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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){

}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 1 Nov 2006 16:13

I'm looking at an 1883 marriage. There has obviously been some discrepency as to what one of the ladies surnames was. Below.....

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 1 Nov 2006 16:16

YorkshireBMD says Mary Ann Haywin FreeBMD says Mary Ann Hagwin/Haywin Ancestry....when you do the search says Hagwin/Haywin, but when you look at the typed image it is definitely Hagwin. The thing is, this wasn't the name I was hoping to see anyway! So I was wondering if the typed images on Ancestry are copied from an original handwritten entry. Thanks

TaniaNZ

TaniaNZ Report 1 Nov 2006 16:22

Hi Jeanette The transcription in ancestry is just a direct copy of what is transcribed in Free BMD. Free BMD is taken directly from copies of the original registration books sent out to transcribers. Transcribers are encouraged to not make any guesses. If they cannot define what the letter is absolutely they will often bracket 2 different letters thus your single letter difference in the surname Regards tania currie

Joy

Joy Report 1 Nov 2006 16:23

Yes, Mary Ann Hagwin it is in the ancestry site. This is - as far as I am aware - an actual copy (if you see what I mean), an image of the book that one would see at the Family Records Centre.

TonyW

TonyW Report 1 Nov 2006 16:24

I've had this - isn't it just frustrating!! The problem I found is that there have been too many people who have transcribed the records. I found the solution was to actually view the entry (in my case at Durham records Office) and make my own judgement. Plus the father's names, witnesses etc often helps. If you send away for the certificate it all too often is a copy made by the registrar and the transcription problem is either not solved or compounded - however the father's names and witnesses may help. Sorry - that was a bit long winded, but I hope it helps a little!

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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads&# Report 1 Nov 2006 16:25

I would imagine that the central records office received transcribed copies of records, as the local register office tend to have the originals. So maybe it was lost in transcription between the local registrar and the central records office.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 1 Nov 2006 16:36

Thanks for your replies. The surname I was actually hoping to see was Hale. At least it begins with the same 2 letters! lol Tony.....that would ordinarily be my next step. But unfortunately our RO is closed until Spring 2007! But, yes, a look at the original might decide it one way or another. This is part of someone's tree with whom I seem to have a connection, so I'll get back to him and ask if he has any verification to put me out of my misery! lol