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WINDOWER on Ancestry

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Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 12 Jul 2006 16:09

Ancestry's 1881 transcription - St John Timberhill, Norwich, Ann Colman c1819, WINDOWER, (rather than widow)!!!! Jay

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 12 Jul 2006 16:28

Yes, you'll see quite a few Windowers on the censuses LOL

Lady Cutie

Lady Cutie Report 12 Jul 2006 16:58

hi janet,i've got a windower on one of my rellies too when i first saw it i called my hubby to have a look as the last part of the name dower is my name hazel.

*** Fuzzy

*** Fuzzy Report 12 Jul 2006 17:03

I also have a widower listed as a windower!! think typing at Ancestry to quick sometimes!! Fuzzy x

Jennie

Jennie Report 12 Jul 2006 17:11

Perhaps they are as keen as mustard. Jennie

Kate

Kate Report 12 Jul 2006 18:23

I reported this to ancestry quite some time ago suggesting that it made their site look unprofessional and that it was surely a simple matter of correcting an entry in a lookup table. (I am absolutely certain that there is no transcriber typing the word 'widow' or 'widower' in full, rather, they put in a code, probably W as it is on the form and then the software converts that to the word that they want displayed.) Got one of those standard 'not read your email properly' kind of replies. By the way, 1881 was transcribed by the LDS church (ancestry use their transcription) and I bet if you look it up on the LDS site it will not say 'windower'! Kate.

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 12 Jul 2006 21:21

It doesn't Kate - I usually use the discs, or family search, but went in through National Archives and that takes you to Ancestry's version. It is totally incorrect anyway as females are widows and only males can be widowers. Jay