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  Machine indexing of obituaries marks living persons deceased

  Bad indexing of obituaries is causing the creation of many public profiles of living persons. Here…

  Answered ✓ Closed dontiknowyou 331 views 4 comments 1 point Most recent by Paul W December 16, 2021
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  The census report spelled my great-grandmother's name wrong

  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4W8-B9V?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LZ23-MX6&cid=fs…

  Answered ✓ Closed PiperTWilson 321 views 7 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi December 16, 2021
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  New Zealand passenger lists

  Thanks for the great work in indexing New Zealand passenger lists. The page following this one http…

  Question Closed Andrew Matheson 171 views 0 comments 1 point Most recent by Andrew Matheson December 15, 2021
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  Classic transcription error "Wdw" (widow) on census transcribed as "William"

  Where do I report a volunteer's transcription error on censuses? It is causing the deceased to app…

  Answered ✓ Closed nolakl 191 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi December 15, 2021
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  Why is a record I have posted no longer available

  I have a baptism, via Ancestry, of an England Select record that is no longer showing on Ancestry o…

  Answered ✓ Closed Gillian Leavesley_1 461 views 8 comments 0 points Most recent by A van Helsdingen December 15, 2021
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  Batch numbers no longer work

  I searched Family Search many years ago (15 years or so ago) and found many relevant BMDs for Germa…

  Answered ✓ Closed Rick Pinnell 211 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Paul W December 14, 2021
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  How to correct a mistake made on a record about me.

  I have found some false information about myself in a record posted on your site, how can this be c…

  Answered ✓ Closed YvonneDeering 151 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by PMLynch December 14, 2021
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  why can't I see records?

  I think there is an error on the website. I can't see any records from this catalog https://www.fam…

  Answered ✓ Closed IrmaDG 311 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi December 14, 2021
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  Is a record actually available in FamilySearch?

  Hello, I came across a source about a Margt [seemingly short for Margaret], who is a daughter of Mi…

  Answered ✓ Closed Wallace J. Robinson 211 views 2 comments 0 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi December 13, 2021
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  I am searching for headright grants.

  I have relatives who came to South Carolina from Germany and settled in Edgefield County, South Car…

  Answered ✓ Closed sharonfortnerwright 231 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by Carla Tobler December 13, 2021