Thanks Allen. You have obviously informed my syndicate coordinator, who has now also given me similar information. That will teach me to read instructions properly. Regards Frank Hodgson On 02/04/2012 16:02, Allan Raymond wrote: > Frank > > You are totally correct in your assumption. > > If the actual index page shows an alternative format such as > > Richardson, William A., Barker or Barber, Doncaster,9a,1826 > > Then you insert a #COMMENT(2) line > > if the actual index page shows two distinct entries such as > > Richardson, William A., Barker, Doncaster,9a,1826 > Richardson, William A., Barber, Doncaster,9a,1826 > > Then you DO NOT insert a #COMMENT(2) line. > > If any of your files are listed in the report and you believe they are a correct transcription and/or compliant with FreeBMD rules then email the address which is shown at the top of the Report. This will then result in the exclusion of the files from future updates to the Report. > > My personal technique for dealing with files in the report is to first Shift+click on the file in the report to to view the file (which comes up in show file) which will also highlight the actual suspect lines in the file and then ctrl+click to bring up the corresponding scan. > > If the transcription lines up with the index page shown in the scan then no further action is required other than to advise the address at the top of the Suspect Report. > > If the transcription DOES NOT line up up with the index page and requires correction I simply open up the file in the File Management in a new Window and check the corresponding show file and index page which are are already open in two other windows. > > Allan Raymond > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Frank Hodgson > To: freebmd-admins@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 2:33 PM > Subject: Re: Tip of the Day (No. 6) (last updated 01 April 2012) - AlternativeSpouse or Mother's Names in Marriage or Birth Records > > > Allan, > > I have checked about half of the 60 odd files on my suspect list so > far. This is a time consuming task which is made more difficult > because, although the suspect file list quotes line numbers, neither the > scan images or my File Management pages show line numbers so it is quite > a search trying to find the offending entries and hoping they are the > ones being referred to. > > So far the entries seem to fall into three categories. I provide > samples as follows:- > > 1912B3S0110 > Stinchcombe, Emily B., Lewis, Pontypool,11a,332 > Stinchcombe, Mabel F., Lewis, Pontypool,11a,332 > The forenames are different and possibly indicate twins. > > 1912B4R0338 > Richardson, William A., Barker, Doncaster,9a,1826 > Richardson, William A., Barber, Doncaster,9a,1826 > The mother's name is spelled slightly differently and may indicate that > the clerk couldn't read the entry so typed it twice. > > 1912M1A0003 > Adkins, Thomas, Bentley, Tonbridge,2a,1136 > Adkins, Thomas, Fuggles, Tonbridge,2a,1136 > The spouse names are clearly different and may indicate that this is an > alternative name which could have been recorded in the register as > Bentley or Fuggles. > > None of these samples indicate the alternative "name" or "name" > situation. They all appear on two separate lines. I originally > transcribed them by typing what I saw, exactly as shown on the scan. > Was this correct please or am I now being asked to interpret what I see > and add a #COMMENT line? > > If the entries I have mentioned are correct should I be submitting some > kind of a report to that effect or will they remain on the suspected > file list for ever? > > I fully appreciate your efforts to get us all to be more accurate in our > transcriptions but I would like to be re-assured that I am on the right > track before I continue with the rest of my checks. So far I have found > only one instance of an incorrect #COMMENT entry which I have corrected. > > Best Wishes > Frank Hodgson (Submitter ID - fhodgson, John Pain Syndicate) > > > > > FreeBMD-Admins mailing list - archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/freebmd-admins > > FreeBMD http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FREEBMD-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >