Incorrect Census transcriptions on Ancestry

[Ecneps]

Just doing lookups at the moment and found a correction made by someone else who is the gggranddaughter of that person.  So have passed on the contact and hopefully they'll get in touch and share their information - well worth doing corrections 

[ambers]

I received the same sort of Email from Ancestry thanking me for the corrections I have submitted, as Willow 4873.

I have done so many corrections over the past three years for my family, that I am convinced that no one else has been trying to trace them.

First time for me to receive a  thank you though.

Ambers

[Springbok]

That is quite unusual Ambers

 I regularly put in Major and very minor corrections, and have always recieved an acknowledgement, but there again, there must be thousand of contributions daily.

Spring

[stonechat]

I put in may corrections, never received any acknowledgement

Bob

[kerryb]

Acknowledgement?  - cool, I'd just be happy if they accepted my alternative names, I am the one doing the research and hate the fact I feel I am not believed by them!

Kerry

[RedFox]

ambers,  I too have made corrections to A.com.  It was to a census record where the youngest children were given the wrong surname.  I had seen it done in a correct manner.  I've gone back later and found that the correction has been made.  I think a note was attached to the correction.  I have also received a note of thanks, at least once I recall.  Maybe several others.  RedFox

      

[Ecneps]

Yes, ancestry have started sending me thank you emails for all the corrections I've made, must be a new policy

Barbara

[MarthaJane]

But what happens if a correction is entirely incorrect?

I have been researching my great grand-father and mother  and have them in the censuses up until 1901 and then until their deaths.  Just recently on checking a street name on the 1891 I find someone has made a correction to my great grand-mothers surname and changed it to Parsons.  There is no note in the comment section as why they thought she was someone else.  The only explanation I can think of is that Thomas and Mary had a young married couple as lodgers at the time called Parsons and they assumed my great grandma was Mr. Parson's mother.     She is clearly listed as wife to Thomas.  If they had checked previous and following censuses they would have clearly seen all the family members together and known it couldn't have been Mary Parsons.  (They never moved more than 2 streets away)

I have emailed Ancestry about it asking them to change it back and giving my reasons but as yet have had no answer.

I don't think people should be allowed to alter names without giving an explanation.  It has made me very cross and if it's not removed it will make it more confusing for other researchers

[stonechat]

Just add as a correction, and others can find it

BOb