Error on 1911 Census for England and Wales
Record URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWR4-8B8
Person ID: GN6X‑K2G
Collection: 1911 Census
The indexed child appears in the 1911 census as “Jahanna Meech,” age 5 (born c.1906), but is incorrectly assigned a marriage date of 1891. Census schedules do not record marriage dates for children. The marriage year likely belongs to the parents or is a column misassociation. The name should read Mary Johanna Meech. Ancestry and Findmypast index this correctly.
The listing that comes up in Family Search shows Jahanna Meech, but the information is a copy from her sister Johanna Meech (born in 1906). The actual 1911 census lists her name as Mary (born in 1900). Some of the transcriptions show her age as 1 year old with a correction to 11 years old, but the record really shows her age as 11 years old.
Best Answers
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@IdahoSusieQ It seems the marriage date of the parents is carrying over to all in the household. I found the same error in other families that I randomly checked. Thanks for making us aware!
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@SerraNola thanks for your quick response.
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