Understanding BMD marriage results COMPLETED

[bigjon]

I have found the marriage of Robert Bower in1851 in Mansfield  ( v 15 p 825 ).
When I enter the quarter, volume and page to find all who were married on that day, I come up with only 3 names - 2 men and 1 woman. How can this be?
 What I am trying to find is who married Robert Bower - I have her on several census' as Elizabeth.

bigjon

[charlotteCH]

Which quarter of 1851 is your Robert Bower shown as having married?

Have you found him in 1851 & 1861 census and if so has he a wife in tow? What name has she there?

On another thread this problem with 2 men and one woman on the page of freebmd marriages was being discussed just the other day but I can't remember where it was- not a very helpful reamrk I'm afraid.

charlotte

[MaryA]

The indexes on FreeBMD, or Ancestry for that matter since they use the same database, are still in the process of transcription and MAY not be complete, therefore the other name may be awaiting uploading.

The alternative is that the page number on the image is unclear and so perfect matching can't take place.

Do as Charlotte says and see if there is a wife with him in the next census and then look at the same quarter for marriages, all entries for the first name and district and check the page numbers of each to see if one has say - [8]25 or [3]25 or something like that, and then look at the image for yourself to see if you think you could definitely say that it matched the one you are looking for.

[Richard Knott]

This was the thread Charlotte was referring to:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,361921.msg2391357.html#msg2391357

At first glance there isn't an obvious candidate. There are three men and four women under Mansfield 15 823, one of whom is Elizabeth Hill, but her entry is definitely 823.

However, there could just be an error in the original index as there is an Elizabeth Hill, b 1833 in Hucknall Under Huthwaite, on the 1851 census that matches later entries. She is living virtually next door to Robert Bower (he is on the previous page) so she looks a strong candidate.

Richard

[charlotteCH]

Richard,
 Thank you...

charlotte

[willsmum]

From Notts marriage index :

Robert Bower married Elizabeth Hill, 23rd June 1851,
Sutton - in - Ashfield.

Regards
Willsmum.

[charlotteCH]

willsmum, that's a great result . Bigjon will be delighted to have that.

charlotte

[Richard Knott]

All is revealed: it is Robert's entry that has been mistranscribed.

If you click on the 825 and look at the original, his is a small late entry, but clearly says 823 (the same as Elizabeth Hill).

Richard

[charlotteCH]

So the lesson for us all is that transcribers are wonderful and generous with their time  but they are  not infallible.

charlotte