I must say that I was thrilled to see that Ancestry has all the Dorset BDM's for roughly the whole 19th century on line,
all taken from the actual church records (which are included).
I must also point out that I am not so thrilled at the error rate though, one particular example was the birth entry
entry to my uncle Henry Charles DURNFORD. It was transcribed as Henry Charles OWRNFORD. His father (Sylvester Durnford)
as SYLOTTE OWRNFORD. At least they got the mothers forenames correct (Jael Florence).
All these records were quite legible and I makes it hard to understand how they could bet it so messed up.
David
all taken from the actual church records (which are included).
I must also point out that I am not so thrilled at the error rate though, one particular example was the birth entry
entry to my uncle Henry Charles DURNFORD. It was transcribed as Henry Charles OWRNFORD. His father (Sylvester Durnford)
as SYLOTTE OWRNFORD. At least they got the mothers forenames correct (Jael Florence).
All these records were quite legible and I makes it hard to understand how they could bet it so messed up.
David
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