Hi Ian, Yes, I've found errors on certificates issued by Records Offices. On one, hand-written in 1831, the surname Wadsworth was recorded as 'Woodworth', which caused immense confusion in my research. Either the parish clerk was hard of hearing or someone mumbled the name. Another was a recently hand-written copy of a 1903 original, showing the name Eleanora as 'Ellenorer'. As Doris says, headstones are another possible source of such errors. There are errors on the headstones of two married couples in my family, one related to each of my parents. One stone, in Wales, gives an incorrect birth year and the other, in England, has a name incorrectly spelt. One of my aunts was always known by a certain first name, and I never knew her called by any other, yet I can find no record of her birth or marriage under that name, only ones for dates which coincide but show a different name beginning with the same letter. My aunt was the eldest of the siblings, and no-one still alive is able to confirm that these records do in fact relate to her. I've also been given 'dud' information by family members who were adamant that it was correct, while official records show otherwise, but can anyone prove the official record is 'gospel'? We can only go by information we are given or can find. In the light of examples we've seen here, perhaps we shouldn't be too hard on transcribers who mis-read or mis-spell information they take from original records. It may confuse and irritate researchers, but, with the best will in the world, we do all make mistakes! Best of luck with your research. Mary O