Jenny and Dermot, I do agree with you both. There are of course, hamlets, villages, parishes, hundreds, and a host of other different divisions. As usual, I would recommend http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jimella/counties.htm as the site to visit.
Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________________________ Now completely revised http://www.fergys.co.uk View the Grimshaw Family Tree at: http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England See: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ _____________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:16:43 +0000 > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyFamilyTree.com > From: ge...@cedarbank.me.uk > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] More countries > > Michele Lewis wrote >>How about these counties? How many divisions? >> >>Poland >>Russia >>Cuba >>Italy >>Ireland >>Northern Ireland >>England >>Japan >>Scotland >>Spain >>Ukraine >>France > > Speaking solely for England, it's impossible to say because it varies so > much on the time, the place and exactly which "divisions" you wish to > record. You also have to bear in mind that names change, boundaries > move and new towns are created. > > What really complicates the issue in England is that the modern-day Post > Office has its own idiosyncratic method of recording addresses so a > location might look quite different if you record what was written on an > envelope as opposed to what the addressee would say if asked "where do > you live?" In one particular instance I know of, the correct postal > addresses are of absolutely no use whatsoever in actually locating the > places referred to because the "post town" of Wirral encompasses > numerous towns and villages which are spread over quite a considerable > area. > > The best advice I can give (and I know Ron Ferguson will be along in a > minute to agree with me!) is to ignore the idea of 4 elements to a > location and just enter what you see on the Source material. Above all, > record place names (countries, counties, towns) *as they were named at > the time.* (You can add notes, if you wish, to explain boundary > changes, re-naming etc.) > -- > Jenny M Benson > _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
