Yes, very true, I tried some indexing and found it very hard; even smudges on the typed information can make for errors. <G> but I will take FreeBMD over the census <G>
Eliz On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Ron Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote: > Eliz, > > For interest only: I am currently involved in a project referencing Free BMD > with Parish Registers and have been surprised by the errors I have found in > Free BMD. The percentage is not very large, but of them many are due to poor > quality copy images. Spelling errors are not uncommon, and reference numbers > can be incorrect. I have also found some individuals totally missing. even > though the register is supposed to be completed. > > I am not criticising Free BMD who I think have done a marvellous job of > transcribing so many records, but just advising that if you do not see, or > get, what you are looking for it may not mean the record does not exist. > > Ron Ferguson > http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
