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Transcriptions from different sources.
« on: Thursday 16 March 17 18:56 GMT (UK) »
How bad is this. The name is Wilson. I`m having enough trouble tracing people in Scotland without all these mistakes to cope with.  >:(

FreeCen  Cockpen  Page: 16 Schedule: 55   

    WILLISON   John   Head   M   M   26      Midlothian - Newbattle       
    WILLISON   Janet   Wife   M   F   24       Lanarkshire - New Monkland       
    WILLISON   James   Son   -   M   2       Midlothian - Cockpen

Scotlands People 676/ 5/ 16 Cockpen
 JOHN WILLIAMSON 26
JANET WILLIAMSON 24
 JAMES WILLIAMSON 2

Ancestry Page:16 Household schedule number:55  Cockpen.
John Williams  26 Newbattle, midlothian
 Janet Williams  24 Newmarket, lanarks
 James Williams  2 Cockpen, midlothian

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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 March 17 19:03 GMT (UK) »
To be fair, they are consistent.  Consistently wrong  :o
Please help me to help you by citing sources for information.

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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #2 on: Friday 17 March 17 09:30 GMT (UK) »
To be fair, they are consistent.  Consistently wrong

... and so are first names and ages ...  8)
Tarr, Tydeman, Liversidge, Bartlett, Young

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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #3 on: Friday 17 March 17 10:44 GMT (UK) »
BUT - have you seen the original images for this family?  There were some Enumerators who might have needed to learn to write  :o
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #4 on: Friday 17 March 17 15:09 GMT (UK) »
No original images available except on Scotlands people , and then I`d have to pay.
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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #5 on: Friday 17 March 17 15:11 GMT (UK) »
To be fair, they are consistent.  Consistently wrong

... and so are first names and ages ...  8)

?? They are all the same
John 26
Janet 24
James 2.
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Re: Transcriptions from different sources.
« Reply #6 on: Friday 17 March 17 19:19 GMT (UK) »
FindMyPast has WILLISON in 1851, WILSON in 1861-81.
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