On 13 Apr 2017 at 1:58, Ian Thomas wrote: > This may be off-topic (hence [OT] ), but perhaps useful for some on the list? > UKBMD is an increasingly useful source for UK genealogy information, and as a > newcomer to this interest/hobby I had to discover what was meant by locality > descriptions like "Plomesgate" (in Sussex) for some related ancestors. I knew > that Aldeburgh was a locality / parish name and (sub-) district, but when I > first saw Plomesgate in association with that name I was a bit confused. This > is a typical link, from which other district descriptions and their "member > villages" (my term) can be found: > http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/REG/districts/plomesgate.html You will note that there > are helpful references and descriptions of changes to the boundaries / naming > (etc) of the districts. UKBMD of course has much more than this feature.
When the source I have is from the BMD indexes, I usually enter the name of the registration district followed by RD, especially if the registration district overlaps the county boundaries. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: [email protected] Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525 -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list [email protected] To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
