Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!

[suey]

lizdb - if that's what's written on the page that's what transcribers must write down.   Them's the rules I'm afraid

[aghadowey]

I've just this minute found 60 yr old William - as a 'son' to 35 yr old Charles and 32 yr old Jane.

Actually the image says "serv" abbr. for servant.

Then census transcription should read serv NOT son 

[Jaxyfone]

I have found an Original Mackness, and also an entry that lists one ancestor's occupation as a stain maker.

Actually, it's not always a case of transcribers having to put in exactly what's written. Sometimes they just don't seem to be able to read the handwriting. One census entry lists my ancestors as Macknep, but on the original image it is clearly written Mackness. Having said that, though, I do work in admin and often have to read/transcribe some of the most atrocious handwriting, so maybe I can see what others can't. Maybe I should get a job working as a census transcriber.

[roopat]

Browsing through a census on Familysearch tonight I found a lady whose age was transcribed as 999 

[blamcca]

I love reading through these mistranscriptions 

I saw one the other day, I don't remember what it exactly said but it was something like, 'Clergyman Church Engld Without Care of Souls" I don't know whether it was a mistranscription or not 

I didn't see what the original it said, though.

[pinefamily]

I have seen that before. "Without care of souls" means he didn't have a parish of his own.

[stanmapstone]

Parish Priests are said to have the 'cure of souls' in their parish. Cure' means 'care'. The bishop has the universal cure of souls in a diocese but, subject to this, the incumbent of a benefice (or team rector and team vicar(s) in a team ministry) has the exclusive cure of souls within his or her parish or parishes.

Stan

[Deirdre784]

I've found a Wagser for Walter, a Wm Burts for William Brooks, and a 4 year old son listed as a servant. 

[locksmith]

Any one looking on the 1911 Census (on one of the well known sites) for Constance Louisa Chapman, born in Switzerland, will struggle to find her unless of course they recognise her as Rogestrace Louice CHAAFENG born in Hortyeland.

Simon