On 24/08/2011 02:55, Jerry wrote: > Update: I noticed on Ron's website, based in England, that he has a > Bristol in Gloucestershire for a "county." So, just throwing that out - > not sure if Bristol and Bristol City are the same or different.
The status of Bristol is quite complicated! Bristol was given in county status in 1373, as Ron said. Therefore Bristol is not *in* the county of Bristol, it *is* the county of Bristol, so Bristol, England is correct. Or, if you insist on the 4-field system, put your commas in where you wish! Precisely where you put the commas is another tricky issue. Legacy assumes locations are "city, county, state/province, country." In the UK was don't have states or provinces, but we often have villages, or what were once towns in their own right now incorporated into bigger towns but retaining the district name, or larger areas such as Wirral, which is a peninsular within the county of Cheshire. Because Bristol is situated largely within the county of Gloucestershire it is often referred to as Bristol, Gloucestershire. According to the Post Office, there was a time when the correct address for someone living in the city was Bristol, Somerset. And Bristol City is the football club. -- Jenny M Benson 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
