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From: Doug McDonald <>
Subject: Re: Lathom and Chaworth: descents from Robert de Alfreton
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:03:16 -0600
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Tim Powys-Lybbe wrote:

> In message of 23 Jan, Doug McDonald <> wrote:
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>>I assume VCH Lancs means Lancaster?
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> Not quite. The 's' at the end is short for Shire so it is Lancashire.
> Lancaster is the town, not the shire.
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The library catalog says " The Victoria history of the county of
Lancaster; ed. by William Farrer and J. Brownbill." in 8 vols.

Our library is not Salt Lake City, but it is the largest
public university library, third largest university library (after
Harvard and Yale) and 6th overall (New York counts twice in top 5).
Its English genealogy-useful collection is not bad at all. It's
Scottish one is not quite as good, but not bad.

Doug McDonald

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