I think Don was correct in saying that Grey North was a district. It makes sense. To me, Canada is the country. But if it was Canada West or East when the census was taken, would that be what I would enter in the country field?
>________________________________ > From: Brian/Support <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 6:09 PM >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Entering Canadian Locations - Changing boundaries? > >Peggy, > >Canada West and Canada East were the names used in Colonial Canada from >about 1841 until Confederation in 1867 when the separate Colonies of >Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island combined >into modern Canada. Before 1841 there were two separate colonies (do not >remember what they were called). In 1841 the French and English colonies >were combined into one colony called Canada. Canada West was the name >given to the English colony in what is now the province of Ontario, >Canada East was the former French Colony in what is now the Province of >Quebec. > >The province of Ontario is divided into counties for local government >purposes and the Grey you mention is one of the counties. It has now >been combined and the present county is called Grey and Simcoe. The area >is North of the City of Toronto. Not sure when Grey North existed, if it >ever did as a separate county. Within the counties are smaller >subdivisions called townships perhaps Grey North is a township name. > >Brian >Customer Support >Millennia Corporation >[email protected] >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com > >We are changing the world of genealogy! >When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. >Thanks. > >On 22/04/2012 4:29 PM, Marg Strong wrote: >> I've been confused because some records use, Canada West, or for County they >> use Grey, Grey North, Grey (north/norde). I did look up the history to find >> out more about where "Canada West" came from. >> >> My question is for those who have Ontario records to source. Do you use >> Canada West for the country? Would you just use "Grey" to keep it >> standardized, or would you use what the census uses, however it comes out? >> >> Often on the census it goes by district rather than county which could be >> different. It also often gives the township. I'm wondering how Legacy users >> enter these different results into their Master Location list. >> >> Thank you for any help! >> Peggy > > > >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 > > > > > 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
