Sorry. I 'created' the term in reference to the Welsh and Scots counties, which have a lot of consolidation going on, for simplicity in putting my point accross. In the states, (only) some of the current atlases reflect the changes, others printed in the 2000's still show the old boundaries. We here in the states understand changing boundaries, but like to know when (and why) a boundary is changed and how does it affect Vital Record creating and storing. The term supercounties is used in USA, loosely. I just borrowed it. e.g. when two counties become one, do the records get shuffled together, maintained separate and end on the join date, or, since all records go to St. Catherine's House, do I need to worry about more than the town's name? Rich in LA CA
-----Original Message----- From: Jack Earnshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Feb 12, 2005 8:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Super Counties? As a lifelong resident of England, and involved in politics for a lot of them, could someone tell me what on earth a Supercounty is? OK the County boundaries were all shunted around in 1973 and then tinkered with again in 1990s so the PM could reinstate Rutland and, to some extent bring back the Yorkshire Ridings. But whatb else have I missed? Jack -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rich from LA CA Sent: 12 February 2005 15:36 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Historical Events in Timelines Thank you for your analysis of the supercounty situation. A new atlas I had purchased had them instead of the counties, and here in the states we don't always get news bites on this type of stuff. I also have both Channel Islands and Isle of Man, which makes even more confusion. I will ignore the SC for now. Rich in LA CA -----Original Message----- From: Alastair Lack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Feb 12, 2005 1:06 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Historical Events in Timelines Well, Rich, I've not bothered with the new supercounties, because they are sufficiently new to have little historical significance. Let's wait a few years to see if they stick. The politicians are always playing silly b's with these things. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Rich in LA Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
