Thanks everyone who helped -problem solved - onwards and upwards as they say

As I was reading the letters on this subject I wondered how this would affect anybody searching for that name. The name to search for would be entered as "Mary Ann", not "Mary, Ann". How would the searcher be able to find the name he/she is looking for? Anthony Hood

Dear Sirs Sometimes the page on screen can be very black. I have a good tip for this. I have found that going into print properties and changing the printer to economy print and printing the page out eliminates nearly all the black and makes it possible to transcribe much more. than can be seen on the screen. Your sincerely Hazel Hiscock MIRLIN

Just picked up on your question about inserting comas within christian names. You will have to edit the file with notepad and place quotation marks around the whole christian name, this will tell the program that the comma is not a field seperator. i.e. "Mary, Ann" will show up in Winbmd as Mary,Ann and will be accpted by the database. Keith

Personally, I would ignore (omit) them, but someone will no doubt shout at me now and tell us the proper (technical) answer! best of luck Angie I transcribe for FreeBMD at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ Visit my eBay store: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/natures-magical-gifts -----Original Message----- From: Susan Howell [mailto:susan@njhowell.co.uk] Sent: 18 April 2005 21:07 To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: commas I am transcribing 1847 handwritten scans and I have christian names Mary, Ann, Blackett - the commas are definate after Mary and Ann but WinBMD will not allow me to enter them. What do I do please? Sue ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== Want to help FreeBMD? Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429

I am transcribing 1847 handwritten scans and I have christian names Mary, Ann, Blackett - the commas are definate after Mary and Ann but WinBMD will not allow me to enter them. What do I do please? Sue

Further to my previous mail, I have recovered my submitter ID by checking previous submissions and resetting my password - please ignore my request, Many Thanks, Dave Williams ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Williams To: FreeBMD-Admins-l@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:50 PM Subject: transcriptions - lost id and password Dear FreeBMD, I started doing some transcriptions for you soem time ago, but due to some problems at home and with my computer, I have been unable to do any for a while. I am now in a position to restart, and have carried on with the ones i already had, but have lost my submitter id and password. Is there any way you can get this to me - the email address thsat is registered to the submitter ID is this one. If you cannot find it, will i need to get a new ID? Regards, Dave Williams

Dear FreeBMD, I started doing some transcriptions for you soem time ago, but due to some problems at home and with my computer, I have been unable to do any for a while. I am now in a position to restart, and have carried on with the ones i already had, but have lost my submitter id and password. Is there any way you can get this to me - the email address thsat is registered to the submitter ID is this one. If you cannot find it, will i need to get a new ID? Regards, Dave Williams

> The fact that the Ancestry box says "Advertisement" ought to give the > game away. > > We are scrupulous in not trying to fool anybody. It's a fair cop! - I've never actually noticed the 'Advertisement' text before. :^) > > Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it > > more >obvious. > > Sorry, but without the revenue generated by the advertisements, we > couldn't provide FreeBMD. > > Of course, if somebody wants to offer to sponsor the site to the same > extent..... <Counts (handful) of pennies> Don't think that will get you far, I'm afraid... :^( Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

> If you use the FreeBMD search page, instead of the copy of the > database at ancestry, you will see the info button. > > It is not possible to report transcription errors from the ancestry > copy. > > -- > Dave Mayall > > Yes. I realise that now, as I said in a later posting. Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:31 +0100 (BST), you wrote: > >> The box you were clicking is an advert for Ancestry.com, not FreeBMD! > >> Many people are fooled by that - I was myself when first starting! > > Yes indeed. Not helped by the fact that the correct freeBMD search fields >are initially below the bottom of the page and therefore not visible, so >you naturally use the visible ones at the top! The fact that the Ancestry box says "Advertisement" ought to give the game away. We are scrupulous in not trying to fool anybody. > Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it more >obvious. Sorry, but without the revenue generated by the advertisements, we couldn't provide FreeBMD. Of course, if somebody wants to offer to sponsor the site to the same extent..... -- Dave Mayall

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:24 +0100 (BST), you wrote: > >> If you search for Mary Ann GREEN, born Preston in June quarter 1853, >> you will get these two paragraphs. >> >> "Whilst FreeBMD makes every effort to ensure accurate transcription, >> errors exist in both the original index and the transcription. You are >> advised to verify the reference given from a copy of the index before >> ordering a certificate. " >> "If you are SURE that our transcription(s) below differs from the GRO >> index, you can submit a correction request by clicking on the Info >> button to the right of the entry in question." >> >> If after looking at the image you are sure that a correction is >> required, then by all means follow that procedure. > > For what it's worth, I'd like to correct one of the entries for my family >due to an indistinct entry on a film but, having attempted to follow the >above route, the only Info button I can see (beside the "England and >Wales, Civil Registration...' link on the search.Ancestry.com page that >one is redirected to) just goes to a description of the index. I don't >know whether that's because I'm already registered with Ancestry.com? > I can find no trace of any route to report incorrect entries. If you use the FreeBMD search page, instead of the copy of the database at ancestry, you will see the info button. It is not possible to report transcription errors from the ancestry copy. -- Dave Mayall

Answered off list. > -----Original Message----- > From: Holamgt@aol.com [mailto:Holamgt@aol.com] > Sent: 15 April 2005 21:21 > To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: password > > Hello there. > Sorry to contact you, but I have put my Password in to Log On > 3 times, each > returned telling me it did not recognise me. > I then received a page asking me to put my E - Mail address > and that a E-Mail > would be sent soon to give me the details i required i.e.Password. > > So far I have not received the E-Mail Can you advise how I > can obtain this > asap as I have tried to re-register using my E-Mail Name and > a new Password but > it refuses to let me in - it tells me password not accepted. > Thank You > Frustrated.. > I was doing so well obtaining the information I have been collating. > > ______________________________ >

> Have to remember who pays us money ... > > Comment has been made before, but the advert pays for so much...and > saves so much time and overload on the FreeBMD servers. > > Far better would be the introduction of correction links into > Ancestry's pages as well, but I am not sure if that's feasible. That's true. It would be good if Ancestry could at least put a page up detailing how to report errors, even if they can't introduce direct links. Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

In message <a06210202be85ee70be98@[80.176.145.238]>, Mark Hattam <mark@dxradio.demon.co.uk> writes >Looks fine as "8e" here ... on the image ... And here. I'd agree with Mark that 415 looked most likely but it might be 405. -- Philip Powell Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland to The Cheviot

Have to remember who pays us money ... Comment has been made before, but the advert pays for so much...and saves so much time and overload on the FreeBMD servers. Far better would be the introduction of correction links into Ancestry's pages as well, but I am not sure if that's feasible. -- Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "John K.Eason" <freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Data Error > >> The box you were clicking is an advert for Ancestry.com, not FreeBMD! > >> Many people are fooled by that - I was myself when first starting! > > Yes indeed. Not helped by the fact that the correct freeBMD search fields > are initially below the bottom of the page and therefore not visible, so > you naturally use the visible ones at the top! > Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it more > obvious. > > Regards > John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.12 - Release Date: 15/04/2005

> The box you were clicking is an advert for Ancestry.com, not FreeBMD! > Many people are fooled by that - I was myself when first starting! Yes indeed. Not helped by the fact that the correct freeBMD search fields are initially below the bottom of the page and therefore not visible, so you naturally use the visible ones at the top! Methinks the home and search pages both need a redesign to make it more obvious. Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

> To find the route for correction of errors, click the info button to > the right of your search result. You will then find, in addition to > the transcriber information, the line; > > If you have a correction to this entry click here; > > If you click "here" you will find details of the circumstances in which > a correction to a transcription can be made, and the form on which to > do it. <later> Found it at last! Correction now submitted. - I was searching from the top boxes on the main freeBMD page, not the ones available by clicking the freeBMD logo. Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

> To find the route for correction of errors, click the info button to > the right of your search result. You will then find, in addition to > the transcriber information, the line; I would do if I could find one to click! Regards John K.Eason (freeBMD@john-eason.co.uk)

The Page Range for Preston,8e for, June 1853 Births should be between 387 and 494. No Reason that I can see why GRO should not be able to find it. Jeremy ----- Original Message ----- From: <danmullan@eircom.net> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 7:53 PM Subject: Re: Data Error > Dear Sir > >> Your entry for the birth of Mary Ann Green with the reference June 1853 = >> Preston 8e 415 (transcriber Lorraine) appears to be incorrect. I applied >> = >> online to the General Register Office for the birth certificate, but = >> they say they could not find the certificate using the reference I = >> supplied. >> Please see below for a copy of their email to me regarding it. >> Yours faithfully >> Dan Mullan > > >> From: >> "col admin" <col.admin@ons.gsi.gov.uk> >> =20 >> To: >> danmullan@eircom.net >> =20 >> Subject: >> Refund COL655138 >> =20 >> Date: >> Sat, 9 Apr 2005 10:46:13 +0100 >> =20 >> Content-Type:=20 >> text/plain >> =20 > > > > >> Dear Mr Mullan > >> Thank you for your recent application for the birth cert >> ificate of Mary Ann >> Green. > >> The reference supplied was June 1853 Preston 8e 415. > >> Unfortunately, this reference does not relate to an >> entry containing the >> above name(s). Our researchers have checked=20 >> the indexes for the June >> quarter of 1853 but found no trace of Mary Ann=20 >> Green. Therefore, we are >> unable to issue a certificate. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Sign up for eircom broadband now and get a free two month trial.* > Phone 1850 73 00 73 or visit http://home.eircom.net/broadbandoffer > > > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > List archives > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >