England & Wales census records indexed with incorrect placename
Some census records are labelled with incorrect parishes in the 'event place'.
For example: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:75FK-8T2
is labelled as 'Saint Mary with Holy Apostles, Scarborough, Yorkshire' but really it should be St Mary in Hull, Yorkshire (a completely different town). You can see that the registration district is Hull.
Here's another example of the same issue: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS9P-VMN
Event place given as Leeds St Mary. It should be Holy Trinity St Mary, Hull.
And - sigh - here's yet another example: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TH-VN8
Event place given as Holy Trinity King's Square, York. It should be Holy Trinity And St Mary, Hull.
Best Answer
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@KatieFuller2, thank you for reporting this problem. It is a known problem in FamilySearch and engineers are working to resolve. I will forward the information that you have provided for their review and resolution; unfortunately however, it is impossible to indicate when the problem will be fixed.
This occurs, occasionally, due to the auto-standardization process that is used in FamilySearch. The key to recognizing this as an incorrect auto-standardization problem is the presence of both an Event Place and an Event Place (Original) that is incompatible with place name identified in the Event Place.
We apologize for these errors and look forward to their resolution.
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