The worst Ancestry transcription ever?

[Seaton Smithy]

Philip Burley transcribed as Builey isn't too bad.

His wife and children's surname transcribed as Burry is a bit odd given the above.

The winner here though is the wife's birthplace of Plympton transcribed as Phempler.

[yelkcub]

In the 1891 census my ancestor Hiram Horsfall, a gardener living in Bermondsey, was mistranscribed 'Horsface'.
Some bored transcriber's idea of a joke?

[Rosinish]

I wanted to look at the image, because sometimes there is more information than is transcribed.

As well as being more accurate.

I find some of the Scottish place names in particular to be way off & no way of being able to hazard a guess 

Annie

[Geoff-E]

In the 1891 census my ancestor Hiram Horsfall, a gardener living in Bermondsey, was mistranscribed 'Horsface'.
Some bored transcriber's idea of a joke?

If I had to transcribe it. I would say it was HORSFACE.

[Rosinish]

If I had to transcribe it. I would say it was HORSFACE.

I tend to agree as the 'll's don't have a long upward stroke, the last 2 letters look different & neither looks like an 'l'

Annie

[yelkcub]

See what you mean, though perhaps common sense ought to have kicked in to question whether 'Horsface' was a likely surname. I know there are some outlandish names in existence, but ...

Hiram was the brother of my paternal grandmother's father. There is quite a story attached to one of Mr Horsface's daughters, too complex to repeat here.

[frostyknight]

Bet you'll always think of him as Mr Horsface now.

[stonechat]

I get just as annoyed when they transcribed a GRO index - the clearly printed ones - Norma as Norman.
Just no excuse for that extra N in there

[tillypeg]

FindMyPast 1861 census - the Hardaf family - actually Wardell.

Poor Zachariah Wardell in 1851 was affectionately known as Qgackriah !!