Comments on: Interactive Image Viewer (Beta)

By: BroMaelor

BroMaelor — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:49:00 +0000

David, I agree with you on the point of “amendments” (i.e. corrections made by users to Ancestry’s shoddy transcriptions!). These need to be made available to the viewer. Or, better still, Ancestry could abandon their arrogant “we are never wrong” attitude and correct the transcriptions themselves!

By: David

David — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:34:25 +0000

I am against this new Beta-version as it has the unaltered version, so when researchers have put in amendments then they are not reflected on the screen but on the previous index page. This means the information in the cell is wrong and I do not see why researchers should have to amend the information again and I am sure that with technology that it is possible to get the original transcription altered. As I have already mentioned I believe that it is pointless developing an old and out-of-date redacted version from The National Archives and not the completely-released version that went out on FMP last month.

By: David

David — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:57:56 +0000

I have now found the Beta-version link.In regard to Gerald’s note about the infirmity column this restriction was an Information Commissioner’s Office instruction when the rest of the census was released by FMP on behalf of The National Archives (TNA)in advance of the 100-year release. It is unlikely that ancestry would have been given an unredacted version like FMP who were the chosen company to transcribe and release the information. In other words ancestry would need to get an updated version from TNA which would include the birth-places that were covered-up (wrongly) and not fully transcribed when they received the redacted copy from TNA.

Upon checking the information it is very disappointing that there are so many pieces of the Welsh census not transcribed and made available and the lack of information on this.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:24:39 +0000

I like the fact, when you zoom in on a column and you can know longer see each individuals name, that there is a computer generated list of all the names so you know which row is which person. A useful feature when you have numerous individuals on a page.

I don’t see anything in this release, I can say I don’t like or I won’t use.

Any plans on removing the hidden infirmity column in future census releases? FMP has removed it.

By: Annabel Reeves

Annabel Reeves — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:11:02 +0000

This feature is still in beta testing and some users might need to clear their cookies in order to see the “Interactive Image (BETA)” link. Please let us know if you still have difficulties accessing the Interactive Image Viewer and we’ll contact you via email. Many thanks.

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:01:17 +0000

I have tried looking for Mary Gillette highlighted above but there is no Beta-view available, it is ironical that the image has two persons both of whom were wrongly transcribed!.

By: David

David — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:54:38 +0000

This is so complicated and is likely to put people off and given the errors in the 1911 census transcriptions I would like to see ancestry to put their efforts into getting the census transcriptions right.