Error on 1939 Census

KimberleySchneider

On the 1939 census the Lippitt family #59 Church Eaton, it lists a father George W., a mother, Edith A. and then a child.

This is where the error happens:

• on the 1939 family search record on FamilySearch the transcription lists Ronald E. Shilton (Lippitt) as a child in the family
• but when you go to Find My Past to look at the transcription it still lists Ronald E. Shilton as the child but on the original image, the name written isn't Ronald E. Shilton (M). it is written Catherine M. (F).
• What is cool - Catherine married Ronald Shilton 1 Nov 1947, Church Eaton. Ronald's name is not on the census at all. How did that name get put on there?
• I messaged Find my past to let them know of the error.
• Will Find My Past update Family Search of the error?

Family Search

citation

"England and Wales National Register, 1939," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:757N-C3W2 : 16 April 2019), Ronald E Shilton (Lippitt) in entry for George W Lippitt, 29 Sep 1939; from "General Register Office: National Registration: 1939 Register," database, FindMyPast (https://www.findmypast.com : 2017); citing Census, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, RG 101, The National Archives, Kew, England; FHL microfilm .

Find my past

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA/R39/5478/5478G/006/07

transcription

original picture

Paul W

Whilst I have not come across an example of this myself, I understand these records are regularly updated by Find My Past (who provide FamiySearch with restricted access to their material). At least each year, they check for deaths, so redacted records can be displayed (i.e., after confirming the individuals blanked-out have since died). In the case of females, the married name is also often added, so I wonder if what should have appeared as CATHERINE Lippitt (Shilton) was accidentally recorded / replaced by the name of her spouse, Ronald E Shilton?

To me, this is the most likely theory - i.e., the married name being found, but the name of the spouse then being indexed instead of hers. Glad to hear any other ideas, though!

What is good, is that Find My Past (or is it a governmental agency?) spends so much time in helping us identify our relatives in this way (adding married names and/or the surname in which their death has been registered).

By the way, there is a problem in adding (multiple) images to a post in the Community forum, hence the fact your screenshots / images cannot be seen.

KimberleySchneider

Thanks for the info. Darn it for not being able to see the screen shots.