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Offline Peter Spencer

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Not in Wiltshire
« on: Monday 10 June 13 17:39 BST (UK) »
At the top of this board there is a list of place names the following are not in Wiltshire the correct county is in brackets:

Andover (Hampshire), Cirencester (Gloucestershire), Dursley (Gloucestershire), Faringdon (Oxfordshire), Fordingbridge (Hampshire), Hungerford (Berkshire), New Forest (Hampshire), Romsey (Hampshire), Stockbridge (Hampshire), Tetbury (Gloucestershire) and Wokingham (Berkshire)

Missed off the list are Bulford, Durrington, Ludgershall and Tidworth which used to be split between Hampshire and Wiltshire but since 1974 has been entirely in Wiltshire.
Spencer, Svombo, Barry, Pardey, Rolf, Whitewood, Wadham, Cotton, Cooper, Fry, Wheeler, Whillier, Willier, Eldridge

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Re: Not in Wiltshire
« Reply #1 on: Monday 10 June 13 17:46 BST (UK) »
If you check the Registration Districts from 1837 onwards, some or all of these were partially in Wiltshire until the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

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Re: Not in Wiltshire
« Reply #2 on: Monday 10 June 13 17:50 BST (UK) »
The following website is useful for checking registration districts

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/

Click on Index of Place Names (1837–1974) then click on Download the Place Name Index
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: Not in Wiltshire
« Reply #3 on: Monday 10 June 13 18:12 BST (UK) »
Because of changing county boundaries, it will never "always be right", but as we are searching mostly in the 19 century and earlier, RootsChat has adopted the following custom, which can be seen clearly in the board title:

England (Counties as in 1851-1901)

We still won't have everything right, but it's a good compromise :)

Bob
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Re: Not in Wiltshire
« Reply #4 on: Monday 10 June 13 19:09 BST (UK) »
Thank you for all your replies I was going to query Wokingham but have checked part of it used to be a detached part of Wiltshire up until 1844.

Peter :)
Spencer, Svombo, Barry, Pardey, Rolf, Whitewood, Wadham, Cotton, Cooper, Fry, Wheeler, Whillier, Willier, Eldridge
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