Is it permissible to cross-check entries in this way? A few months ago I got my fingers slapped for doing that! Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Coleman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 9:50 AM Subject: Re: late reference > Sorry Tony but your suggestion is incorrect. It would be correct only if > the original showed 'See Sept 24 or 34' or similar, along the lines of > http://www.freebmd.org.uk/vol_faq.html#6u > > Catherine's original was the correct way to show doubt about the number, > using UCF. Having looked at the original I read the year as 34. > > http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/1934/Births/September/ANC-04/K-Z/1934B3-W-0497.jpg > contains a similar entry and seems to confirm Sept 1934 as the reference. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Hood" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 8:25 PM > Subject: Re: late reference > > >> Catherine. >> >> When transcribing you should type what you see, not what somebody else >> sees. >> >> I would deal with your problem like this: >> >> Wormstone,Phyllis M.,Ashley,Wellington,?,See Sept 24 >> #COMMENT(2) page reference could be 24 or 34 >> Wormstone,Phyllis M.,Ashley,Wellington,?,See Sept 34 >> >> Tony Hood >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: "Catherine Eldridge" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:45:36 +1100 >> Subject: late entry references >> Hello! >> >> I need some help with a late entry reference. >> >> The file is from 1918 December births: >> http://images.freebmd.org.uk/GUS/1918/Births/December/ANC-04/S-Z/1918B4-Y-0240.jpg >> >> and there are two lines that have late entries in their page fields - >> >> Worland,Irene D.,Worland,Hendon,3a,See Dec1926 >> >> and >> >> Wormstone,Phyllis M.,Ashley,Wellington,?,See Sept [23]4 >> Regards, >> >> Catherine >> 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

On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:38:25 -0000 "Sue Barnard" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Sue, > Is it permissible to cross-check entries in this way? A few months It's advised against, because it can influence what you see in the original, thereby colouring judgement. > ago I got my fingers slapped for doing that! Not too hard, I hope. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" It couldn't adapt so it couldn't survive The Great British Mistake - The Adverts