Many thanks to all the people who responded regarding the Note on FreeBMD. It took me quite a while, but with Allan's help I finally found where to check what had been entered. It would appear that either my eMail address was never ticked to be shown or someone beat me to it as it was marked "not to be shown". As I didn't find it until today I can assure you I haven't changed it in the past week. I also changed some of the other parameters as someone had ticked that I had a fiche reader, which I don't. Regards, Nancy Frey Scan2 Syndicate - #3771

[email protected] wrote on Mon, 18 May 2009: >I am currently transcribing 1936 Births, June quarter, K-Z, page 0061. At >the bottom of the first column is a hand-printed entry which has the >district as "NEWCASTLE L. 30". I am unable to put 30 in the district code >section so for the time being have put a "?". Is there a work-around for >this situation? Hi Mark The question mark UCF is only used when all the data in a field is missing, and here you have the "30", so that wouldn't be right. I'd suggest entering the volume as 30_ for now to keep WinBMD happy :-). Then after you have uploaded the page, you can go into your File Management and take the underscore out again. Hope this helps :-) -- Nowl

People, Apart from the excellent advice already given by others, you should also be aware that the privacy facility in your FreeBMD profile can be overriden on a file by file basis. if when completing the header page in WinBMD you fill in the "Credit To" box with your email address, then this settings will override your profile and the email address you entered in the credit to box could be made public. When completing full pages for your syndicate, it is best to ensure that the three Credit fields (Credit Name, Email and Credit) are all left blank. This advice is contained in the WinBMD help file which can be accessed by pressing the F1 key when the cursor is located in anyone of the three credit fields. Best wishes Kevin S. Howell FreeBMD Corrections Coordinator. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Frey Sent: 17 May 2009 23:20 To: [email protected] Subject: Note on FreeBMD re Transcribers I have brought this up before, but never received a satisfactory response. The message I am forwarding is indicative the many enquiries I receive in response to the note on the FreeBMD that "the transcriber may have more information" or something to that effect, leading researchers to think that these records come from our personal research. May I once again suggest that this note be removed and instead a note inserted "the transcriber does not have any personal interest in the names being transcribed". It take away from my transcribing time to respond to each and every one of these enquiries and that is counter-productive. Regards, Nancy Frey Scan2 Syndicate #3771 ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Goldsmith To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:48 AM Subject: Charlotte Wright Hi could you give me any info on your Charlotte Wright ,Iam looking up my Charlotte Wright born in Orsett Essex abt 1858 she is my G G Mother, my G GFather 's name was Edwin Cox born abt 1848 died 1910 Edmonton , my Charlotte was living in Edmonton on the 1911 census. I found you on Free BMD. Thank you for your time kind regards Keith. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Get the New Internet Explore 8 Optimised for MSN. Download Now FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Nancy I expect you know that this sort of message only occurs if you have chosen the option to invite correspondence on the entries you have submitted . This may have been the default choice at one time, but has not been for a number of years. Go to 'File Management' on the FreeBMD transcribers' page, logging in with your submitter ID and password (both case sensitive) and scroll down to 'Modify your submitter details' at lower left. There you will see three choices under 'Privacy': Do not reveal my name (Submitter ID will still be shown) Reveal my name but not my email address Show my email address and invite correspondence on the entries I have submitted You only get this sort of message if you have chosen the last option. If you move your choice to one of the others the messages from database users will stop. Click on 'Update' after making the change and confirm it if need be. Simple as that. Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins list ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Frey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 11:19 PM Subject: Note on FreeBMD re Transcribers >I have brought this up before, but never received a satisfactory response. >The message I am forwarding is indicative the many enquiries I receive in >response to the note on the FreeBMD that "the transcriber may have more >information" or something to that effect, leading researchers to think that >these records come from our personal research. > > May I once again suggest that this note be removed and instead a note > inserted "the transcriber does not have any personal interest in the names > being transcribed". > > It take away from my transcribing time to respond to each and every one of > these enquiries and that is counter-productive. > > Regards, > > Nancy Frey > Scan2 Syndicate > #3771 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Goldsmith > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:48 AM > Subject: Charlotte Wright > > > Hi could you give me any info on your Charlotte Wright ,Iam looking up my > Charlotte Wright born in Orsett Essex abt 1858 she is my G G Mother, my G > GFather 's name was Edwin Cox born abt 1848 died 1910 Edmonton , my > Charlotte was living in Edmonton on the 1911 census. I found you on Free > BMD. > Thank you for your time kind regards Keith.

I have brought this up before, but never received a satisfactory response. The message I am forwarding is indicative the many enquiries I receive in response to the note on the FreeBMD that "the transcriber may have more information" or something to that effect, leading researchers to think that these records come from our personal research. May I once again suggest that this note be removed and instead a note inserted "the transcriber does not have any personal interest in the names being transcribed". It take away from my transcribing time to respond to each and every one of these enquiries and that is counter-productive. Regards, Nancy Frey Scan2 Syndicate #3771 ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Goldsmith To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:48 AM Subject: Charlotte Wright Hi could you give me any info on your Charlotte Wright ,Iam looking up my Charlotte Wright born in Orsett Essex abt 1858 she is my G G Mother, my G GFather 's name was Edwin Cox born abt 1848 died 1910 Edmonton , my Charlotte was living in Edmonton on the 1911 census. I found you on Free BMD. Thank you for your time kind regards Keith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get the New Internet Explore 8 Optimised for MSN. Download Now

If you tell us the names we can investigate. Barrie mal/wend wrote: > Hi all, I've known for some time that two of my Family members married in W.Derby Lancashire on 21 MAy 1863. Have never been able to locate them on FreeBMD. Tried others also on the same page. Not there. ( I viewed them on a paysite) > Is this because that page was not available to FreeBMD transcribers, or did it just get left behind. > > I'm repeating 1841 Births transcriptions & found some of them were not already online. Is it the same reason? > > cheers Wendy > --Certified Virus Free by 4SecureMail.com ICSA-Certified Scanner--

Hi Nancy, I changed mine through the FreeBMD website so I don't get contacted at all - I have no further information. Log into the FreeBMD website to the File Management page. Click on 'Modify your submitter details' at the bottom of the screen and then you can click on the radio buttons to either not reveal name etc, reveal name but not email address, or invite correspondence. From the emails you're getting, your name is probably set up to invite correspondence. The webpage I'm on for that is http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/bmd- user-admin.pl Good luck! Shirley Scan2, 1440 On 17 May , 2009, at 3:19 PM, Nancy Frey wrote: > I have brought this up before, but never received a satisfactory > response. The message I am forwarding is indicative the many > enquiries I receive in response to the note on the FreeBMD that > "the transcriber may have more information" or something to that > effect, leading researchers to think that these records come from > our personal research. > > May I once again suggest that this note be removed and instead a > note inserted "the transcriber does not have any personal interest > in the names being transcribed". > > It take away from my transcribing time to respond to each and every > one of these enquiries and that is counter-productive. > > Regards, > > Nancy Frey > Scan2 Syndicate > #3771 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Keith Goldsmith > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 7:48 AM > Subject: Charlotte Wright > > > Hi could you give me any info on your Charlotte Wright ,Iam looking > up my Charlotte Wright born in Orsett Essex abt 1858 she is my G G > Mother, my G GFather 's name was Edwin Cox born abt 1848 died 1910 > Edmonton , my Charlotte was living in Edmonton on the 1911 census. > I found you on Free BMD. > Thank you for your time kind regards Keith. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > Get the New Internet Explore 8 Optimised for MSN. Download Now > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi all, I've known for some time that two of my Family members married in W.Derby Lancashire on 21 MAy 1863. Have never been able to locate them on FreeBMD. Tried others also on the same page. Not there. ( I viewed them on a paysite) Is this because that page was not available to FreeBMD transcribers, or did it just get left behind. I'm repeating 1841 Births transcriptions & found some of them were not already online. Is it the same reason? cheers Wendy

It is possible to report a missing page by using the existing Corrections procedure by referring to the last entry on the preceding page and following the instructions on the correction request page. Occasionally pages which are thought to be missing have actually been transcribed, but a mistranscription or the use of uncertain character format in the surname has made it difficult to find the entries. If you think you have discovered that a complete page is missing in a quarter that is marked as >99% complete, you may wish to research which scan is involved ( by looking at entries nearby in the alphabet that have been transcribed and using the 'spectacles' icon to see the scan reference) and to communicate that information to the co-ordinator of the syndicate concerned. You can find which syndicate is doing which quarters by looking at the link '.Allocations Pages' under 'Volunteer Support & Resources' on the FreeBMD transcribers' page. This route should not be used to report simple transcription errors, for which the normal correction request procedure should be followed. If you would like to send me off-list the details of what you think is missing I will be happy to check, and follow up if necessary. Jeff assistant list admin, FreeBMD-admins mailing list [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "mal/wend" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 6:37 AM Subject: 1863 Marriages -Lancashire > Hi all, I've known for some time that two of my Family members married in > W.Derby Lancashire on 21 MAy 1863. Have never been able to locate them on > FreeBMD. Tried others also on the same page. Not there. ( I viewed them on > a paysite) > Is this because that page was not available to FreeBMD transcribers, or > did it just get left behind. > > I'm repeating 1841 Births transcriptions & found some of them were not > already online. Is it the same reason? > > cheers Wendy > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

Hello I have a transcriber who is running Vista and having lots of trouble getting started. She managed to get under way and did one page, but when she launched BMD Verify it came up with the "run-time error 429 ACTIVEX COMPONENT CANT CREATE OBJECT." This same message now comes up when she tries to open WinBMD. She has tried reloading the program, to no avail and has also tried to follow the instructions in 3b in the helps files. Can anyone help please? Thanks Sue Coordinator of The Recordsmiths Syndicate of volunteer transcribers working for FreeBMD. See http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for details of the project.

I am running Windows XP and have been transcribing for years. I am now getting the same error. Patricia

Apologies. More haste less speed. C:\Users\Username\Documents\FreeBMD is where I suggest that she put the 'Define Save Path', where Username is her user name on that computer. There are advantages if files are no saved within the C:\Program Files area of a Vista computer. Most importantly they are easy to find, for example to attach to an email to a co-ordinator, or to use in BMDVerify. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Coleman" <[email protected]> To: "Susan & Martin Hawkins" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 8:55 AM Subject: Re: Run Time error 429 > Hello Sue > > I suggest that, after closing down her computer and leaving it a while and > then starting it again > 1) She creates a folder in 'Documents' called 'FreeBMD' > 2) She opens WinBMD and in the 'File' menu sets 'Define Save Path' to > C:\Documents\FreeBMD > 3) She presses f3 key to save her transcription to the new location > 4) She now runs BMDVerify and locates her transcription file from this > location > > It may do the magic. She should also make sure her windows updates are up > to > date. > > Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Susan & Martin Hawkins" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:39 AM > Subject: Run Time error 429 > > >> Hello >> >> I have a transcriber who is running Vista and having lots of trouble >> getting started. She managed to get under way and did one page, but when >> she launched BMD Verify it came up with the "run-time error 429 ACTIVEX >> COMPONENT CANT CREATE OBJECT." >> This same message now comes up when she tries to open WinBMD. >> She has tried reloading the program, to no avail and has also tried to >> follow the instructions in 3b in the helps files. >> Can anyone help please? >> Thanks >> Sue >> >> >> Coordinator of The Recordsmiths Syndicate of volunteer transcribers >> working for FreeBMD. See http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for details of the >> project. >> FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hello Sue I suggest that, after closing down her computer and leaving it a while and then starting it again 1) She creates a folder in 'Documents' called 'FreeBMD' 2) She opens WinBMD and in the 'File' menu sets 'Define Save Path' to C:\Documents\FreeBMD 3) She presses f3 key to save her transcription to the new location 4) She now runs BMDVerify and locates her transcription file from this location It may do the magic. She should also make sure her windows updates are up to date. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan & Martin Hawkins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:39 AM Subject: Run Time error 429 > Hello > > I have a transcriber who is running Vista and having lots of trouble > getting started. She managed to get under way and did one page, but when > she launched BMD Verify it came up with the "run-time error 429 ACTIVEX > COMPONENT CANT CREATE OBJECT." > This same message now comes up when she tries to open WinBMD. > She has tried reloading the program, to no avail and has also tried to > follow the instructions in 3b in the helps files. > Can anyone help please? > Thanks > Sue > > > Coordinator of The Recordsmiths Syndicate of volunteer transcribers > working for FreeBMD. See http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ for details of the > project. > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you Jeff. Jeff Coleman wrote: > Omit the blank line. It contains no data so has no place as an entry in the > database. > > Nearest thing on TKB is probably http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6y > about blank lines and change of surname letter part-way through a page, or > maybe http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6aa about blank pages. > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Crew" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:24 PM > Subject: Scan 1920D4-H-0312.jpg - how do I deal with a blank line? > > > >> Whilst transcribing scan 1920D4-H-0312.jpg, I have encountered a blank >> line between: >> >> Hayhurst, Maria, etc, etc >> and >> Hayler, Alfred, etc, etc >> >> Do I omit the blank line and just carry on with the record beginning >> with Hayler, or put a question mark in each field where the blank line >> occurs? >> >> I'm sure this has cropped up before but I can't find reference to it in >> the KB or archives. Perhaps I haven't used the appropriate search >> criteria. >> >> John. >> >> FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Omit the blank line. It contains no data so has no place as an entry in the database. Nearest thing on TKB is probably http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6y about blank lines and change of surname letter part-way through a page, or maybe http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6aa about blank pages. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Crew" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:24 PM Subject: Scan 1920D4-H-0312.jpg - how do I deal with a blank line? > Whilst transcribing scan 1920D4-H-0312.jpg, I have encountered a blank > line between: > > Hayhurst, Maria, etc, etc > and > Hayler, Alfred, etc, etc > > Do I omit the blank line and just carry on with the record beginning > with Hayler, or put a question mark in each field where the blank line > occurs? > > I'm sure this has cropped up before but I can't find reference to it in > the KB or archives. Perhaps I haven't used the appropriate search > criteria. > > John. > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Whilst transcribing scan 1920D4-H-0312.jpg, I have encountered a blank line between: Hayhurst, Maria, etc, etc and Hayler, Alfred, etc, etc Do I omit the blank line and just carry on with the record beginning with Hayler, or put a question mark in each field where the blank line occurs? I'm sure this has cropped up before but I can't find reference to it in the KB or archives. Perhaps I haven't used the appropriate search criteria. John.

Dave. Search for all births 4th Qtr 1862, Bolton - Joseph Coppoce Search for all births 4th Qtr 1862, Blackburn - William Coppoce It's not a very clear scan - could be a K or an E. HTH - Dave. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Coppock" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:46 PM > Subject: Missing Coppock BIRTH Entries 1862 > > >> Free BMD >> >> Thanks for prompt reply to previous query - have corrected entries. >> >> Below Tried wildcards. >> >> BIRTH 4th Qtr 1862 FRC Book >> COPPOCK JOSEPH Bolton 8c 327 >> COPPOCK WILLIAM Blackburn 8e 265 >> >> Best Wishes Dave >> >> David F. Coppock >> Blaby Leicestershire >> England >> GOON 2750 >> OFHS 922 >> L&RFHS C240 >> FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins >> FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Hi, I hope it won't be too long as although the solution is OK for those who are computer literate, it is not easy for those with less experience. I have thought of trying to identify the problem scans and holding them back until the program update is available, but that may be too difficult. Regards Brian Smart -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of david mayall Sent: 03 May 2009 19:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WinBMD - District problem due to numbers in field We aren't sure as yet. Unfortunately, the new version has some minor teething troubles that need to be ironed out before it can be released. 2009/5/3 Brian Smart <[email protected]> > Hi, > Do we know when the updated version of WinBMD will be available that does > not reject files with numbers in the district field? Having started on 1944 > marriages this seems to be a continuous problem. > > Regards > > Brian Smart > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dave Mayall FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

We aren't sure as yet. Unfortunately, the new version has some minor teething troubles that need to be ironed out before it can be released. 2009/5/3 Brian Smart <[email protected]> > Hi, > Do we know when the updated version of WinBMD will be available that does > not reject files with numbers in the district field? Having started on 1944 > marriages this seems to be a continuous problem. > > Regards > > Brian Smart > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Dave Mayall

Hi, Do we know when the updated version of WinBMD will be available that does not reject files with numbers in the district field? Having started on 1944 marriages this seems to be a continuous problem. Regards Brian Smart