestershire, or in Staffordshire where some people might think it is - they would most certainly not look for that person as being born in Ireland.

I am doing some transcriptions for Freereg at the moment, now I am worried that I might have made a mistake.

nessa

Don't worry Nessa - they will be checked and if there is a mistake will be sent back to you for correction, the same as happens with FreeBMD. Another thing in your favour is that you fully understand the English language and have an idea of the geography of the UK

I am transcribing the Brierley Hill area, the area I grew up in if not sure I ask my mum she knows. Although some of the christian names are difficult to read the best name so far is Gustavus Caractacus Russell, not sure where that name came from!!!!
nessa

Brilliant

nessa wrote:I am transcribing the Brierley Hill area, the area I grew up in if not sure I ask my mum she knows. Although some of the christian names are difficult to read the best name so far is Gustavus Caractacus Russell, not sure where that name came from!!!!
nessa

he in a rolf harris song aint he, the famous aussie tennor

Antie Em wrote:

peterd wrote:been trying to get this change for about 10 years even offered to send them a copy of the original marriage cert its my granparents

EVANS Clara WATKINSON George 1931 Warrington, Civil Marriage Cheshire Warrington R/78/146

should be Watterson AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

They won't alter it Pete - but you can leave a Postem (alteration) if you go through FreeBMD. I know it's part of the same organation, but it is still run separately, with volunteers adding the information. When I used to be a volunteer years ago, the information was checked after it was entered and if a mistake was found, sent back to the volunteer for alteration. If the person who entered it (you can see this in the "info" symbol against the entry) is no longer a volunteer, then it's added as a postem.

some one altered it on freebmd or got it correct in the first place ?

Evans Clara Watterson Warrington 8c 360
Watterson George Evans Warrington 8c 360

Was he the one who "was just passing by" or have I got the wrong song ?

nessa

Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
All together, now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.

Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
All together, now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.

Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.

Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.
Now the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus, were just passing by.

Now if you want to take some pictures of the fascinating witches who put the scintilating stiches in the britches of the boys who put the powder on the noses on the faces of the ladies of the harem of the court of King Catactacus...

...you're too late! Because they've just... passed... by!

Good old Rolf Harris! He wrote Australia's favorite love song, Tie my kangaroo down sport.

MarkCDodd wrote:Good old Rolf Harris! He wrote Australia's favorite love song, Tie my kangaroo down sport.

I always liked "two little boys" myself

I shall be singing that all night now!!

nessa

were all nuts can only happen on here, going from ancestry transcripts to rolf harris songs