Archibalds of Maghera

[aghadowey]

Sorry to disagree but Bann Valley is  double checked through another member prior to being included in the website.  I know I have contributed and they always check with the original before putting on website.  Sometimes the originals can be a bit difficult to read or have some difficulties but a very useful site.
In my experience it has more records for that particular area then any other site I have found. 
And no I don't run the site. 

To give you one example, Bann Valley lists marriages for St. Paul's Parish Church in Garvagh- which are actually the marriages for Moyletra Parish Church ourside Garvagh.
Both the site owner and the person I think 'checks' things are not from the area and don't always work from the original records but from microfilmed records or photocopies.
However, there is a tremendous amount of material on the site and it is being added to all the time.

[wonderinglady]

I guess all I can share is that the area I am researching Termoneeny (Mullagh) and Maghera ((Tirkane/Tullyheron) have been found to be accurate, as I have verified the information at the PRONI office in Belfast on Microfiche of the original records.  Some of the people live in Maghera. 
You may have indeed found some things that are not correct, I have not. 
Everything should be verified beyond trusting what one is given. 

[kingskerswell]

Hi,
   I have used this site and have been impressed with the church records. I have found statements in the records where they were difficult to read or where the transcriber thought that items may have ben added at a later date. I think that the Bann Valley researchers and transcribers are doing a very worthwile job. KEEP IT UP.

Regards

[pkincaid]

To support aghadoweys comment, and contrary to wonderingladys comment, there does appear to be transcription errors on the Bann Valley site.  For quite a while, one 1827 entry in the 1st Garvagh Presbyterian Church had the father as James Kincaid.  Now it is James Woodburn.  No note was given to explain the change.

[wonderinglady]

I would hope that this thread doesn't turn into an argument about sites and their discrepencies.
There are errors in alot of sites - McElree being McKeril (LDS) on some sites, just to let people know that wherever one get's their information, the information should be checked against other sites or original documents.
Just as information from a genealogist that one hires should list where the information is obtained from so that people can check if they wish.  There is one McElree family that had work done for them with no supporting references that related the family to William Wallace ha,ha,ha.
Caution and attention to detail no matter where one get's their information.
For those of us doing transcriptions - we are doing our best, sometimes the old books dating back  to the 1700's are fragile, the pages deteriorating and sometimes the writing is difficult to read.  We do our best knowing the family names in the areas.  the area and having records double checked by others unfortunately it is not always perfect.

[pkincaid]

I think, first and foremost, most of us appreciate the efforts of transcribers and web hosts of the transcribed data.  After, all a resource is being offered that in many cases in not otherwise easily available.  Errors, as you say, occur everywhere.  I just wanted to reinforce, with an example of why, the notion stated of double checking the information if it is important to you.

[Sharonarchibald80]

David have you gotten sufficient info for this query? I'm one of the Archibald offspring from  Nova Scotia