On 3/28/2012 11:06 PM, Tony Rolfe wrote: > I have folk born in Little Stonham, Suffolk, England and in Stonham > Parva, Suffolk, England. These are actually the same place and the two > names seem to be used interchangeably, particularly in censuses. > > Similarly Great Stonham and Stonham Magna. > > For Little Stonham, most references say "Little Stonham, sometimes > called Stonham Parva,..." which seems to indicate that Little Stonham is > preferred. However the church is always referred to as "St. Mary's > Church, Stonham Parva". > > Does anyone have any ideas how best to handle this? > > Thanks > > Tony > > FYI, parva is Latin for small and magna is Latin for great or large. I would use the English name and indicate in the notes that they are "also known as" and explain the Latin terminology.
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