Just a note to researchers on Scots Origins (SO). I sent a msg recently
concerning what I'd found in my downloads from SO. Out of 3,000 names
I've downloaded, generally, I noted only about 10 % were spelled
correctly. Most were phonetically spelled, some spellings were much
different than I expected.
Some examples are:
SURNAME......As Spelled in Scots Origin (OPR) records
AIKEN........AIKINE
ANDERSON.....ANDERSOUNE
BLACK........BLAK
BOSWELL......BOSUELL
BROWN........BROUNE
BRYSON.......BRYSSON
BUCHAN.......BUCKUM
CRAWFORD.....CRAWFURD
DIXON........DICKSOUNE
DOUGLAS......DOWGLASE, DUGLASSE
FERGUSON.....FERGUESONE
FRIZELL......FRYSELL
GARNER.......GAIRNER
GIBSON.......GIBBISONE
GORDON.......GORDOUN
GREEN........GREIN
GREENLAW.....GREINLAW
HALIBURTON...HALYBRUITOUN
HENDERSON....HENRYSONE
JOHNSTON.....JONSTONE
LYNCH........LEITCH
MILLER.......MILLAR
NICHOLSON....NICCOLSONE
PATTON.......PATOUN, PATAN, PATONE
RALSTON......RALSTOUN
REED.........REID, RID
ROBERTSON....ROBERTSOUNE
SADLER.......SAIDLER
SHAW.........SCHAW
SHELL........SCHEILL
SIMPSON......SIMSOUN, SYMPSONE, SYMSON
STEVENSON....STIVENSONE, STEVINSONE
MCGREGOR.....MCKGRIGOR, MCKGRIGGER
TAYLOR.......TAILYOUR
THOMPSON.....TOMPSONE
TURNER.......TURNOR
WATSON.......WATSOUNE
Forename.....Scots Origin
AGNES........AGNASE
ALLISON......ALISONE, AILISONE
ANDREW.......ANDRO, ANDROW
ARCHIBALD....AIRCHBALD
BARBARA......BARBRIE
CHRISTIAN....CHRISTEANE
DAVID........DAUID
HARRY........HAERIE, HERIE
HENRY........HENDRIE
JANET........JENAT, JONATT, JANNAT
JOHN.........JHONE, JOHNNE, JON
KATHRINE.....KATREIN
MARGARET.....MARGRIT
MARION.......MARIONNE, MARYON
MICHAEL......MYCHAELL
OLIVER.......OLIVEIR, OLIPHER
REBECCA......REBECKA
RICHARD......RITCHART, RECHART
THOMAS.......TOMAS
VIOLET.......VYLOT
WILLIAM......WILLIANE, WILYIAM
When I actually looked at the records, I am finding MANY data input
errors for the OPR. The errors are usually the parents or spouse's name
(either forenames or surnames) not entered in the proper column in the
database for the respective name. As a result searches may be
frustrating.
As Shown In OPR Record: (N1-N3 = SURNAME, F1-F3 = FORENAME, M =
MISCELLANEOUS DATA)
An example, as shown in the OPR (christening)
N1......F1......N2.......F2...N3.....F3......M
CADELL..MARION..FRANCIS..HEW..JANET..CADELL..HEW FRANCIS CADELL/JANET
MARIAN BUCHAN SYDSERF
It Should Read:
N1......F1......N2......F2...........N3.......F3
CADELL..MARION..CADELL..HEW FRANCIS..SYDSERF..JANET MARIAN BUCHAN
============================================================================================
Another example, as shown in OPR (marriage):
N1......F1....N2......F2......N3.....F3..M
CUTHIL..MARY..DUNCAN..HENRY..............HENRY DUNCAN MCGOWAN
It should read:
N1......F1....N2.......F2............N3..F3..M
CUTHIL..MARY..MCGOWAN..HENRY DUNCAN..........
============================================================================================
Another example, as shown in OPR (marriage):
N1......F1.........N2...F2.....N3..F3...M
CADELL..CATHERINE..HAY..LEWIS...........LEWIS HAY IRVING
It should read:
N1......F1.........N2......F2.........N3..F3..M
CADELL..CATHERINE..IRVING..LEWIS HAY..........
============================================================================================
Another example, as shown in OPR (christening):
N1......F1........N2.............F2....N3..F3..M
CADDEL..LAURENCE..CADDEL ELIZTH..JOHN..........JOHN CADDEL/ELIZTH.
JOHNSON
It should read:
N1......F1........N2.............F2....N3.......F3......M
CADDEL..LAURENCE..CADDEL.........JOHN..JOHNSON..ELIZTH..
============================================================================================
Is this clear as mud. Good luck.
Bill Caddell
List Manager for BATTLES, BIRCHFIELD, BURCHFIELD, BURWELL, CADDELL,
CADLE, CADWELL, CALDER, CALDERWOOD, CAUDLE, CORDELL, KEADLE, and
SCT-INVERNESS