Hi Denise You wll have seen that all 3 of the crossed out records in the second column have been replaced with other handwritten additions essentially the same. What we do in these cases is to enter the record, as indicated on the page, that has not been crossed out and enter a comment to say what is on the scan. A comment is entered in its entirety in the Surname column immediately below the record to which it refers. It must start with #COMMENT and nothing else is entered in the row. In the first case on the page I would enter : Bell,Elizabeth J.,Turner,Barnet,3a,802B #COMMENT Asimilar entry has been crossed out. Note that in the other 2 there is no volume number for the district names so you should enter Spalding,? and Chelmsford,? in the district column. Both entries should be followed by a similar comment to the one above. If you don't know how to enter the ' in the page column for see June'36 and See M'38 please get back to me. Regards Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: query on handwritten notes > Hello > > I'm transcribing 1930B2-B-0074 and there are handwritten entries at the > bottom of the page, however some are crossed out - do I leave them out > of the transcription or do I put them in with a note to say that they > were deleted? And do I put them in at the end of the page or where they > fit into the alphabetical list? > > regards > > Denise > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1731 - Release Date: 17/10/2008 19:01

Denise enter these in the indicated place as: Bell, Elizabeth F., Turner, Barnet, 3a,802B #COMMENT a similar entry has been crossed out Bell, Bernice, Bright, Spalding, ?, see June'36 #COMMENT a similar entry has been crossed out Bell, Elizabeth B., Murry, Chelmsford, ?, see M'38 #COMMENT a similar entry has been crossed out Let me know if you have problems Best Wishes John Mellors http://jemello.users.btopenworld.com/johnm2 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: query on handwritten notes > Hello > > I'm transcribing 1930B2-B-0074 and there are handwritten entries at the > bottom of the page, however some are crossed out - do I leave them out > of the transcription or do I put them in with a note to say that they > were deleted? And do I put them in at the end of the page or where they > fit into the alphabetical list? > > regards > > Denise > 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 Denise All entries on the index page should be entered, even is several seem to refer to be very similar to each other. If there is a clear indication where the handwritten entries should be inserted, put them there, following Transcribers' Knowledge Base (TKB) question 6(g) http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6g If an entry has been crossed through, put it in but follow it in the next line with #COMMENT Entry crossed through, all written in the surname column., as in TKB 6(z) http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6z If the entry has a an entry such as 'see D'54', put it into the 'page' column as it is. This is a cross-reference to a late entry as in TKB 6(q) http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6q. This also advises you to enter a for the volume if no volume is shown. If you have difficulty putting in the apostrophe, follow advice recently given on this list. A way to enter a ' character in the page number field in WinBMD: Type a ' character in another field (e.g. forename) in WinBMD. Select the character by dragging the mouse over it. Press [Ctrl + X] to copy and remove the character. Place the cursor in the appropriate place in the page number field and press [Ctrl + V] to paste the character. In your page The entry at the foot of column 1 goes in where the mark is. The Bell,Bernice entry goes in where the mark is after Bell,Beatrice L. District is Spalding,? The two Bell,Elizabeth B. entries go in where the mark is after Bell,Elizabeth A., with #COMMENT Entry crossed through between them. Note that the district is Chelmsford,? as no volume is shown, and that the mother's maiden name seems to be spelled differently in the two entries, also one shows Mch'38 and the other see M'38 , though both refer to the same quarter. The two Bell,Elizabeth F. entries also go in after Bell,Elizabeth A. and it makes sense to put them in after Elizabeth B., though the symbols appear possibly in the opposite order. Make your own mind about that. Note that the page number is 802B Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 4:27 PM Subject: query on handwritten notes > Hello > > I'm transcribing 1930B2-B-0074 and there are handwritten entries at the > bottom of the page, however some are crossed out - do I leave them out > of the transcription or do I put them in with a note to say that they > were deleted? And do I put them in at the end of the page or where they > fit into the alphabetical list? > > regards > > Denise > 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 Denise Even though an entry is crossed through, enter it and follow with a #COMMENT line. This entry in the Transcribers' Knowledge Base explains: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6z See how the handwritten entries have a symbol next to them? Insert them in the typed column at the point where you see the corresponding mark: http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6g Hope this helps :-) -- Nowl Denise wrote on Sat, 18 Oct 2008: >Hello > >I'm transcribing 1930B2-B-0074 and there are handwritten entries at the >bottom of the page, however some are crossed out - do I leave them out >of the transcription or do I put them in with a note to say that they >were deleted? And do I put them in at the end of the page or where they >fit into the alphabetical list?

Hello I'm transcribing 1930B2-B-0074 and there are handwritten entries at the bottom of the page, however some are crossed out - do I leave them out of the transcription or do I put them in with a note to say that they were deleted? And do I put them in at the end of the page or where they fit into the alphabetical list? regards Denise

There is a known issue when using BMDVerify current version on scans after 1930. The columns do not space out properly, as they do on similar scans from the 1920s. A fix which resolves this problem has been prepared and beta-tested but there is some delay in making it fully available. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Using BMD verify > > If when you have the orange box up you repeatedly press the letter F key > it will enlarge the type in the box making it not only easier to read but > also help to line up the type with the scan. > > hope this helps, > > Adrian Jervis > > ----Original Message---- > From: [email protected] > Date: 15/10/2008 13:06 > To: > Subj: Re: Using BMD verify > > when your set up to use BMD verify use the alt and left arrow key to > shorten > it to size should line up then > hope this helps you > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "brisipot" > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:11 PM > To: > Subject: Using BMD verify > >> Does anyone know if it is possible to space out the words on the 'text >> box' when using BMDverify so that they line up vertically with the >> original transcription columns? >> >> Regards, Brisipot >> 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 > > > > ______________________________________________________ > Hundreds of Free Games for all the family - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/play > ________________________________________________ > 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 >

If when you have the orange box up you repeatedly press the letter F key it will enlarge the type in the box making it not only easier to read but also help to line up the type with the scan. hope this helps, Adrian Jervis ----Original Message---- From: [email protected] Date: 15/10/2008 13:06 To: Subj: Re: Using BMD verify when your set up to use BMD verify use the alt and left arrow key to shorten it to size should line up then hope this helps you -------------------------------------------------- From: "brisipot" Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:11 PM To: Subject: Using BMD verify > Does anyone know if it is possible to space out the words on the 'text > box' when using BMDverify so that they line up vertically with the > original transcription columns? > > Regards, Brisipot > 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 ______________________________________________________ Hundreds of Free Games for all the family - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/play ________________________________________________

I don't think it's possible to change the spacing, but try enlarging the font size (press letter f on your keyboard) several times, and shortening the ruler/box by dragging the right edge with your mouse. Exact settings depend on what zoom level you're using, but by doing this I can get most of the columns to align. -- Nowl brisipot wrote on Wed, 15 Oct 2008: >Does anyone know if it is possible to space out the words on the 'text >box' when using BMDverify so that they line up vertically with the >original transcription columns?

Does anyone know if it is possible to space out the words on the 'text box' when using BMDverify so that they line up vertically with the original transcription columns? Regards, Brisipot

when your set up to use BMD verify use the alt and left arrow key to shorten it to size should line up then hope this helps you -------------------------------------------------- From: "brisipot" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 12:11 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Using BMD verify > Does anyone know if it is possible to space out the words on the 'text > box' when using BMDverify so that they line up vertically with the > original transcription columns? > > Regards, Brisipot > 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 >

What a fantastic achievement for what your team have done and presented to us all. Your forsight and efforts are a credit to everyone involved, past and present. Again, congratulations and many thanks. Kind Regards, Mal Tyson Queensland Australia.

Chris, I think the warnings are there as a gentle prod to check what you have just transcribed, in case you've made a mistake. If you have typed exactly what appears on the page, you can safely ignore them. Though I agree that after getting 14 on one page, all through no fault of your own, you might find the novelty was starting to wear off... Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "C&D Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:15 AM Subject: RE: Alphabetical Order of Surnames > Yes I know Jeff, but it is still annoying to have the unnecessary warnings > flashing up so often. It's only a grumble btw :-) > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jeff Coleman > Sent: 08 October 2008 17:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Alphabetical Order of Surnames > > > You may safely ignore warnings. > > Jeff > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C&D Hughes" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:51 PM > Subject: Alphabetical Order of Surnames > > >> Can't see if this has been raised before though I'm surprised if it >> hasn't! >> >> Transcribing letter D in Proper Case (Lower Case with first letter >> capitals >> for Proper Names), one reaches patches of foreign type names e.g. De >> Laney. >> They appear to have been ordered as though there were no space between >> the >> e >> & the L. >> Win BMD however doesn't approve and I just had a page with 14 warnings. >> Now >> I know I can safely ignore them but it is rather aggravating. Is there >> nothing to be done? >> >> Example: De La Mauriviniere followed by Delamere brings up a warning. >> >> Chris Hughes >> 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 > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.6/1714 - Release Date: 08/10/2008 > 07:01 > > 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 >

Yes I know Jeff, but it is still annoying to have the unnecessary warnings flashing up so often. It's only a grumble btw :-) Chris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jeff Coleman Sent: 08 October 2008 17:10 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Alphabetical Order of Surnames You may safely ignore warnings. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "C&D Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Alphabetical Order of Surnames > Can't see if this has been raised before though I'm surprised if it > hasn't! > > Transcribing letter D in Proper Case (Lower Case with first letter > capitals > for Proper Names), one reaches patches of foreign type names e.g. De > Laney. > They appear to have been ordered as though there were no space between the > e > & the L. > Win BMD however doesn't approve and I just had a page with 14 warnings. > Now > I know I can safely ignore them but it is rather aggravating. Is there > nothing to be done? > > Example: De La Mauriviniere followed by Delamere brings up a warning. > > Chris Hughes > 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.6/1714 - Release Date: 08/10/2008 07:01

You may safely ignore warnings. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "C&D Hughes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Alphabetical Order of Surnames > Can't see if this has been raised before though I'm surprised if it > hasn't! > > Transcribing letter D in Proper Case (Lower Case with first letter > capitals > for Proper Names), one reaches patches of foreign type names e.g. De > Laney. > They appear to have been ordered as though there were no space between the > e > & the L. > Win BMD however doesn't approve and I just had a page with 14 warnings. > Now > I know I can safely ignore them but it is rather aggravating. Is there > nothing to be done? > > Example: De La Mauriviniere followed by Delamere brings up a warning. > > Chris Hughes > 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 >

Can't see if this has been raised before though I'm surprised if it hasn't! Transcribing letter D in Proper Case (Lower Case with first letter capitals for Proper Names), one reaches patches of foreign type names e.g. De Laney. They appear to have been ordered as though there were no space between the e & the L. Win BMD however doesn't approve and I just had a page with 14 warnings. Now I know I can safely ignore them but it is rather aggravating. Is there nothing to be done? Example: De La Mauriviniere followed by Delamere brings up a warning. Chris Hughes

<This error has now been corrected.> Thanks, Barrie. Cedric Hoptroff ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today.

Hello all While the District Aliasing Team were adding the aliases needed as a result of the most recent database update it has come to our attention that during the Mar 1929 quarter that Leeds was used as well as Leeds South and Leeds North. Part of the investigation we did to decide upon the new aliases needed has involved consulting some of the scans, and this has shown that in a number of cases transcribers have transcribed Leeds North where the scan clearly reads Leeds South. This has caught out many transcribers, some of whom have been with the project for a number of years. So when you start working on a new quarter please be careful if you accept the auto-completion suggested by WinBMD because there may be new districts used and when you add them to the list the shortcut numbers will change. Keep up the good work, and remember BMDVerify :o) Mary Trevan FreeBMD District Aliasing Team Co-ordinator

Hi Everyone I got that message last week when I put in: See M'25. I then put in See M/25 and I didn't get a warning. I cut and pasted the ' which the system obviously didn't like - is that what you did? I never had a problem with the / symbol. Maggie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 5 October 2008 9:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Why the warning? I have just uploaded a file and received the following warning:- Fiie 1878B3N0380 uploaded successfully. However, FreeBMD issued the following warning(s) ... Page should be numeric optionally followed by a single letter (or contain wildcards), or be a late reference (like 'see D/37' - see here if different) got See S/80 at line 276 (Newell, Joseph, Machynlleth, 11b, See S/80) I cannot see why the system feels it necessary to issue a warning here because the entry appears to conform to the the expected format. The only difference I can see is the capital 'S' in S/80. As an experiment, I tried uploading the entry with a lower case 's' (retuning it, of course, to a capital afterwards) and this still resulted in a warning. Is this a glitch - or am I missing something? Cedric Hoptroff ________________________________________________________________________ AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today.

This error has now been corrected. If you upload the file again it will not give a warning. Barrie > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 05 October 2008 02:24 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Why the warning? > > I have just uploaded a file and received the following warning:- > > Fiie 1878B3N0380 uploaded successfully. However, FreeBMD issued the > following warning(s) ... > Page should be numeric optionally followed by a single letter (or > contain wildcards), or be a late reference (like 'see D/37' - > see here > if different) got See S/80 at line 276 (Newell, Joseph, Machynlleth, > 11b, See S/80) > > I cannot see why the system feels it necessary to issue a > warning here > because the entry appears to conform to the the expected format. The > only difference I can see is the capital 'S' in S/80. As an > experiment, > I tried uploading the entry with a lower case 's' (retuning it, of > course, to a capital afterwards) and this still resulted in a warning. > > Is this a glitch - or am I missing something? > > Cedric Hoptroff > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the > move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited > storage today. > >

It is just that - a warning and in the See D/27 example you can ignore it. But if you had accidentally put a space in the page number eg 11 81 instead of 1181 or 1181 a instead of 1181a then it would be helpful. Kind regards, Graham -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Anne Margolis Sent: 05 October 2008 07:46 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Why the warning? I've also had warnings for the last couple of days for things like See D/27 (and also tried lower case s). Has something changed again in the system? Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 2:24 AM Subject: Why the warning? >I have just uploaded a file and received the following warning:- > > Fiie 1878B3N0380 uploaded successfully. However, FreeBMD issued the > following warning(s) ... > Page should be numeric optionally followed by a single letter (or > contain wildcards), or be a late reference (like 'see D/37' - see here > if different) got See S/80 at line 276 (Newell, Joseph, Machynlleth, > 11b, See S/80) > > I cannot see why the system feels it necessary to issue a warning here > because the entry appears to conform to the the expected format. The > only difference I can see is the capital 'S' in S/80. As an experiment, > I tried uploading the entry with a lower case 's' (retuning it, of > course, to a capital afterwards) and this still resulted in a warning. > > Is this a glitch - or am I missing something? > > Cedric Hoptroff > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL Email goes Mobile! You can now read your AOL Emails whilst on the > move. Sign up for a free AOL Email account with unlimited storage today. > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1708 - Release Date: 04/10/2008 11:35 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