----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Watts" <[email protected]> > The transcriptions of the "LDS" 1881 census were actually done by volunteers > (all genealogists) mostly from theFamily History Societies local to the area > being transcribed (and so familiar with locale family and place names) - and > a second checking copy was also done by different persons. The LDS's > contibution (which was very large and greatly appreciated) was primarily in > the data entry and IT areas. > > So I think, Nancy, your presumption about quality is far off mark. > > Chris IIRC, the some of the geographical problems with the 1881 transcription (Sutherland/Sunderland comes to mind) came from the final edit which was done on the other side of the Atlantic. Kind regards, John Henley