Pages: [1]

Author Topic: Political Correctness in census transcription  (Read 865 times)

Offline casram

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 419
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Political Correctness in census transcription
« on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:43 BST (UK) »
I am used to inaccurate transcriptions in the census as we all are but this is more than just someone misreading an entry.

 Looking at the 1921 census in London on FindMyPast I came across a transcription which gave the person's place of birth as "Portstewart, Londonderry (Derry), Ireland". I thought it odd to say the least that anyone would write "Londonderry (Derry)" in 1921 so I looked at the original and it clearly says "Co. Derry, Portstewart, Ireland" so I can only assume that someone decided that was not politically acceptable today.

Carolyn
Broadhouse, Broadist and variants - world wide - one name study
Oxfordshire - Broadist, May, Carpenter, Eden, Goold (Gould), Parker, Tanner
Gloucestershire - Broddis, Deacon, Midwinter
London - Fox, Gill, Maidlow, Easton
Norfolk - Stebbings, Gore, Gotts, Hubbard, Cropley
Berkshire- Haines, Kent, Booker, Noke, Norris
Yorkshire - Ramsbottom, Robinson, Dawson
Northamptonshire - Jones, Loak, Dent, Randall, Reynolds, Ramsbottom, Jelley, Rutland
Ireland - Withers, Cassidy, Leahy, Sweeney

Offline BumbleB

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 14,818
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Political Correctness in census transcription
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:59 BST (UK) »
As you found an error - did you report it to FindMyPast?  They are usually very good at putting right any mistakes in transcription.
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

Offline casram

  • RootsChat Senior
  • ****
  • Posts: 419
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Political Correctness in census transcription
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 10:01 BST (UK) »
Yes I have reported it.
Broadhouse, Broadist and variants - world wide - one name study
Oxfordshire - Broadist, May, Carpenter, Eden, Goold (Gould), Parker, Tanner
Gloucestershire - Broddis, Deacon, Midwinter
London - Fox, Gill, Maidlow, Easton
Norfolk - Stebbings, Gore, Gotts, Hubbard, Cropley
Berkshire- Haines, Kent, Booker, Noke, Norris
Yorkshire - Ramsbottom, Robinson, Dawson
Northamptonshire - Jones, Loak, Dent, Randall, Reynolds, Ramsbottom, Jelley, Rutland
Ireland - Withers, Cassidy, Leahy, Sweeney

Offline Girl Guide

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 6,488
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Political Correctness in census transcription
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 11:51 BST (UK) »
Good luck with that.  I reported an error to Find My Past in 2019 and it is still not corrected.  There is a child on the original image who is not on the transcript.

I emailed Find My Past at the beginning of June and was informed that the details would be passed to the data team for investigation.

Four years ago when I first reported that error and still not corrected.  >:(  Will they ever do so???
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

Offline Top-of-the-hill

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 2,005
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Political Correctness in census transcription
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 12:41 BST (UK) »
  I have a list of uncorrected errors.
Pay, Kent
Codham/Coltham, Kent
Kent, Felton, Essex
Staples, Wiltshire

Offline jonwarrn

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 12,136
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Political Correctness in census transcription
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 19:52 BST (UK) »
I think probably everybody from that county in the 1921 census is indexed by findmypast as born Londonderry (Derry), Ireland
Pages: [1]