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How to get transcription errors (place name) corrected?

fbax
fbax ✭
March 10, 2020 edited February 10, 2021 in Indexing
How to get transcription errors (place name) corrected?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3S4-1CC

The six births on left side page took place in Drummond twp.

The six birth on right side page took place in Lanark twp.

All twelve have been transcribed as taking place Drummond twp.

How can this be corrected?

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  • Heather R Jacobs
    Heather R Jacobs ✭✭✭
    March 10, 2020 Answer ✓

    @fbax fbax​ Right now, it is only possible to change names on records that have been indexed correctly. Soon dates and places will be available. The following link is information on names, but it will give you a general idea what can come dates and places: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/edit-names-indexed-records/ In the meantime, when you are looking at a record, and attaching it to your tree, just type in the "notes" box what the error is and people will be able to interpret it.

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  • X24 MOM
    X24 MOM ✭✭✭
    March 10, 2020

    Maybe @Heather R Jacobs​ at @Indexing Chat​ can help you with this 😊

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  • fbax
    fbax ✭
    March 10, 2020

    The problem with this "solution" is that most people will simply attach the source without looking at the image; so the index will probably NOT get fixed.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 10, 2020

    The next image (541) is also incorrect.

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  • CScott278
    CScott278 ✭
    March 12, 2020

    I usually send feedback on that page denoting the errors.

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    June 5, 2020

    Is this something that can be taken care of @FamilySearch Places​ ?

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