Not always the indexer's fault - or earliest Gay Marriage ?

[cathyaus]

I came across this today while I was doing indexing for Familysearch .org - The record that was being transcribed was Baptisms from 1892 with the first column being date born. Second column being date christened. Third column being the child's name. Fourth column being the parent's christian names. Fifth column being the surname.



We have to index/ transcribe as it is but just wanted to let people know that it is not always the indexers fault if there is a blatant error - or else the wife's name is Charles or else it's one of the first gay marriages recorded ....... 

[kiwihalfpint]

Thomas must have been found under a bush then

You are right though, it's not the indexer/transcribers fault what they are typing ..... and it wasn't our job to correct the entry.


Cheers
KHP

[Wiggy]

I've heard of wives named Arthur and Smith!   Makes you wonder about the naming doesn't it.

[Eyesee]

FYI

George BEADSWORTH married Charlotte POTT in Mar qtr 1885, Manchester. They were in Newton, Lancashire in 1891. A previous son Thomas Eli was born 1889 and died Jun 1891.

Ian C

[cathyaus]

Thanks Ian for the information.

The point I was making is that everyone jumps to the conclusion that information that appears to be wrong is the fault of the transcriber. It is not our job (as a transcriber as kiwi pointed out)to go searching through other records to find the correct information but rather to transcibe exactly what is written.

I thought that it would be a funny item for others to see that mistakes are made not only by the transcribers.
 
Thomas must have been found under a bush then
Didn't think about that part Kiwi - good point 

Wiggy - I will have to keep an eye out for wives named Arthur & Smith ! This is the first strange one I have come across.

Cathy

[BumbleB]

And it works the other way round.  My great grandfather's forename was Allison    He had a cousin called Allison, and his wife's brother was another Allison, as was her cousin.  And when you think about it, from old naming patterns etc then Al(l)ison is naturally a male name - son of Alice. 

BumbleB

[SteveAlex]

The trouble is that not only do we have transcription errors but we have to understand that our ancestors were not always literate and often mis spelled and changed their own names.  On top of that they appear to sign important documents with their current version of their name.  My great grandfather born Albert William known as Billie appears in some census records as William and his death is recorded as William Albert.   All just helps to confuse me!

[Gaille]

I just read this & the next thread on the beta site........... went to look up my gt-aunt Anniie Evans's burial in 1903 in Newton heath on the beta site - n 2 entries above it is Charlottes burial record!
Wierd!

[Redroger]

Suggest Charlotte for the mother's name, as I don't think a gay engine driver would have lasted long in 1992, yet alone 1892. Regarding gay marriages I found an apparent one in the Cromwellian period. Don't think Oliver and his Puritans would tolerate that though!