Correction

A couple of our inputters pointed out a mistake on the blog. It is corrected here.

Egregious errors on the census manuscript

Here's a reminder of what to do when there are egregious errors on the census manuscript.

If you find an egregious error on the manuscript, leave the field blank, and input the INCORRECT information in the Remarks field. You may do this for both AGE and GENDER. Here are a couple of examples.

Age: This is not for a difference of a few years. This is for situations when the manuscript says the individual is 7, but you know he is 80.

Gender: If the manuscript lists Elizabeth as a DAUGHTER and a MALE, then leave the Gender blank, and input the INCORRECT information in the Remarks.

If you're not sure, please ask your supervisor.

Leaving a field blank should be a last resort. Make sure you are correct before leaving a field blank.

The previous post said to enter the CORRECT information in the remarks. That is wrong. We write the incorrect information in the remark to preserve what the manuscript says without entering obviously wrong data in the fields.