Jerry, I do have Bristol in, Gloucester in some instances, and I think that it may also be recorded as being in Somerset elsewhere on the site. This is in accordance with the practice of recording locations as they were detailed in the document from which they were obtained. In the header to my list of locations I state that this is the system which I have adopted, and any record may only be one of a number of correct locations.
As Jenny says, Bristol City is a football Club (soccer in America), so called to differentiate it from another club called Bristol United. I doubt if one would consider using the latter name in a location. I repeat the location of Bristol is: Bristol, England. Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:55 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Location for Bristol England 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. Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org On 8/23/2011 9:44 PM, Jerry wrote: > Hi Ann. Even though the folks in England insist that the four-divisions > don't work over there, some of us have made the decision to use four > divisions worldwide and make them fit because it does produce a standard > that works really great in the sorting of the place names. > > I use the format as follows: > > City or Village, County, State or Province, COUNTRY > > So, assuming that Bristol City is also in the county of Bristol in > England, your input would be like this: > > Bristol City, Bristol, , ENGLAND > > I left the third position blank within commas because apparently there > is no STATE or PROVINCE in England. > > So, if Bristol City is the city and it is in a county (or the equivalent > of a county) called Bristol, I believe the above would be correct for > those of us who do the four positions as shown above. > > I always put my countries in all caps because I think it creates a more > visually-friendly output, but that would be optional, of course. > > Please if anyone argues the point - only discuss on the basis of what > would be correct for a four-position standard, not to argue that it does > not work for England. > > > Jerry - MerriamFamilyTree.org > > On 8/23/2011 8:26 PM, Anne Hollingshead wrote: >> I use the four place markers for locations. >> >> How should I handle Bristol city which is also a county in England ? >> >> Anne 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 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
