Transcribing for FreeBMD and FreeCen and ...

[josimpson]

Freecen have restructured the co ordinators.
Carol Barber is now the recruiter. You can contact her at
 carol.barber[AT]blueyonder.co.uk (*)
The LDS have given on loan some CDs and fiche to transcribe, available now. 1891 are mainly fiche, 1861 CDs. If you are interested please contact Carol,
 This is a basic list of what is available
There may be more to add to this list
Derbyshire 1861

Durham 1861

Essex 1871,

Gloucestershire 1861

Hampshire 1861,

Herefordshire 1871

Kent 1861,

Lancashire 1861

Leicestershire 1861, 1871

Lincolnshire 1871,

Whitechapel

Middlesex 1861,

Norfolk 1861,

Northumberland 1861

Nottinghamshire

Rutland 1871

Shropshire

Somerset

Staffordshire North

Staffordshire South

Suffolk 1871

Sussex 1861,

Westmorland 1861

Wiltshire 1841,1861, 1871

Worcestershire

Yorkshire 1861,

Scotland 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871 – please enquire

Wales 1861, 1871, – please enquire

Jo 

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[josimpson]

FreeReg hopes to be searchable the next couple of months.
People are working very hard to get it going, so keep watching.
Jo 

[acorngen]

Jo,

Thats what they have been saying for the last 18 months since they started trialing the search engine.  Don't hold your breath

Rob

[josimpson]

Hi Rob,
they have got some people now to work in the IT department. Also been in contact with the LDS to try and get fiche and CDs.
It's not just the transcribing they need help with, there is all the technical things to do. Also all the permissions to be allowed to show the transcriptions.
I will keep transcribing and I am certain it will be searchable soon. Wont have as many records as freebmd but all great things.....
Jo 

[acorngen]

Jo,

I agree with your sentiments and I hope it goes ahead.  It would be another nail in the pro researchers coffin though   You mention permissions required, what do you mean because the transcripts don't need anyone's permission bar the transcribers who if he sends them the transcripts is giving that anyway.

Rob

[josimpson]

Freecen have had more than 70 volunteers the last couple of weeks, 200+ in the last year. 
So more the merrier and more will be on line!
They also need checkers to go through transcriptions.
Any help for all the projects are always welcome.
FreeBMD
FreeCen
FreeReg
All helps us in the long run in finding our Ancestors.
Jo 
 

[saz1401]

I am interested in transcribing if possible for Northern Ireland - anyone know if / where it is possible to volunteer to do this?

saz

[Geoff]

Hi saz,

If you go to the following website you can find out all about transcribing.

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/project.htm

I don't think Ireland is being done though, at this stage.  Not sure whether it will ever be done.

Cheers
Geoff

[the happy granny]

I just want to say how much I am enjoying helping to transcribe the 1861 census for Maidstone for FreeCen.

I read a thread at Easter, about how helpful it would be if some people who use Rootschat helped with transcribing, and  it would mean a free facility would be on line even faster.

I was worried that I wouldn't be able to work fast enough,give enough time or be able to understand how to do it.......but I needn't have worried.
After having a lesson (from my maths teacher daughter) I quickly got the hang of spreadsheets.
There has never been any pressure to work faster...........I work at my own pace........and I enjoy it.
I'm also transcribing a local area that I know well.

I have been lucky in the fact that the first couple of pages I had an Earl who lived locally...........his household was vast and his lifestyle must have been so interesting..........in fact while I was transcribing my husband gave up a morning in the garden to read as I was typing simply because he was getting fed up with missing out on the ooo's and ah's that were coming from the house as I typed another name.

As I travel through the area I'm transcribing.........on most days..........I see the old houses in a completely different light.In fact they have come alive and I often wonder if the occupiers now, realise what an interesting past their houses have had.

Give it a go....lets get rid of all those people who are making money out of our history.........telling us about our own ancestors

If I had to give it up tomorrow I would know that at least I have made a few pages difference..............and if you are reading another thread on this site at the moment,it has kept my fingers occupied whilst I'm not smoking!!   
Sue