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Family names dissapearing off free BMD

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Freda

Freda Report 14 Jun 2004 13:10

Ive noticed before that people have written in and complained about family names dissapearing off Free BMD. Well I have experienced it myself, I have found family names and when went to check the other day they werent there any more,most frustrating I keyed in the correct info but it just came up not found. What is happening are they deleting them after a while or what? first they are there and then they are not. Freda

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 14 Jun 2004 13:16

I think the person who transcribed the records can choose to delete all their records, I can't think why they or FreeBMD would want to unless they had made huge, irreversable errors on multiple entries.

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 14 Jun 2004 13:58

Don't they have to be double checked? If an entry has been double keyed it means it has been checked so perhaps they have to remove them from the site in order to do this. Any Freebmd transcribers out there who can enlighten us? Jeanette

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 14 Jun 2004 16:29

I have also noticed that rellies sometimes do not appear on the list, but maybe several searches later, they reappear...

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Ann

Ann Report 14 Jun 2004 19:54

I found that the more specific the information you use to search the more confused it seems to get- so I try to put really general info in- perhaps just a name and area, and then plough through the lot rather than miss something.

Selena in South East London

Selena in South East London Report 14 Jun 2004 21:51

I thought it was only me or I imagined it. I found someone on freebmd six months ago and thought 'nah thats not him' Now I realise it was but I threw the info out and he is no longer on freebmd and I can't find him on ancestry either. lesson learned now to KEEP everything as it might tie in later on. Selena

Freda

Freda Report 14 Jun 2004 22:57

Ive just put in the basic requirements ie name, area, and wether its birth marriage or death, i did make some notes at the time but its finding them. the computer is in my sons room sos my notes and he has just done a rehash of everything.