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Two source links to the same document; given name in one transcribed correctly and one not.

Bruce Talbott
Bruce Talbott ✭
August 26, 2021 edited July 18, 2024 in Family Tree

In FamilySearch I found Recommended Tasks for marriages of Maggie Thompson One had the bride's name as Soffie Thompson. Below are two links to the same marriage document. One shows the whole page. The other is missing the extreme left hand side of the page. Is there a prescribed procedure for users to report such issues as this?

Link to document with task for given name Maggie: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9SS-9ND6?i=232&cc=1804888&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQ2QD-Q7M1

Link to document with task for given name Soffie: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91F-N935-C?cc=1804888

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 27, 2021 Answer ✓

    The poor quality scanning work has already been redone. That is why there are two images of the same historical record.

    Someone has now corrected the index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DC-D9F9

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  • Teresa Winterton
    Teresa Winterton ✭✭
    August 26, 2021 edited August 26, 2021

    The problem here is on one record it has the page cut off a bit so the first letter of the brides name is missing. Indexers do their best to determine the names. The g's in Maggie's name look more like how we currently make f's today. Without the first letter, it really is hard to determine the correct first name. The indexer made a guess from what they could see.

    Fortunately, you can correct the incorrect indexed document. Here are the steps.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-fix-indexing-or-transcription-errors-in-historical-records

    Steps (website or mobile app)

    1. Find the historical record that interests you. 
    2. On the Record Details page (before enlarging the image), click Edit.
    3. Click Edit to the right of the field you want to change.
    4. A window appears inviting you to improve the information.
      1. Step 1: Enter the correct information.
      2. Step 2: To highlight the information that was corrected, click in the document. Position and size the highlight box.
      3. Step 3: Select a reason for making the edit, and add an optional note, if necessary.
    5. Click Save.


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