Joy wrote: > Sally > > In regards to Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham UK > > Both Stanhope and Bishop Auckland are place names, about 10 miles > apart. > > So I would put Stanhope, DUR. and either England or Eng. > > DUR is the Chapman County code for Durham. Most people who do > Genealogy if they have English forbears learn to use Chapman codes. > > Hope this helps. > > Regards > > Joy
Joy, Whilst I am English, and know the Chapman codes, I do not use them when publishing locations, mainly because they mean nothing to the rest of the world, and frequently the non-genealogy aware British either. As Mike said in another post relating to "OH" (Ohio, and not the chemical symbol for alcohol) it is better to use the full name when puiblishing, so that it is comprehensible to all. BTW, Mike I prefer "County Durham" to "Durham", if only because I don't like Durham, Durham, England! But like you say, in this case each to their own :-) Ron Ferguson _____________________________________________________ Create your Website with Legacy, see Tutorials at: http://www.fergys.co.uk Includes the family tree for Alan J Grimshaw http://www.fergys.co.uk/Grimshaw/ For The Fergusons of N.W. England http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/ ____________________________________________________ Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
