I Suspect The Recorded Information is Wrong (Liberia Census)
What should I key when I am pretty sure information was recorded incorrectly? This census page has 1-7 going down the relationship column but a 10 year old as an "Other Spouse" and an 8 year old as a "Parent" seem highly implausible!! Should I mark these as "Blank", "Unreadable", type things out as seen, something else? Thanks in advance!
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Interesting question. The Project Instruction: What to remember about this project in line # 2 indicates the following:
- The completed index and links to digital images will be freely accessible online to the general public when the collection is published.
- We are not to correct mistakes of the registrars, the researcher will have access to this document and would make their own conclusions.
This knowledge article Should I always type what I see in indexing? indicates the following:
Keep in mind that you are making an index in order to help lead individuals to their ancestors. The individual can review the information on the record image to make a final decision. Consider the tips and resources below as you index:
Most of the time, you should type what you see on the document you are indexing. Any exceptions are noted in the field helps and project instructions.
- Refer to the field help and project instructions.
- Refer to the basic indexing guidelines.
- Use your best judgment.
- Do not assume information that is not specifically given.
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We indexers type what we see and we don't type what we don't see.
Researchers get all the fun (and the challenge!) of determining if there are errors in the original records.
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