Hi Ron That is correct but we don't always get this especially on line it becomes either UK or GB. The IGI use the correct format.
Brendan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Ferguson Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Devonshire [formerly The Locations Hierarchy] Hi Brendan, Just as a matter of interest what would the address be if sending a letter from abroad; eg. .......Isle of Man, Great Britain? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan Caley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 26 April 2005 08:46 Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Devonshire [formerly The Locations Hierarchy] > Only insofar as genealogy has no boundaries. The Isle of Man is a Island > in > the Irish sea between UK & Ireland > > Brendan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Star > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 6:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Devonshire [formerly The Locations Hierarchy] > > I am rather late with an answer as have been gone and just getting to my > email but would like to know where the "Isle of Man" fits in with this. Is > it the equivalent to England, Wales, etc?. > > Thank you. > > Star > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: [email protected] > > Date: 04/22/05 09:47:37 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Devonshire [formerly The Locations Hierarchy] > > > > That is super, Ron. > > It's a great help laid out like this -- smallest to the largest unit. I > > imagine it applies throughout time? > > > > It should be easier for us now to use the right terms <G> all of us > > upstarts across the pond. > > Appreciate it! > > K McGee > > > > At 09:44 AM 4/22/2005 +0100, you wrote: > >>Hi, > >> > >>Perhaps as a Brit. I can shed a little light on the UK method of naming > >>places. Strictly speaking we are the United Kingdom of Great Britain and > >>Northern Ireland, however for the purpose of place naming UK can be > >>regarded as the country within which we have and equivalent to the USA > >>states - namely England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. > >> > >>Within these are the counties such as Derbyshire, Devon, County Durham > >>etc. Then the towns followed by the parishes, the latter usually being > >>small local units. > >> > >>Thus an address would comprise: the street, parish, town, county and > >>country (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) and (optionally) UK > >> > >>There are exception to this in that all cities and some other major towns > >>are not in counties such that an address in Manchester would comprise: the > >>street, district (roughly equivalent to a parish), Manchester, England. > >> > >>Hope that this helps. > >> > >>Ron Ferguson > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 4/25/2005 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 4/25/2005 > > 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 > --- > avast! 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