Doesn't anybody see the "Glass half full"? What about the 95% of records that are correct and freely available thanks to the efforts of many wonderful volunteers. Sure there will be errors. Even primary sources have errors. Like the minister who put the bride and the groom in the wrong columns. But the overwhelming percentage of data is correct and there for use of researchers. Peter

And don't forget people lied! I have a great aunt, who was illegitimate and made up 3 different fathers on her 3 marriage certificates. Barbara On 22 March 2013 22:31, Peter R Booth <pbo08596@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > Doesn't anybody see the "Glass half full"? > > What about the 95% of records that are correct and freely available > thanks to the efforts of many wonderful volunteers. > > Sure there will be errors. Even primary sources have errors. Like the > minister who put the bride and the groom in the wrong columns. > > But the overwhelming percentage of data is correct and there for use of > researchers. > > Peter > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ****************************** > PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE > of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the > link. It's usually from an infected source! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

But why is it that the incorrect data you find is usually built into your brick wall? ;-) Seriously though, the examples I gave earlier no longer exist, because I reported them to the relevant people and they have corrected them. As I always do with any transcriptions or indexes that I use, and I add alternatives where the transcription is fully accurate, but the original information was mis-recorded. My MAGGS ancestors in the Northeast are recorded as Meggs or Muggs in different censuses and I have added the alternative to make it easier for those few others searching for them. I don't think that we are complaining, more giving a heads up regarding the frailty of data recording. Cheers Steve On 22/03/2013 22:31, Peter R Booth wrote: > Doesn't anybody see the "Glass half full"? > > What about the 95% of records that are correct and freely available > thanks to the efforts of many wonderful volunteers. > > Sure there will be errors. Even primary sources have errors. Like the > minister who put the bride and the groom in the wrong columns. > > But the overwhelming percentage of data is correct and there for use of > researchers. > > Peter >

Well, I had Nash who ended up as Wash, upward stroke of the pen hard to do obviously....I had Wackford who ended up as Mackford and Wakeford.....ah well you do find them eventually....Robyn, Qld, Oz On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 4:16 AM, Steve <steveshistory2@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > But why is it that the incorrect data you find is usually built into your brick wall? ;-) > > Seriously though, the examples I gave earlier no longer exist, because I reported them to the relevant people and they have corrected them. > > As I always do with any transcriptions or indexes that I use, and I add alternatives where the transcription is fully accurate, but the original information was mis-recorded. My MAGGS ancestors in the Northeast are recorded as Meggs or Muggs in different censuses and I have added the alternative to make it easier for those few others searching for them. > > I don't think that we are complaining, more giving a heads up regarding the frailty of data recording. > > Cheers > Steve > > > On 22/03/2013 22:31, Peter R Booth wrote: >> Doesn't anybody see the "Glass half full"? >> >> What about the 95% of records that are correct and freely available >> thanks to the efforts of many wonderful volunteers. >> >> Sure there will be errors. Even primary sources have errors. Like the >> minister who put the bride and the groom in the wrong columns. >> >> But the overwhelming percentage of data is correct and there for use of >> researchers. >> >> Peter >> > > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ****************************** > PLEASE keep your Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software up to date. BEWARE of messages making it onto the List with a single URL. NEVER follow the link. It's usually from an infected source! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STAFFORDSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Robyn Freney-Shaw Manager/Co-Ordinator Spiritus Soup Kitchen Toowoomba.