Hi Bill and thanks for the info. Karen Field ----------------------------------------------------- Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/free_video/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Caddell" <bcaddell@hcnews.com> To: <WGW-SURNAMES-SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:47 AM Subject: SCOTS ORIGINS > Just a note to researchers on Scots Origins (SO). I sent a msg recently > concerning what I'd found in my downloads from SO. Out of 3,000 names > I've downloaded, generally, I noted only about 10 % were spelled > correctly. Most were phonetically spelled, some spellings were much > different than I expected. > > Some examples are: > > SURNAME......As Spelled in Scots Origin (OPR) records > > AIKEN........AIKINE > ANDERSON.....ANDERSOUNE > BLACK........BLAK > BOSWELL......BOSUELL > BROWN........BROUNE > BRYSON.......BRYSSON > BUCHAN.......BUCKUM > CRAWFORD.....CRAWFURD > DIXON........DICKSOUNE > DOUGLAS......DOWGLASE, DUGLASSE > FERGUSON.....FERGUESONE > FRIZELL......FRYSELL > GARNER.......GAIRNER > GIBSON.......GIBBISONE > GORDON.......GORDOUN > GREEN........GREIN > GREENLAW.....GREINLAW > HALIBURTON...HALYBRUITOUN > HENDERSON....HENRYSONE > JOHNSTON.....JONSTONE > LYNCH........LEITCH > MILLER.......MILLAR > NICHOLSON....NICCOLSONE > PATTON.......PATOUN, PATAN, PATONE > RALSTON......RALSTOUN > REED.........REID, RID > ROBERTSON....ROBERTSOUNE > SADLER.......SAIDLER > SHAW.........SCHAW > SHELL........SCHEILL > SIMPSON......SIMSOUN, SYMPSONE, SYMSON > STEVENSON....STIVENSONE, STEVINSONE > MCGREGOR.....MCKGRIGOR, MCKGRIGGER > TAYLOR.......TAILYOUR > THOMPSON.....TOMPSONE > TURNER.......TURNOR > WATSON.......WATSOUNE > > Forename.....Scots Origin > > AGNES........AGNASE > ALLISON......ALISONE, AILISONE > ANDREW.......ANDRO, ANDROW > ARCHIBALD....AIRCHBALD > BARBARA......BARBRIE > CHRISTIAN....CHRISTEANE > DAVID........DAUID > HARRY........HAERIE, HERIE > HENRY........HENDRIE > JANET........JENAT, JONATT, JANNAT > JOHN.........JHONE, JOHNNE, JON > KATHRINE.....KATREIN > MARGARET.....MARGRIT > MARION.......MARIONNE, MARYON > MICHAEL......MYCHAELL > OLIVER.......OLIVEIR, OLIPHER > REBECCA......REBECKA > RICHARD......RITCHART, RECHART > THOMAS.......TOMAS > VIOLET.......VYLOT > WILLIAM......WILLIANE, WILYIAM > > When I actually looked at the records, I am finding MANY data input > errors for the OPR. The errors are usually the parents or spouse's name > (either forenames or surnames) not entered in the proper column in the > database for the respective name. As a result searches may be > frustrating. > > As Shown In OPR Record: (N1-N3 = SURNAME, F1-F3 = FORENAME, M = > MISCELLANEOUS DATA) > > An example, as shown in the OPR (christening) > N1......F1......N2.......F2...N3.....F3......M > CADELL..MARION..FRANCIS..HEW..JANET..CADELL..HEW FRANCIS CADELL/JANET > MARIAN BUCHAN SYDSERF > > It Should Read: > > N1......F1......N2......F2...........N3.......F3 > CADELL..MARION..CADELL..HEW FRANCIS..SYDSERF..JANET MARIAN BUCHAN > ============================================================================ ================ > > Another example, as shown in OPR (marriage): > N1......F1....N2......F2......N3.....F3..M > CUTHIL..MARY..DUNCAN..HENRY..............HENRY DUNCAN MCGOWAN > > It should read: > N1......F1....N2.......F2............N3..F3..M > CUTHIL..MARY..MCGOWAN..HENRY DUNCAN.......... > ============================================================================ ================ > > Another example, as shown in OPR (marriage): > N1......F1.........N2...F2.....N3..F3...M > CADELL..CATHERINE..HAY..LEWIS...........LEWIS HAY IRVING > > It should read: > N1......F1.........N2......F2.........N3..F3..M > CADELL..CATHERINE..IRVING..LEWIS HAY.......... > > ============================================================================ ================ > > Another example, as shown in OPR (christening): > N1......F1........N2.............F2....N3..F3..M > CADDEL..LAURENCE..CADDEL ELIZTH..JOHN..........JOHN CADDEL/ELIZTH. > JOHNSON > > It should read: > N1......F1........N2.............F2....N3.......F3......M > CADDEL..LAURENCE..CADDEL.........JOHN..JOHNSON..ELIZTH.. > > ============================================================================ ================ > > Is this clear as mud. Good luck. > > Bill Caddell > > List Manager for BATTLES, BIRCHFIELD, BURCHFIELD, BURWELL, CADDELL, > CADLE, CADWELL, CALDER, CALDERWOOD, CAUDLE, CORDELL, KEADLE, and > SCT-INVERNESS >