tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post4958825222974298714..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Caveat re 1861 Canada Census OnlineOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-36888876867814247602009-07-27T23:28:22.065-04:002009-07-27T23:28:22.065-04:00I have also found large gaps in the 1861 transcrip...I have also found large gaps in the 1861 transcription online. In my case it is in the township of Saltfleet (Stoney Creek). As of last week, only a small fraction of the total have been transcribed. The FamilyHistory and Ancestry sites are both similarly lacking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18171150515466923272009-06-14T12:00:52.480-04:002009-06-14T12:00:52.480-04:00About a year ago I let ancestry.com know that the ...About a year ago I let ancestry.com know that the 1880 census of Dist. 4, Beat 5, Henry Co., Alabama Enumeration Dist. 82 pages 22, 23 and 24 were missing. I was looking for my gg grandparents and couldn't find them. I knew that was were they were living and found all their married children surrounding them. So I did a page by page search and discovered those pages were missing. I still havenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-66922111452805504462009-06-12T18:21:21.550-04:002009-06-12T18:21:21.550-04:00The 1861 census was indexed by LDS volunteers on t...The 1861 census was indexed by LDS volunteers on the RecordsSearch Pilot Site, so it might be of better quality than the usual Ancestry indexes.<br /><br />Sher - try the RecordsSearch index first - it is more complete than the Ancestry index.<br />The family I was looking for is in St Patrick's Ward in the RecordsSearch index, but is not in the Ancestry index.<br /><br />Paul - that's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-6262316976231421402009-06-12T15:40:34.166-04:002009-06-12T15:40:34.166-04:00Thank you for posting Paula and letting readers kn...Thank you for posting Paula and letting readers know what is happeningOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45394237502396406742009-06-12T15:38:29.957-04:002009-06-12T15:38:29.957-04:00Sher, it could be that your ancestors can't be...Sher, it could be that your ancestors can't be found due to transcriber error rather than whole sections missing. Did you browse page by page through all the images for that area?Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-14770763392500109792009-06-12T13:58:48.398-04:002009-06-12T13:58:48.398-04:00FamilySearch and Ancestry.ca are aware of the miss...FamilySearch and Ancestry.ca are aware of the missing content from the 1861 Canada Census. The missing content is being addressed and will be added to the database within the next 90 days. Thank you for your support and vigilance.Paul Nautahttp://www.familysearch.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77398531204659679732009-06-12T08:39:39.090-04:002009-06-12T08:39:39.090-04:00I live in the US. When I can't quite read a ci...I live in the US. When I can't quite read a city name I Google it and usually get results.<br />This is bad enough, however your medical records are also being transcribed all over the world. I work in a hospital and you should see some of the transcription errors; frightening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-16068010825181813882009-06-11T21:52:48.598-04:002009-06-11T21:52:48.598-04:00It's not just Toronto that is missing - I put ...It's not just Toronto that is missing - I put my own ancestor's names into the search field and they did not appear....they were in Darlington Twp, Durham County - they are on the Township census that I have transcribed.<br />Sher<br />BowmanvilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77309956688372134432009-06-11T14:46:30.840-04:002009-06-11T14:46:30.840-04:00My Loane family, St. Andrews - district 2, are on ...My Loane family, St. Andrews - district 2, are on ancestry.ca but they aren't in the Toronto section, but in the York County section. Is it possible that some of the Toronto pages are in with the York Co pages?marycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-67121518220199683462009-06-11T12:54:48.139-04:002009-06-11T12:54:48.139-04:00Thanks for passing on this information. I wonder h...Thanks for passing on this information. I wonder how many other places are incomplete?Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-91745690527890772362009-06-11T12:25:40.249-04:002009-06-11T12:25:40.249-04:00I will echo what The Grandmother Here has said - I...I will echo what The Grandmother Here has said - I have had many many transcription errors which come from outsourcing this type of work out to India and other locales. How can you possibly have a non-native speaker understand the need to view names in context if you are going to do this?Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-68588907926362613502009-06-11T11:20:17.598-04:002009-06-11T11:20:17.598-04:00The thing about ancestry.com that irks me the most...The thing about ancestry.com that irks me the most is that their transcribers know nothing about the local place names. People from East or West Nissouri are often listed as born in Missouri. Scream! [end of rant]The Grandmother Herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001005292502504358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-72681120110758669142009-06-11T10:52:26.518-04:002009-06-11T10:52:26.518-04:00Has anyone brought this to Ancestry's attentio...Has anyone brought this to Ancestry's attention?Davenoreply@blogger.com