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  • Known problems with LMA records on Ancestry

    Apparently someone on the London Rootsweb listing has been putting together a list of known errors for the LMA records on Ancestry.
    A friend has just sent me the following list which I thought may be useful for others.

    Codes used: C = baptisms, M -= marriages and B = burials

    London Borough of Barnet:
    St Giles, South Mimms.
    Ancestry list says 1754-1812
    It is actually CB 1558-1703

    London Borough of Barnet:
    St Mary,Hendon
    Ancestry list says 1703-67
    Contains CB 1703-67, M 1703-30 but for St Mary, Heston in London Borough of Hounslow

    London Borough of Bexley:
    St Michael, Welling
    Ancestry list says 1558-1653
    Contains CMB 1558-1653 but of St Michael Paternoster Royal in the City

    London Borough of Brent:
    St Mary, Willesden
    Ancestry list says 1569-74,
    Actually C 1569-1741, M 1574-1738, B 1572-1741

    London Borough of Camden:
    Ancestry list says Emmanuel, Hampstead
    Actually St John at Hampstead

    London Borough of Camden:
    Ancestry list says Percy Chapel 1747-1808,
    Actually Percy Chapel C 1776-1808, Middlesex Hospital C 1747-53 and Fitzroy Chapel C 1779-1805

    London Borough of Camden:
    Ancestry list says St Pancras Parish Church 1793-96
    Actually B 1793-1812

    London Borough of Ealing:
    The 'St Mary' tabs give a mixture of St Mary, Acton and St Mary, Ealing records

    London Borough of Ealing:
    St Mary Hanwell
    Ancestry list says 1570-1784
    Actually CB 1570-1719, M 1571-1722

    London Borough of Ealing:
    St Mary Hanwell
    Ancestry list tabs 1717-24, 1724-60 and 1733-64
    Actually St Mary Ealing

    London Borough of Greenwich:
    St Alfege
    Tab '1893-1903' is actually C 1722-83, while '1903-13' is actually C 1784-1812

    London Borough of Hackney
    Has no obvious errors but Ancestry's failure to give C or M or B make the list of Shoreditch almost impossible to use

    London Borough of Haringey:
    St James, Muswell Hill
    These are all of Northolt (in London Borough of Ealing), the 1560-1701 is roughly right, but 1700-01 also has B 1678-1724 and 1801-01 is just Banns

    London Borough of Haringey:
    St Mary, Hornsey
    The tab 1810-32 is actually Banns 1767-68

    London Borough of Harrow;
    All the St Mary tabs are St Mary, Harrow (not sure why this has been recorded as an error!)

    London Borough of Hillingdon;
    All the St John the Baptist tabs refer to St John the Baptist, Hillingdon (not sure why this has been recorded as an error!)

    London Borough of Hillingdon
    Ancestry list says St Mary, Hayes 1792-1803
    Actually CB 1792-1812

    London Borough of Hounslow:
    St Paul, Hounslow Heath is actually Holy Trinity, Hounslow

    London Borough of Islington:
    Christ Church, Islington is actually Christ Church Newgate Street in the City

    London Borough of Islington:
    St John the Baptist, Clerkenwell
    The 1742-84 tab is actually St James, Clerkenwell and digitised there as well

    London Borough of Islington:
    St Luke, Milwall is actually St Luke Old Street

    London Borough of Islington:
    St Mary is St Mary, Islington (not sure why this has been recorded as an error!)
    Elaine








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    Other known errors:

    Christchurch Greyfriars 1639-40 is St Leonard Foster Lane CMB1639-40

    Christchurch Greyfriars 1642-1710 is a typescript of All Hallows Staining C1642-1710

    St Alphage London Wall 1615-80 is Greenwich C1616-80, M1616-74, B1615-80

    St Alphage London Wall 1680-1721 is Greenwich C1680-1721

    St Andrew Holborn 1538-1600 is St Andrew Hubbard C1538-1601, MB1538-99

    St Bartholomew the Great 1723-1812 is St Bartholomew by Exchange CB1724-1812, M1724-54

    St Benet Paul's Wharf 1730-1812 is St Benet Gracechurch CB1730-1812, M1730-54

    St Botolph Aldersgate 1558-1625 is St Botolph Aldgate CM1558-1625

    St Botolph Aldersgate 1588-92 is St Botolph Aldgate CMB1588-92

    St Botolph Aldersgate 1590-91 is St Botolph Aldgate CMB1590-91

    St Botolph Aldersgate 1730-67 is St Botolph Aldgate B1730-67

    St Botolph Billingsgate 1653-1727 is St George Botolph Lane Births 1654-60, C1685-1726, Banns 1654-60, M1686-1720, B1685-1726

    St Botolph Bishopsgate 1595-1653 is St Bride B1595-1653

    St Dunstan in the East 1623-45 is St Dunstan in the West CB1623-45, M1625-45

    St Katherine Creechurch 1618-53 is St Katharine by the Tower CM1618-53, B1640-53

    St Leonard Foster Lane 1810 includes Christchurch Greyfriars
    Elaine







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    • #3
      Someone has been busy! I have noticed lots, but have not recorded them. :smilee:
      Elizabeth
      Research Interests:
      England:Purkis, Stilwell, Quintrell, White (Surrey - Guildford), Jeffcoat, Bond, Alexander, Lamb, Newton (Lincolnshire, Stalybridge, London)
      Scotland:Richardson (Banffshire), Wishart (Kincardineshire), Johnston (Kincardineshire)

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      • #4


        Good grief! I don't know London well at all but even I had thought there were a few anomalies (sp). I didn't think there would be as many as that though!

        Am I right in thinking they (Ancestry) have tried to use the present day London boroughs to place old parishes. I'm not sure all those names we are familiar with today (eg Haringey) existed in the 19C and before .... but I'm probably wrong!

        Anne

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Elizabeth Herts View Post
          Someone has been busy! I have noticed lots, but have not recorded them. :smilee:
          If you find any that aren't on the list then let me know and I'll add them.
          Elaine







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          • #6
            On the other hand they do reply to reports/suggestions (yet to see if there will be any action, of course!)

            My message to them 22 Oct
            At present the following options are available for problem images:
            Missing / Wrong / Unreadable
            Please would you consider adding "incomplete"?

            There have been occasions when I've come across incomplete images in the LMA set: they aren't completely missing, they would be the correct image, and what's there is readable, so none of your existing options really describes the problem.
            Their reply today:
            We appreciate your message.

            We appreciate your feedback regarding our service. We strive to make your experience with Ancestry a positive one and wish you continued success in your research. We will pass along your e-mail to our developers.

            If there is anything else with which we might assist you, please let us know.
            Christine
            Researching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...

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            • #7
              I have a few I'll have to post them later Ancestry isn't well at the moment.

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              • #8
                Thank heavens I've no Londoners that I know of! My sense of geography of the city can be written on a pinhead, so I'd be really flummoxed by the errors that folks have found. Hope they sort it out for you asap.

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