Ron Ferguson wrote
When looking at parishes it is normal for us to look at the civil
parish rather than the ecclesiastical as the latter may just be the
name of a church. In this case they are the same, but that is
happenchance.
So, The full location is: Chatburn, Lancashire, England. Like I said -
forget 4 fields, it doesn't apply, and to make it so would be
incorrect. Incidentally the 4 field system doesn't work for most of
Europe either.
Then, of course, there is the additional complication that the "Civil
Parish" of the Census doesn't necessarily tie in with any other named
"area" or the Civil Parish of the Census might include streets which are
not normally considered to be part that named area, and the Civil Parish
boundaries and names can change from one Census to the next!
On top of that, you have some instances where only a Civil Parish is
given, and some where there is additionally a town or city.
So, as Ron says, forget the concept of "one size fits all" and as a
popular quiz show host used to say, "say what you see."
Personally, I don't always use the Civil Parish as part of the Location
for a Census Event, although I do always use it, with the County, in the
Source Citation. For example, in at least one English Census there is a
Civil Parish of Oxton and Claughton. Because I was born and bred in
that area I know which streets were in which area, so I might put
"Barnard Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England" in the Location
field (note I always include the street address in the Location!) but
"Oxton and Claughton, Cheshire" in the Source Citation.
--
Jenny M Benson
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