Father's name

[emeltee]

Hi,

The baptism is on FreeReg2 and gives the father's name as Rawley James

Emeltee

[Megan Roberts]

I know that the register is on FreeReg, but I have a real problem with some of their transcriptions.

If you search "Gambold" "Cardiganshire" "Baptisms" "1669" - they have 1 result for a Jacob Gambold. It isn't Jacob it is John:




That is just one example.

[gasser]

Hi Megan

I think emeltee was just confirming what you yourself had already deduced in your post 12, with the letter "R" written for Roger being the same as is written in your first original post with the name that appears to be Mr Rawley James.
However, I do understand your frustrations with translations from sources and it is always a good idea to 'kick' it around on forums like this, to see what others think.
I love challenges....so please post more if you have them!!
best wishes, Gail

[Megan Roberts]

Emeltee,

My apologies for badly wording my response. It was not meant to be ungrateful, or churlish, but I can see that it was. Gail, has summed up my view far better than I did.

Gail: thank you for your gentle but fair critique of my response. Don't worry this register has more than its fair share of challenges, so I am sure that I shall be back to pester you some more.

Megan

[emeltee]

Hi Megan,

No offence taken. I was just trying to confirm the name using another source. However it just goes to show that you should never take any transcription for granted and should always try to look at the original whenever possible.

Emeltee

[Ladkyis]

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[Pam Downes]

I'd like to second everything Ladkyis said.

Regarding FreeREG transcriptions, I don't know if they're 'double-keyed' like FreeBMD is, though I guess not, so therefore you're relying on one person's interpretation of what's written.
I remember transcribing one PR (not for FreeREG) and, trying in my eagerness to be a perfectionist, I used to transcribe one week and then a couple of weeks later I would go back and check my work as well as having another attempt at the names that had stumped me first time round. One particular checking week I looked at an entry and said one name but my original transcription was a completely different name. I was completely flabbergasted as to how I'd interpreted the name so differently the second time. (I can't remember which one was correct, so don't ask!)

So it is easy to get things wrong, especially if you're on page five of difficult writing. The good thing about FreeREG is that, like FreeBMD (and presumably FreeCEN) they willingly accept corrections. I sent one off last night and have already received a 'thank you and error corrected' message.

Pam