Just done a quick query, and there are abot 5000 cases Will look further 2008/10/28 Shirley Saunders <[email protected]> > Would it be possible to run a query against the database to see where > there's "(space)or(space)" in the spouse name field and let > transcribers know so we can correct it? I don't know how much work > that is for the programming staff. > Thanks > Shirley > Scan2 1440 > > On 28 Oct , 2008, at 1:31 PM, Allan Raymond wrote: > > > This is the sixth in a series of "Tip of the Day" to help > > volunteers who are > > transcribing for the FreeBMD Project. > > > > Suggestions for other "Tip of the Day" are welcome. > > > > Also any suggested improvement to the wording of this "Tip of the > > Day" is > > also encouraged. > > > > The Transcribers' Knowledge Base at: > > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6u provides the definitive > > advice > > for dealing with alternative names in records. > > > > I've been carrying out some checks of recent files uploaded by a > > number of > > transcribers to see how they dealt with records containing alternative > > names. In particular, where alternative spouse names are shown > > against a > > marriage record the advice in http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > vol_faq.html#6u in > > a number of instances was not being followed > > > > The correct way to transcribe a marriage record such as > > > > Dunn,Charles,Curphey or Bradley,W.Derby,8b,697 > > > > using the advice in http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/vol_faq.html#6u is > > > > Dunn,Charles,Curphey,W.Derby,8b,697 > > #COMMENT(2) entry reads Curphey or Bradley for spouse name > > Dunn,Charles,Bradley,W.Derby,8b,697 > > > > Please note, the #COMMENT(2) line is located between the two > > entries under > > consideration. > > > > Allan Raymond > > FreeBMD Co-coordinator of Syndicates > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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