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Quick tip for locating what county a place is in.

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Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 9 Oct 2007 19:15

This is a useful resource to check a place name and in which registration district/county it was from 1837.

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/places/regindex1-2.pdf

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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 9 Oct 2007 18:54

I try Multi-Map first

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 9 Oct 2007 09:49

Not 'knocking' your tip, Gerry...........but many place names are repeated all over the country, which is why one asks for the person requesting help to identify the county.

Reg

Gerry

Gerry Report 9 Oct 2007 09:17

Many may already know this, but equally some may not, so thought I would post it anyway.

I've seen a few people post on here asking what county a speciffic town or area was in. There are a few ways of finding this out.

The easiest is by going into Ancestry and clicking on the census year closest to the year you are looking, and entering the town or place name with no other details. Hit search and it will bring up results for that place name and tell you what county it is (or was) in. If you get 'no results', look for a common name such as Brown/Smith/Jones etc. The results won't matter but it will tell you what county the place was in at the time.

The other option is to Google it. Just type in the place name and the year. It usually brings something up.

I know it' quite simple realy, but it's not always something you think of outright when you are searching. Just thought this might help newbies a little.