Hi Mike Sorry but you are mistaken In the case of Ancestry a subscriber can enter one of the following for certain fields :- Transcription error Incorrect in image Nick Name Maiden name Name Change Variation Birth year and birth place fields All the above will be *included* in search returns *as well as* the original transcribed version Changes are usually added to the searchable index after two weeks or so If you find an entry with a small pencil symbol by it, that denotes a change or addition has been added, you will also see both the old and new versions in the search returns All of the above reasons are valid additions to the searchable index and may help another researcher identify the right person Where a subscriber enters a change or variation etc their Ancestry id is included which allows someone to make contact should they wish to do so, often the person making the change may also be researching the same line so may know more In the case of findmypast, you can enter a change to the transcript (which despite whats claimed are no better or worse than Ancestrys) the entry is vetted by FMP who either accept your findings and *change* the original transcript or tell you they do not accept your findings and nothing is done Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > You won't get a 'correction' included, because the transcription > accurately(?) > reflects what was written. However, it is possible, on Ancestry, to add an > update which can be used to add your, personal information to the names. > Note > that you still won't get the updated name included in the index i.e. > they'll > still be 'missing'. One of my pet peeves with this facility is the way in > which > some people insist on entering a married woman's maiden name as an > update - > because it further confuses the picture represented by the census. > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg