Sorry Charles, Spelling correction for "Blaything" read "Blything" - I must be getting in the holiday atmosphere already!
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: Ron Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:56 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Help from across the pond Charles, An interesting question!! But firstly, you are correct in that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland did not exist in the 1500's - so that is wrong which ever way one looks at it. There is little evidence that Cratfield was in Halesworth in those days either, although that would be a modern address. As far as I can see Cratfield had been in the Hundred of Blaything since before the Domesday Book and possibly earlier than 400AD. It is recorded as still being in that hundred in the 1500's, so I would suggest that correctly it would be "Cratfield, Hundred of Blaything, Suffolk, England". Hope that helps, have a good Christmas, I close down tomorrow as I am off to Spain - out of the snow! Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Charles Apple Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:35 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Help from across the pond I have traced one of my ancestral lines to Cratfield, Suffolk, England during the early 1500's. While researching Cratfield, I found a variety of location entries, therefore, I am specifically looking for information as to how the people of England correctly identify this location. The following are some of my findings. Cratfield is a Parish Village, located in the Diocese of Norwich, with the Postal town being Halesworth, in the Shire County of Suffolk, and the Country of England, within the Sovereign State of the United Kingdom. Legacy Geo Code shows Cratfield, ,Suffolk, England FamilySearch Labs Location Finder shows Cratfield, Suffolk, England Others have shown; Cratfield, Halesworth, Suffolk, England Cratfield, Halesworth, Suffolk, United Kingdom Could someone please provide assistance as to how the people of England would have identified this location as it existed in the early years of 1500 - 1550? To my knowledge the Sovereign State of the United Kingdom did not exist during that period, and I further believe that the United Kingdom would be incorrect as the Country is in reality England. It is not my intent to ignite the previous firestorm of International Location controversy, which I followed intently and gained much insight. It is my intent, however, to enter locations in a manner that follows the generally accepted standard among the people of that particular country. Thank you for your assistance, Charles Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
