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Title: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: Half Pint on Wednesday 04 August 10 21:31 BST (UK)
Hi

I had to share this one with you all while I get my brain back together.

Having spent the last hour looking for Henry and Maria Hollock on the 1851 census, I came across this transcription for Boxmoor, Hemel

Name     Age
Flonk Hollock    28
Maria Hollock    28
Charlotte Hollock    8
Emma Hollock    1
Henry Hollock    10 Mo

To be honest when you go to the original his name isn't very clear, but where on earth did they get that from.......

Regards

Half Pint
Title: Re: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: JenB on Wednesday 04 August 10 21:47 BST (UK)
He is transcribed as Henry Hollock on Find my Past  ;D

To be fair, I supose the little flourish at the start of the 'H' does make it look a tiny bit like an 'F'........but you would think that someone with a small amount of common sense might have questioned 'Flonk'.

Jennifer
Title: Re: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: Ezekial on Monday 09 August 10 13:51 BST (UK)
I can fully understand where your coming from Half Pint, i was looking for some of my travelling gypsy ancestors on the 1871 census and it clearly says they were ' Dwelling In Tents ,' yet someone in their infinate wisdom transcibed it as ' Durling In Pents ' ??? ;D ;D totally unbelievable :(

china
Title: Re: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: alpinecottage on Monday 09 August 10 14:02 BST (UK)
I found a 70 yr old I was looking for transcribed as "Apprentice Sawyer" - what? at 70 ! was he a very slow learner?

On looking at the original, I could see it said "Assessor and Surveyor" -  ::)
Title: Re: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: ElvisMole on Monday 09 August 10 14:10 BST (UK)
Hi

Flonk is a valid surname, as the attached marriage detail shows.

R


Title: Re: Slightly O/T - Confusing Transcription
Post by: JenB on Tuesday 10 August 10 10:33 BST (UK)
Flonk is a valid surname, as the attached marriage detail shows.

It is, however, an unusual surname; the example you've given is, I think, the only one to be found in the GRO Indexes.

And the one HalfPint quoted was as a Christian name.

Jennifer  :)