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Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« on: Tuesday 10 January 17 11:36 GMT (UK) »
I'm sure i read somewhere that when the UK 1911 census was digitised in the mid 2000s it was transcribed by prisoners in some far east country where they didn't know the language / names - hence many of the transcription errors.  I'm not sure if this 'ignorance' would make you more or less objective in your work myself.

Anyway, my question is - where did i read this? Is it true? I can find any methodology for how the holograph transcription was achieved now i'm looking for it - does anyone else know where i might find out?

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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 13:36 GMT (UK) »
Others may differ, but I believe the 2001 was transcibed by British convicts. The 2011 was transcribed on a contract by people whose first language was not English and who had never seen Copper-plate handwriting before, hence the number of capital Ls transcribed as S or T
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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 13:43 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that Redrodger - do you know of a book or link which supports this? There should surely be something on theNational Archives or Findmypast's web sites?

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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 13:55 GMT (UK) »
I believe Phyll there is a thread somewhere on this site which gives confirmation. Why not try a search under 1911 census transcribers?
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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 15:56 GMT (UK) »
I believe the 1911 was transcribed in India the 1939 National Registration was transcribed in the UK

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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 17:41 GMT (UK) »
It appears from other threads that 1911 was transcribed in the Philippines - and was subject to a FoI request about the status of transcribers, but the page has been removed from the NA website  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/1911-census-transcription.htm

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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 19:10 GMT (UK) »
I know earlier censii for Ancestry were transcribed by students in the Far East.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 22:19 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: PhyllSmith on Tuesday 10 January 17 17:41 GMT (UK)
It appears from other threads that 1911 was transcribed in the Philippines - and was subject to a FoI request about the status of transcribers, but the page has been removed from the NA website  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/1911-census-transcription.htm


You can see it at http://web.archive.org/web/20130210000314/http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/1911-census-transcription.htm

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Re: Who transcribed the 1911 Census?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 10 January 17 22:50 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Tuesday 10 January 17 22:19 GMT (UK)
You can see it at http://web.archive.org/web/20130210000314/http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/foi/1911-census-transcription.htm

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