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Hi,

I am currently transcribing burial records from the 1830's for an on line website from images of  the burial registers supplied by the website I am transcribing them for.  I have used the on line records of a popular genealogy website merely as a checking aid if the image I am transcribing is of poor quality.

I am appalled at the way the particular records which I am transcribing have been transcribed on this popular website.  If the deceased is a child, a wife or a widow they have only been transcribed under their forename even though their surname is clearly visible when looking at the image of the burial register page.  Another common error seems to be that where the deceased has two forenames the second forename has been transcribed as the deceased's surname even though again their surname is clearly visible when looking at the image of the burial register page.

How on earth anyone is supposed to find records relating to their ancestors when they have been transcribed in this way is beyond me.

I am assuming that the people who transcribed these registers were instructed to transcribe them in this way otherwise one would assume that the error would have been picked up on when the transcription was checked before being put on line.

I am not saying that my transcription of the records will be perfect but at least  they will be searchable by surname regardless of whether the deceased was a child, wife etc when they eventually go on line.

Rant over now, feel much better  

Best Wishes
CJL

Hi All,

I have just received an e mail from Who Do You Think You Are Magazine in which it was announced the launch of a new web site for anyone researching London Ancestors.

Here is the web site address www.londonlives.org

A quote from the web site "A fully searchable edition of 240,00 Manuscripts from 8 archives and 15 datasets, giving access to 3.35 million names."

Apologies to Valda, who I now see has already posted information with regards to this web site.

Best Wishes
CJL

Hi Beebee123

A very warm welcome to Rootschat.  I viewed a reply which you made to a recent post and wondered whether I could be cheeky and ask whether you minded taking a look to see whether there are any monumental inscriptions for the surname Redshaw.

My great, great grand parents moved to the Dacre Banks area in around 1830 and my Great Grandfather and his siblings were born in and around that area.

I also wondered whether I could take advantage of your knowledge of the area and ask whether you could tell me which possible churches  my ancestors may have been baptised, married etc and where to look for any possible parish records.

Not living in the area, my research is restricted to the internet and any parish registers which I may be able to purchase either in booklet form or on cd.

I would appreciate any advise you are willing to give me regarding finding records relating to my family either parish or otherwise.


Very Best Wishes
CJL

Hi

I wonder whether anyone can tell me whether there are copies of parish registers available to purchase for the parishes of Almondbury and Berry Brow.  I am trying to trace the baptism for someone in either 1785 or 1788 who lists his place of birth on one census as Almondbury and on another as Berry Brow.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You
CJL