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How to correct errors in census indexing?

John29,115
John29,115 ✭
October 6, 2022 edited August 16, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing

There are a couple transcribing errors in the information for this page: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X5C-BLSX

Looking at the original doc, in handwriting, line 6, Jones, Laurence H has:

33 for the age, but the database says 22

"1/2 mi. from bridge" for the house, but the database says "1/2 Mi House Lugde"

How can I correct these? There's an edit button, but the only thing it lets me edit is the name.

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  • Correcting indexing errors
  • 1950 US census
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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 6, 2022

    Those fields were editable when the 1950 Census Review project was open. But since the project is now closed - yes it may take some time before those fields become editable again. To bad the computer or review person did not catch those before the project completed.

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  • John29,115
    John29,115 ✭
    October 6, 2022

    Is there some way to report errors like this?

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 6, 2022 edited October 6, 2022

    There are some FamilySearch representatives that can pass along transcription errors to the development team. @N Tychonievich is one of those representatives - but more than likely she will say since the project just completed - it will take a while before anything is done.

    If  Jones, Laurence H were your relation and you were attaching the record in Family Tree to his profile - you could make a Source Note that explained the needed transcription corrections. In the meantime - the index just makes the record searchable/findable - hopefully...

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  • John29,115
    John29,115 ✭
    October 6, 2022

    Ok. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

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  • W D Samuelsen contact me please
    W D Samuelsen contact me please ✭✭✭
    October 6, 2022

    I see this problem because of my family - living out in the country, along with uncles and aunts living on the same road and friends, too.

    Actual address is 1/2 mile left of the road, 1/4 mile right of the road, repeatedly - all living on a single road with a lot of dead end roads, at which ends are those single unit households.

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  • Dalpha Ellis
    Dalpha Ellis ✭
    October 20, 2022

    My Grandmother is marked a widow in the 1950 census. She was not until 1965. Her name is Ruth G Decker.

    Also her husband is not listed in the indexing. Harry W Decker. He is on the line before my Grandma.

    Please any help to fix this would be great.

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  • John29,115
    John29,115 ✭
    October 21, 2022

    If you really want help, you should ask a new question. Posting here, you're technically answering my question, so nobody will see it as something to answer.

    I'm just a user, who had a question, so I can't help any more than you can. But I do know how forums work. Good luck!

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