Some event dates have recently become corrupted in Search Results

Re Searching

Can you please pass on to those involved that the results from a general search have now started producing corrupted results where the date has the month and day swapped.

Example: A burial that took place on 8 December 1869, is shown in search results as 12 August 1869

Also, a burial that took place on 5 December 1868 is shown as 12 May 1868

Example Search Parameters: William Atkinson, birth 1810 to 1812, death Lancashire, England, 1868 to 1869.

It seems that it only happens on those records where the original month is shown as the complete word. i.e. it does not break if the original date was 6 Jan YYYY, but it will break if the date is 6 January YYYY. UPDATE: No it's not consistent.

SerraNola

@Re Searching Yes, it seems another strange error has popped up yet again. I believe this one is confined to the collection "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991". It seems to be across the board with various counties, but like you said, it's not consistent. From the details page the date is correct, but if you click on the dropdown box next to the date you see the incorrect date that is in the search results. If there is no down arrow, the date has likely not been altered.

This will be reported. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Áine Ní Donnghaile

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