How are errors checked and corrected?
After transcribing a year, an error check of our work is done then data is sorted to match partners with the same district and registration number. This is followed by another check to find any entries that do not match correctly. A solution is then sought for these mismatched people. Many resources are checked such as Cemetery listings, National Archives records, birth and death records, genealogical notice boards and forums and even death notices to help find the name of the missing partner. When all avenues have been exhausted, unfortunately there are often a handful of names that we just can’t sort. Hopefully in the future we will be contacted by a researcher who knows the answer and a correction can be made. Please take the time to click on the “Browse Missing Partners” link and see if you may hold the key to solving any of these mysteries.
