transcribing for free bmd

[debraanne]

Hi all i have recently finished my one surname search of my family name Thurlbourn.
So for all the help on the free sites that i have received have decided to repay the favour . Now that i have hours upon hours each night to spare have decided to help out and do some transcribing for UK free bmd am so so so excited was wandering  if any other RC peeps have done this.Have got a few writing books on old style hand writing  and a book on calligraphy and  the people from free bmd very helpful.
i know the law only transcribe what you see do not presume or correct (Lonbum is Lonbum even if you know they ment London)
regards debra from oz      

[silvery]

Well the stuff I'm getting through is all typed, it's up to about the 1930s now.   The more the merrier to get it done!

Plenty of help available.

[maggiefishblue]

Hi Debra,

I've been transcribing for ages and find it quite a rewarding occupation.  I am doing 1853 at the moment - handwritten.  Most of it is easy to read but if there are words which are difficult there is a handwriting section on freeBMD that you can check.  If a word is completely illegible than you just leave it out - they tell you how to do this too, in fact there are loads of instructions on the site.

I have a brilliant co-ordinator who is extremely helpful too.


Maggie

[PaulineJ]

Agree with Maggie, even the handwritten ones aren't usually too bad.
At least they are in Alphabetical order, reducing the possibilities a bit... 

Pauline