Re: [Bann Valley] Errors

["Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Let me toss in my 2¢ worth...one has to be careful when looking at 
microfilms of original documents too.  I "rented" a bad microfilm from one 
source some 15 years ago and determined that a name was "Hud".  Just 3 weeks 
ago sks sent me a copy of the same marriage register page taken from another 
microfilm copy - the difference was like night and day.  The name now 
appears to be "Hust" or "Heist" which is still a problem, but at least we 
can blame that on the minister's bad handwriting... ;-)

Cliff. Johnston
"May the best you've ever seen,
Be the worst you'll ever see;"
from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "denver boyd" <denverboyd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Bann Valley] Errors


Hi everyone,

Just to follow up on Barbara Braswell's earlier sentiment.. We transcribers 
are only human! Yes, we do sometimes make mistakes. One person transcribes, 
a second proof reads before the 'document' is sent to Richard for insertion 
on the Bann Valley page. HOPEFULLY, that will uncover any issues. We can 
only record what is on the original document.. and where we feel there needs 
to be clarification, we leave transcriber's comments. Please also bear in 
mind that whoever completed the ORIGINAL document might have made a mistake 
with the date, name or what ever.

Let me give you two examples of how the General Registers Office (the 
Government department in charge of recording Births, Marriages and Deaths) 
can (and DOES sometimes) make mistakes.. I know one person whose birth 
certificate says she was born in November... when she was actually born in 
May.. and I know another person whose birth certificate actually says lists 
HIS sex as female!! Mistakes DO happen.. and sometimes at the highest level.

BUT, here is where YOU can help! If you DO see what you think is a mistake, 
check your source in the first instance.. then if you're 'happy' that there 
IS a mistake, email Richard or Barbara (or me!) with as much detail as you 
have!

Denver


--- On Sun, 7/9/08, Barbara Braswell <barb_braswell20@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Barbara Braswell <barb_braswell20@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Bann Valley] Errors
> To: BannValley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, 7 September, 2008, 2:24 PM
> Hi Listers,
>
> It has been brought to my attention that some are
> complaining the records on the Bann Valley site are full of
> errors.  I don't think there are any more problems with
> these records than those on other sites.  In fact I have
> double checked a few times what Emerald Ancestry has against
> what we have and ours are correct and theirs are in error.
>
> PLEASE, if you do see a record that is not right or you
> think is not right email me or Richard Torrens, the
> "Listmaster", with the name of the church, the
> record and the line number and we can check it against the
> original and make a decision.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
> Barbara Braswell
>
>
>
>
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