1911 Census - transcription worries

[gerryfarrell]

Like most of us i been waiting anxiously on the release of the 1911 Scotland Census results, and loaded with lots of increased price credits searched my family.
Many credits later I still have loads of what should have been easy to find names  not found!!

I'm now wondering if its because the results are plagued with transcription errors, here's one I did eventually find ... Patrick McAnaw (looks clear enough to me on the entry) transcribed as Patrick McAnan?? now am i just being petty or does anyone else see its as McAnaw staring you in the face??

Gerry

[goldie61]

I think you're dead right Gerry. How frustrating for you.

The actual entry clearly says McAnaw, and the transcription McAnan. Very poor.
Have you reported it? - I'm guessing you used 'ScotlandsPeople'
I know they were very quick and helpful with a very poor scan of an 1861 Census I reported to them..
You could even ask for your credits to be re-instated if you wanted to take it that far !

I expect there will be a lot of problems to iron out to start with.

Good luck

[sancti]

I had a MEEHAN transcribed as MECHAN

Thankfully it was the only possible entry for the family in the area who later became MEECHAN so I used the * entry

[prophetess]

Its clearly McAnaw to me,
The problem I had last night wasn't with the transcription
but looking through previous searches I took a look at one from there,
 paid the five credits, only to discover that I had looked at it the night before and printed it off
when previously it would have shown it was already paid,
I have sent a message to let them know, the other thing I had hoped for that with people born in Ireland it would give  an area  it hasn't and I got 2 more from Ireland now

[oldfashionedgirl]

I was looking for my mother in Law and couldn't find her despite knowing her exact age and street location, I did find her by looking for her father but it just didn't pick up her name at all even though it was very clear ??

[gerryfarrell]

I had the same problem with one of my grandparents, eventually found her through her oldest son as search wouldn't find her.
I emailed Sp re the McAnaw entry and they came back early this morning, usual apology type email but also credited me back my credits so top marks for that.

Gerry

[prophetess]

I think they are having a few problems Gerry when I spoke to the Girl after a few emails she had said they have been extremely busy,

think they have techie probs too

this is how my problem is going, awaiting the reply

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,525170.msg3802207.html#msg3802207

[Windsor87]

I've had no problems on that count.

I have had some problems tracing ancestors, but mainly because they changed their names - eg Georgina decided she was called Jane, Margaret decided she was called Jane, and Eleanor decided she was called Helen...

[carol8353]

I've had that problem too......Jane in 1901 now becomes Jeannie in 1911 

Carol