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Odd numbers for Marriages in FreeBMD!

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Helen

Helen Report 9 Nov 2003 09:08

The pages that you see on the 1837 site are the same ones I use as a transcriber for FreeBMD. So for example, if I am keying Adams marriages from 1845 and Mr Adams married a Miss Wood, it might be a few months before our syndicate gets to the 'W' pages for that year.

MizzyH

MizzyH Report 9 Nov 2003 08:50

And there was I, thinking that the transcribers looked at an actual marriage certificate with two names on it!! Silly me! I'll just keep checking! Mary, Devon

Researching:
Orme, Derbyshire; Marshall, Derbyshire; Skinner, Cornwall; Boby, Suffolk & London

Sue

Sue Report 9 Nov 2003 01:06

Sometimes the page numbers are illegible or are mis-transcribed and as a result will not show up in the appropriate place. Sue

BrianW

BrianW Report 8 Nov 2003 23:40

It is not "possible" that the odd number is due to untranscribed persons, it is absolutely certain that this is the cause ! However, there is the odd page where there is an even or odd number because the same person has been transcribed twice with slight variations and so appears twice rather than once (verified) i.e. in bold type.

Researching:
Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

Carol

Carol Report 8 Nov 2003 23:37

The freebmd is not yet complete, so the page only shows those that have been transcribed. It is therefore, possible, to see one partner of a marriage but not the other, as that page has not been transcribed yet.

CelticShiv

CelticShiv Report 8 Nov 2003 23:36

free bmd is not as yet FULLY transcribed, so it is possible the other person people are missing for that reason.

Researching:
Ashford-Smith, Smith, Clarke - England and Scotland, Anderson & Marr - Midlothian & East Lothian, Bennett - Devonport, Catleugh & Shiells - East Lothian, Cullen & Dowling - Waterford, Ireland, Littlejohns - Plymouth & London, Mansfield - Benfleet & St Pancras, Michelin - London, Newlands - Midlothian & Fife, Paterson - Canongate, Midlothian, Paulin - Northumberland, Rutherford - Roxburghshire, Taylor - East Lothian & Berwickshire, Thomson - Leith & Muthill, Thorney - Herefordshire, Small - Northumberland,

MizzyH

MizzyH Report 8 Nov 2003 23:33

I've several times come across this phenomenon and would dearly love an explanation! When looking up to find a marriage on FreeBMD and I click on the number to find the possible spouses, there are three or five people named. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I've always assumed there are TWO people in a marriage, so there should always be an equal number of people mentioned. What's going on? Mary, Devon

Researching:
Orme, Derbyshire; Marshall, Derbyshire; Skinner, Cornwall; Boby, Suffolk & London