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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: casram on Tuesday 11 July 23 09:43 BST (UK)
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I am used to inaccurate transcriptions in the census as we all are but this is more than just someone misreading an entry.
Looking at the 1921 census in London on FindMyPast I came across a transcription which gave the person's place of birth as "Portstewart, Londonderry (Derry), Ireland". I thought it odd to say the least that anyone would write "Londonderry (Derry)" in 1921 so I looked at the original and it clearly says "Co. Derry, Portstewart, Ireland" so I can only assume that someone decided that was not politically acceptable today.
Carolyn
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As you found an error - did you report it to FindMyPast? They are usually very good at putting right any mistakes in transcription.
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Yes I have reported it.
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Good luck with that. I reported an error to Find My Past in 2019 and it is still not corrected. There is a child on the original image who is not on the transcript.
I emailed Find My Past at the beginning of June and was informed that the details would be passed to the data team for investigation.
Four years ago when I first reported that error and still not corrected. >:( Will they ever do so???
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I have a list of uncorrected errors.
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I think probably everybody from that county in the 1921 census is indexed by findmypast as born Londonderry (Derry), Ireland