Originally Posted By: Alfanosgirl
Since I do a lot of family research I am constantly correcting the Ellis Island spellings on my relatives names. I could probably geta job there. The census records are no better. They recorded a relative of mine's first name as O' Niel instead of Aniello give me a break like he had Irish or Scottish blood in him tongue Took me weeks to find him when they released the 1940 Census records.


Yes I want to choke the census takers. I've seen some where one of my Grandfather's named Harry showed up as Henry in one census and it took me years to find Harry's death certificate to prove he belonged in that family and was actually the "Henry" in the only census I could find. Nerve racking.