Initial index is correct, then system made an incorrect edit
I am doing lots of edits to incorrect edits. Names and dates were initially indexed correctly but then at some point during the beginning of this year there has been many edits done by FamilySearch and all those edits are incorrect. How can I choose the initial index to be the right index, so that I don't need to do a new edit? And what would be the reason to the edit?
- Example: Michel born at 2/9 1741. Initial index is correct, Michel was born at 2 September 1741, it can be clearly seen from records below. Then January 27, 2021 the date was changed to 9 Feb. Every person record in this record book has similar incorrect edits done if it was possible (dates smaller than 12/12). And there are lots of other records books with similar problem.
1.1. What would be the reason to the change? Initially it was not Indexed Incorrectly. When I correct the incorrect edit, what should I select as a reason to my new edit?
2 . Example: Incorrect edit to the last name: Initial index was correct. Fredric is the first name. Styrman after his first name is his occupation and not his last name. He was the son of Bengt Wennerstrand and his last name was also Wennerstrand. I have done the New Edit also to here, but how can I just select the Initial Index to be the right one without a need to do the new edit?
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Is this an Indexing question or about records that have previously been indexed?
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Heidi, It would really help us to answer some of your question if you were to share a link to the specific images that you have shown. This would be particularly helpful where every person record has a similar problem, as you've indicated in your question 1.
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Here are some examples of those books where I have found internal indexing errors. There are more books with same errors but I don't have time to start searching. These books have the problem, that initial index was correct, but on January or February 2021, FamilySearch has made incorrect edits to birth dates changing the month and date other way around on dates smaller than 12/12.
Film Number: 100774551 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95N-29F6-V?i=2&cc=2805467)
Film Number: 100776067 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GN-T3CD?i=1&cc=2805467)
Film Number: 100774555 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C95N-2SZF-H?i=1&cc=2805467)
Film Number: 100776195 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99GN-YQGG?i=1&cc=2805467)
Film Number: 100775042 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GN-2RL4?i=2&cc=2805467)
Film Number: 102152258 (first image with problems: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4S-ZS81-T?cc=2805467)
Then on Film Number: 102152256, I found several entries where FamilySearch had changed the birth date to be totally wrong (also changed the year). I did not look every image, but here are 3 examples:
First entry Lisa Hinrdr 12/14 1711 not 1712: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4S-ZSHG-2?cc=2805467&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLV7-TGL7
Third entry Maria Johdr 6/12 1745 not 1746: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4S-ZSHG-S?cc=2805467&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLVW-6TJN
Second entry Walb Thom 3/22 1732 not 1733: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4S-ZSHL-Z?cc=2805467&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AQLV7-2RP8
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