Nearly 4000 prizes awarded in this year’s competition - Last newsletter

[Emmyw]

Hi all

Just curious about the following:

"But perhaps most poignant is the case of the unnamed member who would have won one of the top prizes had not the ‘winning’ entry been disqualified because the information entered didn’t match the census. It’s so easy to check your entries using the arrows provided* – you only need to click one arrow per household – and since incorrect entries can’t possibly match with your cousins’ entries, isn’t it worth spending a few seconds extra to make sure your entry is correct?"

I understand that most of my entries were incorrect, but I am not sure which ones, and which piece was wrong, so I can't check the specifics. I am using Ancestry, and from an example I found this morning, the name was Bonett - the correct name was Barrett (as used on FindmyPast). This was the 1939 register, but I doubt that the differences are restricted to this year.

I would be interested in your comments.

Margery

 

[peter]

I understand that most of my entries were incorrect, but I am not sure which ones, and which piece was wrong, so I can't check the specifics.

According to my records you only had 1 entry in this year's competition (the other 6 people you entered during the year were only related by marriage so didn't count). As far as I can see that entry is correct.

I am using Ancestry, and from an example I found this morning, the name was Bonett - the correct name was Barrett (as used on FindmyPast). This was the 1939 register, but I doubt that the differences are restricted to this year.

The ONLY England & Wales census for which we use the transcription is 1881 (because it is free).

Ancestry have the unamended LDS transcription; the names in the Findmypast transcription has been amended in a small percentage of cases, but the differences are usually minor (and so do not prevent matches being made). Where there is a difference always use the Ancestry version, because the LDS transcription is the standard (since it was the only transcription available when most of the entries at LostCousins were made).

The reason the 1881 arrows link to Findmypast rather than Ancestry is because it is not possible to carry out an automated search at Ancestry (since they split the census into different countries). However if you click your relative's name to go to the Edit screen you will see links to Findmypast, Ancestry (England), and Ancestry (Wales). If you have relatives who were in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man in 1881 you will have to search manually.

 

[Emmyw]

Thank you very much - I understand it all now.
Regards
Margery

 

[Gowanleics]

I was invited to join the Zoom presentation for people who had not had a DNA test, (although I have). I did attend and found it very interesting, although my internet went down after 40 minutes, so I had to go to youtube to watch the rest. I saw a mention for a second presentation, for those who have tested, and wondered if this was available for everyone to watch?

 

[peter]

I was invited to join the Zoom presentation for people who had not had a DNA test, (although I have). I did attend and found it very interesting, although my internet went down after 40 minutes, so I had to go to youtube to watch the rest. I saw a mention for a second presentation, for those who have tested, and wondered if this was available for everyone to watch?

It's not on YouTube yet, but when it is I'll send out the link to everyone who was invited.

 

[Gowanleics]

I was invited to the first one, not sure about the second one, although that one will probably be more useful. I do already follow the Masterclass instructions.

 

[peter]

I was invited to the first one, not sure about the second one, although that one will probably be more useful. I do already follow the Masterclass instructions.

I'm afraid you weren't invited to the second DNA talk - the demand was inevitably much higher than for the first talk. Invitations for each of the talks went out to the members who had shown the most interest and entered the most relatives during the year.