Genealogy Chat

William Robins, missing in 1891. Tried Robins, Robbins, then looked for all Williams b. Cripplegate, and then finally looked for all Carolines (wife's name) and found

William Robin [no S!] Age: 66 Estimated birth year: abt 1825 Relation: Boarder Gender: Male Where Born:****** Bripplyete*******, London, England Civil parish: Hackney

Congratulations!

Actually, to be fair, the original writing does look like Bripplyete!

If anyone is looking for an IRVING I found him listed as SWING notified ancestry.

Well done!! - Great feeling isn't it? As you know, I recently found my Roberts as KOBERTS, My Tootell's as LOOLAL's and my Lamb as SAINT !!!!! I just LOVE it when you find them - Still can't find my Fenton's though!! One day !!!!!!!!!! ??? Dea x

Very pleased for you Nell. Just to prove we should all keep the faith the truth is out there!!!!!! Ann

Well done, its so satisfying when you finally find them isn it. I had relations who were transcribed as living with an Elizabeth Green, which totally threw me and I thought I was on entirely the wrong track. When I looked at the census itself it very plainly said Elizabeth Uren, which I knew was the wife's maiden name. Eureka! Then my Gt x 4 Gran's relation to head of household said 'Ruper Heare', with her son listed as 'son of Ruper Heave'. I knew she had never remarried and that her son was from her marriage to my grandfather. Looked at the original census and it definitely said 'Housekeeper'!! Am so glad I bought those credits and looked at the original census returns. Its great when those pieces fall in place. Bex

My GGFx2 turned up after much searching, place of birth shown as Thadwete. Scratched my head on that one, after staring at the image for ages realised it said Shadwell.

Of course we all know that transcribers are supposed to copy what they read EXACTLY.......so how come when looking for a person born in Ceylon, I couldn't find him??????? Here's why: Name was badly written, but Ceylon was written very clearly as his place of birth. So why hadn't I seen it when looking through EVERY ''Born in Ceylon'' person on the census????? because Ancestry had transcribed Ceylon as Sri Lanka! LOL.....when did the name change?? Around WW2 wasn't it?? Merry

Later than that Merry, I can remember it changing! But when did Surrey change to Syria (as per ancestry!)

well done nell x

I have a rellie from BOMRICK ON TUND (supposed to be Berwick on Tweed!). AND Fanby Whist (should be Danby Whisk) AND Scabby Bre (should be Scarborough) AND (not one of mine, though Nicky found this one, apologies to anyone who's rellie this is) FANNY BOOCOCK from NETHERTHONG!! (my personal favourite!) hehe

To answer your question about Ceylon / Sri Lanka Merry, I think the name must have changed some time in the late 60's early 70's as my Dad was in the navy during this time and he said it was called Ceylon when he was there. Just a little bit of trivia for you! Lindsey

Found my Elijah Punt as Elizah Pint, What made me smile was that his brother Arthur was listed as Artha Pint.

if any one could find my edwin rodds id be most greatfull he went missing after 1881 congrats to every 1 who has found there missing ancesters angie xx

Hi everyone. I'm fairly new to this family history lark and just wondered, when things are badly mis-transcribed, how do you find them? Is it just lucky guesswork? Victoria.

Victoria.....usually if you can find the people on one census it gets a bit easier.....usually they are found by trying different bits of the known information and leaving other bits blank..........then looking through the lists of names brought up for likely mistranscriptions. Less is often more! Also looking for a different family member who might be with your rellie.... Really it's just practice in the end! Merry

Eunice - your Elijah and Arthur needed a brother called Paul - then he could have been mistranscribed as Pulla? Christine

Its just hard work Victoria. Sometimes you just enter a first name and all the other info and then have to trawl through hundreds of James born 1835 in Lancashire until you find a likely lad and look at the image to see if it is actually the one you want. Other times you can find the relatives and then mooch about in the same area looking for likely candidates. Or you choose one of the family with an unusual first name - then you cut down the options. Its a real kick when you do find them though! My best ones were Emily Horstus (instead of Horstead) and Charlotte Meins (instead of Steers).