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Amusing genealogy mistranscriptions.

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Unknown Report 19 Jan 2005 20:34

I found a list of people on a US genealogy website listed as 'windowers', which should have read 'widowers'. I hope their spouses didn't die 'in pane'! All together now, "GRO-O-O-AN!" CB >|<

Ramblin Rose

Ramblin Rose Report 19 Jan 2005 19:54

It proves my point about always being so very careful of what you find on these sites.I have found lot of errors on the LDS site,I have notified them many times nd asked them to correct the incorrect material,but they just ignore my corrsepondence.It makes me very cross.It is after all-MY FAMILY-Rose

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 19 Jan 2005 19:50

I came across 'Wotton Under-Edge' (Glos) mis-transcribed as 'Woolly Undersea' on Ancestry today - no wonder we all have problems finding folks!!

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 24 Dec 2004 22:40

I have rellies called........William Bell married Gwenyth Penn...... ....Bill Bell and Gwen Penn lol

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 24 Dec 2004 22:15

Oh dear Ben! :)) Wishing you a Merry Christmas, have fun! :)

Benjamin

Benjamin Report 24 Dec 2004 21:56

Have any of you come across a funny mistranscription on any internet genealogy databases as on the IGI I found a Dennis Elsdon married a Thomas Baker and my great grandfather Richard Titshall's birth registration was mistranscribed on Free BMD as Isobel Richard Titshall. Had to laugh.