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Shortening town names???
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Lisa J in California | Report | 22 Aug 2004 20:18 |
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I'm laughing, Brenda. I'm not used to abbreviating things and it took the longest time for me to figure out what "peeps" meant when I joined GC/GR. :~) Only thing is Geoff, "Hatfield Health" is a couple of miles away from Hatfield Broad Oak and there were several families all living in the same area who, at this point, were not related. I am trying to tie my James to the HBO family. Thank you both so much; I will definately keep your answers in mind! Lisa |
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Geoff | Report | 22 Aug 2004 20:08 |
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I suspect in years gone by, people were not aware that there were other villages (far away) that had similar names, so they would have no need to discriminate by adding the last bit of the name. |
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Phoenix | Report | 22 Aug 2004 19:54 |
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Yes, of course we do. And sometimes we call the place by a different name. Ewerne - for Iwerne Minster North Kingston - for Winterbourne Kingston are a couple of particularly irksome ones my ancestors used. In pre internet days it took me ages to find the right places. Brenda |
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Lisa J in California | Report | 22 Aug 2004 19:39 |
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Obtained from Canadian cemetery records: my gt-grandfather reported that his father (James) was born in Hatfield, England. James died when he was 86 years old. I've found information that shows he most likely was born in Hatfield Broad Oak, but can't find proof. Would anyone know if it was common for people to shorten town names? The people I know in North America don't usually eliminate the second word in the name (we don't have too many towns with three words). Any thoughts, please??? (I believe there are 7 Hatfields in England, which doesn't help.) Thank you, Lisa |
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