Nodrog,
You cannot make the correction yourself.
You can either
A) register and sign in to the appropriate census and submit a suggested correction to the appropriate line. Then the claimant of the page (if still active) will assess the submission and make the correction if deemed appropriate, or an adjudicator will eventually assess the submission and make the correction if deemed appropriate or delete the suggested correction if not appropriate. Or
B) submit the correction(s) to the appropriate sub-forum of this message board (1901 corrections and 1911 corrections) and a volunteer will submit the suggested correction on your behalf.
Please note that a correction must reflect what the enumerator wrote.
If the error is on the original census record:
What if I find an error in the original census?If the error is in the original census document:
- a surname note provides an alternate surname spelling and allows the members of this family to be identified in the result of a search done on this alternate spelling. When entering a surname note, indicate if it applies to the entire family or only to this individual. Also, please include the bibliographical reference to the source that corroborates the surname provided, and if applicable, add an associated note.
You will find much more information on this at
Surname Notes -for a discrepancy in the given name, gender, and/or date of birth - an online or off-line birth record link is the preferred way to annotate the correct information.
Cheers,
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