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What should I do if I find data that doesn't match the images that it's attached to?

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October 13, 2020 edited August 26, 2024 in Get Involved/Indexing
What should I do if I find data that doesn't match the images that it's attached to?

My 4th Great Grandfather is on line 3 of this page of the 1850 Census. But as you can see, the data listed under it doesn't match up with the actual image. Is there a way to report this or start to correct it? Is there some way to see enough context about how this was transcribed/indexed to figure out what went wrong?

 

I found the index record that matches, but it links to a different image, and they didn't even attempt to transcribe some of the names.

 

Anscestry has a much better image for this page.

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  • Pamela Whicker
    Pamela Whicker ✭
    October 23, 2020 Answer ✓

    Sometimes I find the link is to the whole Microfilm and not the specific image you want. Maybe an error on the part of the person attaching the image, Not sure? Anyway, I just have to look through the images to get the specific document. Pam Whicker

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