Genealogy Chat

You would think they would be eager to put mistakes right wouldn't you, i have found one or two others as well. Thank's Merry Gill

Re the 1841 census where they have transcribed Shelton as Swinnerton....... To be honest I prob wouldn't bother!! It must be at least two years since I wrote to them asking if they could correct the spelling of Islington on the 1881 census as they had well over 6,000 people apparently living in ISLINSTON!! It still hasn't been changed! Merry

No Heather it's not, or if it is i'v made some serious mistakes, with my dates lol

By the way that Swinnerton is wrong it should be Shelton , how do i get intouch with ancestry to put them right?

Is this the same chap as the one christened at Bucknall because that record is from Bishops Transcripts. Heather

So is it any use taking them to the family history centre and going through the film number to find a baptisam.? Yes Merry they are mine, there's millions of Shenton in Staffs they are a nightmare, lol

and yours in 1841? Enoch Shenton abt 1834 Staffordshire, England Swinnerton Staffordshire Hanah Shenton abt 1832 Staffordshire, England Swinnerton Staffordshire Sarah Shenton abt 1806 Staffordshire, England Swinnerton Staffordshire Thomas Shenton abt 1806 Staffordshire, England Swinnerton Staffordshire Thomas Shenton abt 1826 Staffordshire, England Swinnerton Staffordshire Merry

So scrap that other census....this is yours? 1851 Enoch Shenton abt 1835 Shelton, Staffordshire, England Son Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Hannah Shenton abt 1833 Shelton, Staffordshire, England Daughter Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Sarah Shenton abt 1804 Shelton, Staffordshire, England Wife Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Thomas Shenton abt 1805 Shelton, Staffordshire, England Head Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire William Shenton abt 1844 Shelton, Staffordshire, England Son Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Merry

But as they are not extracted records they could refer to anyone......! According to the IGI my gg-grandfather was born in two different couties! Merry

Thank's Merry, but the other family are from Fenton S-O-T they are a different family nothing to do with the Shelton lot. Gill

Well they are all entries made by a member of the LDS church, not extracted entries from a parish register. There are a load more entries for the same name and parents for 1833 in Stoke on trent as well!! This may be him on the 1841 census: Emma Shenton abt 1835 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire >>>>Enoch Shenton abt 1832 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Harriett Shenton abt 1830 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Samuel Shenton abt 1840 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Sarah Shenton abt 1806 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Stephen Shenton abt 1838 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Thomas Shenton abt 1806 Staffordshire, England Stoke upon Trent Staffordshire Merry

Sorry Merry they seem to be film numbers not batch

Thank's Merry,Enoch Shenton 1835 Shelton staffs Parents Thomas and Sarah. batch number 184308,183565,184709,

Are the batch numbers the ones extracted from parish records (probably C with some numbers after it) or a batch submitted by someone? If they are submitted records then quite simply more than one person has sent them in.

Most likely the same person 4 times! If you could tell us his name and the year and place, then we can have a look and tell you what the different entries are............ Merry

Found my 2xgrt grandfather on IGI, my only problem is he is entered 4 times with differant batch numbers, same parents ,same year, same place one even has his sisters name on as well. Does this mean he is the same peson entered 4 times or am i missing some thing and they are differant people. I have tried to ring local family history centre but there's noboby there. Gill