Funniest mistranscription?

[Ingham]

My great grandfather, Thomas Cook, in 1851 Census, written as Thos., with the 'S' in tiny letters, has been transcribed as Pho.

[andycand]

Not a mistranscription but a funny occupation. In the 1851 census for Hexham there is a John Black whose occupation is "smuggler of Whisky" and his wife Jane is a "smugglers wife"

[Emjaybee]

An address in Worcester was writeen as Wondertidings, for 1 The Tything.

[DavidJP]

Hi all,

Dunno about funniest, but on my Gt Grandparents marriage cert in 1917, there were two mistranscriptions.

My Gt Grandfathers rank or profession was mistranscribed as 'Soldier, R.F.G', this was of course the R.F.A (Royal Field Artillery!)

And

My Gt Grandmothers residence at time of marriage was mistranscribed as 'Northern Leyland', which was actually Northumberland!

These mistranscriptions were made in 1997 when i originally requested the certificate!

Regards

David

[nanny jan]

My gt.aunt Tilly (Matilda) appears on 1901 census as Mubilou and another family apparently lived in the parish of St. Elements (St Clements), Nottingham (Notting Hill), London; for the cherry on the cake their surname was also mistranscribed.........they were none too easy to find!

I just hope it's not the same people transcribing the 1911 census.

Nanny Jan

[chinakay]

Apparently Shillington in Bedfordshire used to have an extra T in it, and in exactly the worst place...

Cheers,
China

[sallysmum]

oh yes, 3x gt grandfather Jonathon Sparke was mistranscribed as a Jonathon Spook - I got spooky ancestors!

Sallysmum

[Josephine]

I can't prove this is a mistranscription because I can't view the original, but it sure looks like one to me:

In Ancestry's U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946:

Name:    Jamekrm Mru KK M Seifert

Regards,
Josephine

[chinakay]

Good old Jamekrm Mru KK M! Often wondered what happened to him!

C