Hmmm, I really like keying convict records…


Our new project today is the Texas, Convict Ledgers and Conduct Registries, 1849-1970 and it has me wondering what draws me to convict records.  It all started when we indexed the Middlesex, England, Convict Transportation Contracts, 1682-1787  records.  Does anyone else share this slightly unsettling connection to convict records?

This is a pretty straight forward project – the forms are consistent and the handwriting is interesting but not overly challenging.  The main challenge I found was fitting the entire image on my screen, there are two pages, and having it large enough to read.  If you also have this challenge you may want to use Ctrl+arrows (right or left) to move back and forth from one side to the other.

Happy keying!

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Written by:
afechter
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October 10, 2012 at 1:27 pm

If you have questions please post them on the Discussion tab, http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:World_Archives_Project:_Texas,_Convict_Ledgers_and_Conduct_Registries,_1849-1970, or the thread on the New Project Q & A board, http://boards.ancestry.com/wap.newprojectqa/317/mb.ashx

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Written by:
Jamie
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October 10, 2012 at 2:39 pm

Not really about the convict records, but why is there nothing to arbitrate except the foreign language ones?

I like to alternate between keying and arbitration, but there is nothing to arbitrate

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Written by:
Elisabeth
Posted on:
October 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm

there are plenty of English language ones to review.

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Written by:
Linda
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October 11, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Try clearing All filters. Maybe your Review side got set to exclude English.

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Written by:
Linda
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October 11, 2012 at 2:51 pm

Another possibility is to check on the little symbol next to the language column when you have your downloaded image sets showing on the Review side. You probably have something selected other than All or English.

Hope that helps.

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Written by:
Cory Haasnoot
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October 28, 2012 at 6:45 pm

In response to the convict records I enjoy keying them as well. I just started with the Texas ledgers and I find it much fun to key these inmates.

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Written by:
Becky
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November 16, 2012 at 11:21 am

In 1969 or earlier, the convict numbers expanded to 6 digits, but our convict number field only has space for 5 digits. Can the field be expanded? Otherwise, we can have over 200 “errors to be checked” on each item within a set! Waste of keying time. We could drop the first digit, but that will cause conflict with earlier, shorter numbers. What to do? What to do?

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