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1851 Census Has It Gone Weird?

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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o°

°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° Report 27 Feb 2008 11:30

I have done 2 lookup today on the 1851 census. Both records have appeared as odd such as this-


1851 England Census
about Ann Holms
Name: Ann Holms
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Millom, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Urswick
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Ulverstone
Sub-registration district: Dalton
ED, institution, or vessel: 1c
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 23a
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Spink 26
Elizabeth Spink 44
Elizabeth Spink 43
Elizabeth Spink 59
Elizabeth Spink 25
Elizabeth Spink 7

Anyone ever had this happen before?

Julie

Julie Report 27 Feb 2008 11:34

Nope...so i ain't saying nothing lol

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 27 Feb 2008 11:44

Yes I noticed that for the Lancashire ones too !

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 27 Feb 2008 11:47

Yes, I've had loads today like that but the images are the correct ones when you look at them

Christine

Devon Dweller

Devon Dweller Report 27 Feb 2008 11:50

it's on Middlesex/London too....very strange

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 27 Feb 2008 11:52



Glad Im not the only one.

Wrong names on the page but correct ones on the image

Maggie 'O the Mainland

Maggie 'O the Mainland Report 27 Feb 2008 11:52

Same here. Did a look up for skippers and got a whole lot of one name, not skipper like everyone in the house named George Bates or derivatives of with up to 10 in one house.
Very weird.

Julie

Julie Report 27 Feb 2008 12:43

Claire

I have found one just now & that was on the 1851 too

Heather

Heather Report 27 Feb 2008 12:55

Something very odd going on at ancestry for the last week or so, I only get in sporadically.

Petrina

Petrina Report 27 Feb 2008 14:14

I had a few of those today too! Thought it was a lazy transcriber losing the plot!!!!!

Dea

Dea Report 27 Feb 2008 16:02

Me too!!!! - a Lancashire one !

As someone has said, the images are O.K. but something has gone strange today!!

Dea x

Merlin38

Merlin38 Report 27 Feb 2008 16:03

The whole shooting match seems to have gone haywire. Here's one I downloaded about 4 o'clock

Name: William Robinson
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A
Gender: Male
Where born: Bury, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Bury
Town: Bury
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

View Image
Registration district: Bury
Sub-registration district: South Bury
ED, institution, or vessel: 6k
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 20
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Salt 29
Elizabeth Salt 15
Elizabeth Salt 52
Elizabeth Salt 7
Elizabeth Salt 48
Elizabeth Salt 55

The image is Salt free

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 27 Feb 2008 16:04

Beware the 1851 it has gone berzerk giving out loads of duff gen !!!!

Merlin38

Merlin38 Report 27 Feb 2008 16:07

Seems to be nationwide. Wonder if the earthquake has anything to do with it?

Name: William Robinson
Age: 50
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Fulham
Ecclesiastical parish: North End St Mary
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

View Image
Registration district: Kensington
Sub-registration district: Fulham
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 152
Household Members:
Name Age
Eliza Albon 7
Eliza Albon 18
Eliza Albon 7
Eliza Albon 36
Eliza Albon 36
Eliza Albon 5

Barbara

Barbara Report 27 Feb 2008 16:54

Same happened to me about an hour ago twice, one with Spinks the other was all McCormacks!! both for Lancashire but for 1861 census.

Barbara