Jim,
The information you had was correct. Southampton was the county
name. Hampshire is an abbreviation for Southamptonshire , it's such a
mouthful to say , unlike Northamptonshire which is much easier. On BMD
certificates it would be written as the county of Southampton. Ron's
county of Lancashire is written as the county of Lancaster and many
shire counties take their names from the county town or seat of
administration. The problem with many modern publications is that they
show the situation as it is today. I think it was about 1961 that
Southampton became a unitary authority and thus was removed from the
county structure and now the county seat for Hampshire is Winchester ,
the old capital of England.
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