Arbitration Done by Me Today May 30 2012 #familysearch

Arbitration today:

UK Derbyshire Parish Records

• 2 batches: Do not assume child’s name in the christenings from the parents. 
• 2 batches: Do not assume gender if one is not directly listed or a relationship such as son / daughter / wife / husband is not listed.

I usually do not lookup names of people.  I always try and type what I see.  Other lookup sources for names especially censuses are not all 1st hand sources and should not be totally relied upon.  How do you know that this record you are indexing right now isn’t the correct spelling and the others are all incorrect?  When arbitrating I will look up some names if I really cant make a decision between what Indexer A and B have chosen and I can’t see anything different.  In those cases then I only use FamilySearch.

Looking up names of places / locations well that’s different and I do do that.

English Projects and their Completion Percentages

These are the English Language projects and the percentages they are completed.  This list will include those upcoming projects that are not released yet.  I do not know when they will be released, they are the ones with zero percentages.

Updated list can be see with ALL projects at https://indexing.familysearch.org/rss?listType=projectspage It's not in alphabetical order.  To find a project on it you'll have to use Ctrl-F or Find in your browser.  It's updated usually everyday.

My list Last updated May 30, 2012

Name	Total Number of Images	Images Completed	Percentage Completed %
1871 Canadian Census	59735	59107	98.95
Austrian Gazetteer Authorities	361	0	0
Bahamas Civil Registration 1850-1959	61064	19923	32.63
Barbados Church Records 1637-1850	16940	3098	18.29
Canada New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950 Part A	113917	8637	7.58
Canada Ontario 1861 Census Records	48068	5	0.01
Canada Ontario Births 1869-1912 Part B	48014	41219	85.85
Canada Passenger Lists 1881-1922	137422	44908	32.68
Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920	25662	20455	79.71
Ireland Calendar of Wills and Administrations 1858-1920 Part 2	5204	0	0
Ireland Valuation Revision Books 1864-1930 Part 1	7364	0	0
Italy Trento Baptisms 1784-1924 Part 2A	43554	41690	95.72
Jamaica Civil Marriages and Deaths 1871-1995	465788	207209	44.49
LDS Church Membership Records 1830-1907	2741	0	0
Micronesia Pohnpei Civil Registration 1948-2009	75866	0	0
New Zealand Passenger Lists 1871-1915 Part 2A	50109	20366	40.64
Norway 1875 Federal Census Part F	68721	132	0.19
South Africa Free State Church Records Part 1B	3741	2	0.05
South Africa Methodist Church Parish Registers 1822-1996	7226	2360	32.66
UK Cornwall Parish Registers 1538-1999	184070	0	0
UK Derbyshire Church of England Parish Records 1538-1910	122039	73801	60.47
UK Dorset Church of England Church Records 1538-1910 Part B	94835	17540	18.50
UK England and Wales 1871 Census for Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Durham Part B	39964	27613	69.09
UK England and Wales 1871 Census for Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Durham Part F	32183	19716	61.26
UK Essex Parish Registers L1 1538-Present	322253	5021	1.56
UK Essex Parish Registers 1538-1900 Part A	83790	32413	38.68
UK Essex Parish Registers 1538-1900 Part 2	164567	136	0.08
UK Lancashire Church of England 1541-1910 Part A	95492	52390	54.86
UK Sussex Church of England Parish Records 1538-1910	122523	23354	19.06
US 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows	90318	53200	58.90
US Alabama 1940 Federal Census	77662	77662	100.00
US American Samoa 1940 Federal Census	592	0	0
US Arkansas 1940 Federal Census	54218	23267	42.91
US Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records 1893-1939	7579	761	10.04
US California 1940 Federal Census	196626	187860	95.54
US Connecticut 1940 Federal Census	47706	14551	30.50
US CT DC DE ME MA NH WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 Part 2A	1696592	1066792	62.88
US District of Columbia 1940 Federal Census	18722	8225	43.93
US Georgia 1940 Federal Census	86718	25147	29.00
US Illinois 1940 Federal Census	219195	59081	26.95
US Illinois Chicago Catholic Church Records 1833-1910 Part A	67817	9160	13.51
US Illinois Chicago Church Cemetery Records 1865-1989 Part 1	668094	0	0
US Illinois Chicago Church Cemetery Records 1865-1989 Part 2	950782	0	0
US Illinois County Marriages 1810-1934 Part C	91856	1020	1.11
US Illinois WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918	1611620	131881	8.18
US Index to Service Records of Soldiers in the War with Spain 1898	302580	20485	6.77
US Index to Volunteers of the War of 1812, 1812-1815	621288	51590	8.30
US Indiana Saint Joseph County Marriages 1811-1959	39623	460	1.16
US Indiana Steuben County Marriages 1811-1959 (Partner Project not private)	51633	44947	87.05
US Indiana WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 Part 3	645694	0	0
US Iowa 1940 Federal Census	72451	64994	89.71
US Kentucky 1940 Federal Census	77846	26817	34.45
US Maine 1940 Federal Census	25095	24546	97.81
US Maryland 1940 Federal Census	51928	13535	26.06
US Massachusetts 1940 Federal Census	122103	29423	24.10
US Massachusetts Boston Passenger Lists 1820-1891	49177	30897	62.83
US Michigan 1940 Federal Census	147418	33947	23.03
US Minnesota 1940 Federal Census	80230	32819	40.91
US Missouri 1940 Federal Census	85514	47914	56.03
US Missouri 1940 Federal Census Part A	21041	2156	10.25
US Nebraska 1940 Federal Census	38315	26162	68.28
US New Jersey 1940 Federal Census	116126	15214	13.10
US New Mexico 1940 Federal Census	15734	12749	81.03
US New York 1940 Federal Census	382744	121766	31.81
US New York Marriages 1908-1935 Part B	59988	55480	92.49
US North Carolina 1940 Federal Census	96952	13971	14.41
US North Carolina County Marriages 1762-1959 Part D	256282	11535	4.50
US North Dakota 1940 Federal Census	20207	19519	96.60
US Ohio 1940 Federal Census	192047	56705	29.53
US Ohio County Birth Records 1856-2005	11056	0	0
US Ohio County Marriages 1790-1950 Part 3A	270930	95081	35.09
US Ohio Tax Records Post 1825 Part 3	17250	12754	73.94
US Ohio Tax Records 1800-1850 Part 6	2978	2681	90.03
US Old War Index to Pension Files 1815-1926	28334	0	0
US Oklahoma Land Allotment Records of the Five Civilized Tribes 1899-1907 Part D	181756	105971	58.30
US Oklahoma WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918	441103	169621	38.45
US Pennsylvania 1940 Federal Census	275030	49165	17.88
US Pennsylvania County Marriages 1885-1950	663546	546458	82.35
US Pennsylvania Philadelphia Passenger Lists 1800-1882	44513	9327	20.95
US Rhode Island 1940 Federal Census	19808	11326	57.18
US South Carolina 1940 Federal Census	52050	9518	18.29
US South Dakota 1940 Federal Census	20190	20115	99.63
US Tennessee 1940 Federal Census	81230	19598	24.13
US Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950 Part G	274348	110811	40.39
US Texas 1940 Federal Census	177443	60865	34.30
US Texas Births 1903-1934 Part H	528314	523958	99.18
US Texas County Tax Rolls 1837-1910 Part A	216146	97655	45.18
US Texas Deaths 1890-1976 Part A	1789782	1789753	99.99
US Texas Deaths 1890-1976 Part B	1366998	1366998	100.00
US Virgin Islands 1940 Federal Census	680	0	0
US Virgin Islands St Thomas Church of All Saints 1823-2009	2032	10	0.49
US Virginia Surry County Marriages 1800-1950 Part B	17018	187	1.10
US Virginia Surrey County Marriages 1735-1800 Part A	1332	0	0
US Washington 1940 Federal Census	52147	52144	99.99
US West Virginia 1940 Federal Census	51695	22810	44.12
US West Virginia Naturalization Records 1814-1991	57649	56314	97.68
US West Virginia Will Books 1756-1971 Part B	73679	9018	12.24
US West Virginia Will Books 1756-1971 Part C	22831	231	1.01
US Wisconsin 1940 Federal Census	87357	23489	26.89
US Wisconsin County Marriages 1836-1911 Part B	52922	0	0
US WWI Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 Part 4A	978793	383946	39.23

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My Indexed Batched for today May 26 2012 #familysearch

My indexed batches in Arbitration Review for today:

UK Dorset Parish Records

• Okay someone’s working on this ADVANCED project that should not be.  They’re a beginner arbitrator.  How do I know this?  Arbitrators who have been doing this long enough know NOT TO TYPE the word BLANK in a field.   Marked for review.

Ohio County Marriages

• Are you kidding me?  5 extra blank records added in after the 16th record!  Definitely marked for review.  Only add the amount of records that you need.  If you don’t know how to remove the other indexers blank records after the last ones in an arbitration batch then quit arbitrating or go re-take the arbitration tutorial.
• Other than that a couple of the years changed to the incorrect date so I marked those for review.

1940 Census South Dakota

• Difference in opinion between me and the arb on what is a ditto mark.  Marked for review.
• Almost forgot that blank batches are now marked with ? in review.  Then remembered 2 of the batches I did today were blanks.  Slight brain fart there.

My Arbitration Review for May 25 2012 FamilySearch Indexing

Just working on the highest completed by percentage projects today for arbitrating.

Hmm should go look at my arbitration review for the day and see if there’s anything to send feedback on…

1940 Census 

• just one batch in there and it was all differences in names.  Not marking for feedback.  Researchers will still find the people.

US Ohio County Marriages 

• arbitrators still adding in the father’s surname to the brides as maiden name when it’s not listed anywhere on the record for her.  Don't add it in if it’s not listed with her name.  Marked feedback.

UK Parish Records

• I’m never sure whether to add in the gender for widow or not?  Some arbitrators accept it and some don't.  I always do when arbitrating.  There’s nothing that I’ve found in the official documents saying you can’t take the gender from it.  The only reference to gender in the whole project instructions are “Gender - Do not assume gender based on the given name. Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship, such as a son/daughter or husband/wife.              - Gender can be found in unusual places – Example”
• It doesn’t say we can’t use widow / widower.  That is a relationship.  Relict is as well.  It means widow.  Anyone wants to state differently then provide me with a link to the instructions stating don’t use widow.  I don’t accept word of mouth answers even from support.  They’re not supposed to give us answers unless it’s documented and they can provide that link / Knowledge Document number.  --- 1 batch I left it in got marked wrong by the arb.  The other batch left it out and got marked wrong by the arb.

Batches Done today May 24 2012 #familysearch #indexing

Didn’t have any major errors in indexing batches that I reviewed today.  Mostly just spelling differences.

Arbitration done today:

None returned to be fully wiped and redone.

• US Texas Deaths
• Fixed 4 batches: indexer not indexing any field that isn’t marked as required.  You are still supposed to index the information if it’s on the image whether it’s marked required (*) or not.  After the 5th batch I started returning these to be finished by other indexers. (6 total)
• Fixed 1 batch: Do not index “Precinct” or numbers in the death city field.
• Fixed 1 batch: if the individual is female / married and the middle name matches the father’s surname we are to be indexing that maiden name in front of the married name in the surname field.
• US California 1940 Census
• Fixed 3 batches: indexer not marking children under 5 as Ctrl-B <blank> for residence fields. From project updates “unless it is a child under 5 then all fields are blank.”
• Fixed 1 batch: ab is not a title.  It is not part of the name either.  It means the that person was absent when the enumerator was there.
• Fixed 1 batch: From project updates “If Same House/Same Place/Same City are on the document and the enumerator wrote place names in the County and State field, Blank the County and State field” https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Indexing:_US%E2%80%941940_Federal_Census,_Project_Updates
• Fixed 1 batch: If a line states “Here ends block” and there’s nobody’s name listed… DONT index the words “Here ends block”.  Blank the whole line including the line number.