To add to what everyone else has said, parishes change. They morph
with irritating regularity and some times explains why people say they
were born in 10 different places! Alright that may be over the top <G>
but not far. I have kin who say a different place in each census,
fortunately after these years I have learned they all mean Malmesbury
in one way or another <G>
Eliz
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(Anon)
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(Dag Hammarskjold)
On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:40 AM, Linda Greethurst <llg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This note pertains to a bit of history, geography and using Legacy to enter
> the info. I want to clearly designate the difference between the locations
> of church events such as baptism and burial and the civil events such as
> birth and death.
>
> In the US we have city (or township if referring to a farm), then county,
> then state, and then country. For example I would enter: Des Moines, Polk
> County, Iowa, USA. I use the word "County" as Des Moines city is not in Des
> Moines county. The name of the church itself would go into the notes under
> the baptism address, right?
>
> But I am confused with English locations; and I think I am mixing up church
> and civil juridictions. In England, isn't a "parish" a larger area than
> just a church building? Can there be more than one church/congregation
> within a "parish" jurisdiction?
>
> Example, I have a guy baptized on 12 Dec 1748 at St. Nicholas Parish,
> Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
> That would be a church location for a church function. But what would be
> the birth location if he were born in Shepperton. He wasn't born in the
> church building itself as far as I know. Do I use the jurisdiction of
> "Hundred" (which I haven't really figured out yet). I don't know if he was
> born in the village of Shepperton, or on a rural residence.
>
> Then he died in 1816 in Deptford, Kent, England -so now I have just three
> places? Is there a smaller unit of an address to pinpoint where Deptford is
> than just Kent?
>
> Is "England" enough - properly? Do I need to include "United Kingdom"? I
> do not use "USA" for pre 1776 events - that is not a proper location.
>
> So the basic questions: What are the 4 crucial "names" go into the four
> slots for the civil birth location?
> What "names" go into the four slots
> for the church baptism location?
> What other "location" information
> would I need to include in the notes section?
>
> I am aware of the option to omit leading commas for easier reading to the
> non-genealogist. And I know I can use more than 4 slots, but then the sort
> order gets "out of sorts". Thus, what are the 4 vital names.
>
> Any suggestions or guidelines would be helpful. Thank you in advance.
> Linda
>
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