Incorrect Census transcriptions on Ancestry

[loo]

Well, whatever the name of the resource, in fact. Has someone actually compared 2 pages from different resources and seen a difference?       

I have some pages that I printed out from the 1841 at britishorigins some time ago, but I neglected to take down the Folio, page etc, so I recently tried to get this information from Ancestry.  However, Ancestry has no listing for these people.  I can't see any good reason why not, as they are not that hard to read.

[sunnylady2005]

Scottish census :
"Retined Mershonat & Acculine Of 10 Acres Of Land" ...

Well its "Retired Merchant and feuer and [?] of 10 acres of land"   - I'll give them the "A" word as it is illegible to the non specialist but I suspect it s a form of land holding in Scotland........

In an earlier census they have misread the word "master"  as well.... 

[ibi]

Scottish census :
"Retined Mershonat & Acculine Of 10 Acres Of Land" ...

Well its "Retired Merchant and feuer and [?] of 10 acres of land"   - I'll give them the "A" word as it is illegible to the non specialist but I suspect it s a form of land holding in Scotland........

...snipped .................

That looks very like a typical OCR error ??.................

(BTW, - what's the specific name, place, age, census etc. involved?)

ibi

[sunnylady2005]

Ibi

John Knox b approx 1796 in Greenlaw, and lived his whole life there. 1861 census is the offending one (I have a pdf of the actual census which is why Iknow about the correct and additional words) and the earlier 1851 census where master is translated as "mustic"

I would love  know if any error checking is ever done........

[MarthaJane]

On trying to trace my recently discovered Great Grandma's 2nd husband on the 1901 I find that although listed as Male his Christian name of Lewis has been transcribed as Louisa !!
 

[Ecneps]

How many would you like?? 
Have just found Edith Alice indexed as Elizabet although very clearly written on the original census page
 

[ibi]

Ibi

John Knox b approx 1796 in Greenlaw, and lived his whole life there. 1861 census is the offending one (I have a pdf of the actual census which is why Iknow about the correct and additional words) and the earlier 1851 census where master is translated as "mustic"

I would love  know if any error checking is ever done........

So would I !

Error checking?, - how about a wee dod of Quality Control as well ! 

On a parallel thread ""Grocer Not a Mercht in the ordinary acceptation of the term"
has been transcribed/OCR'd as "Grocer Not A Herch On Th Ordowary Acceplatson Of The ??"

ibi

[sunnylady2005]

So guess what I put in the "customer satisfaction survey" they just asked me to fill in  ........

and a request to be able to report errors on all items

But do they read these things! and more importantly do anything about them

[ibi]

Ibi

John Knox b approx 1796 in Greenlaw, and lived his whole life there. 1861 census is the offending one (I have a pdf of the actual census which is why Iknow about the correct and additional words) and the earlier 1851 census where master is translated as "mustic"

I would love  know if any error checking is ever done........

Ye wurnie far off, - it's blatantly and clearly, very obviously ......

"Retired Merchant & feuar & occupier of 10 acres of land".

I'd back a student of less than 2 weeks on one of my courses to get this first time!

ibi