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queenie
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county bounderies
« on: Wednesday 16 June 04 01:21 UTC (UK) »
Hi
My GGG Grandfather  FRANCIS DAVIDSON FOR(r)EST
gave his birthplace as just Northumberland on the 1881 census but put 'Shields' on the 1891. would this refer to North Shields or were both 'Shields' in Northumberland at that time? I know he married in S Shields in 1849
Any advice welcome
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FORREST - NORTHUMBERLAND, WHITBY & SCARBOROUGH

EASTICK- ANYWHERE
ROBINSON - WHITBY
audrey
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Re:county bounderies
« Reply #1 on: Friday 18 June 04 17:44 UTC (UK) »
bothe north and south shield are in northumberland but south shields was refered to as just south shields
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Re:county bounderies
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 June 04 11:26 UTC (UK) »
 Grin
Many thanks Audrey for taking the time to reply
Queenie
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FORREST - NORTHUMBERLAND, WHITBY & SCARBOROUGH

EASTICK- ANYWHERE
ROBINSON - WHITBY
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