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From: "Brian Brooks" <>
Subject: Re: Herefordshire.
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:32:37 -0000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "june" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: Herefordshire.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: june
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:22 AM
> Subject: Herefordshire.
>
>
> Listers,
> would anyone know if Hereford came under something else in say around
> middle 1800's. I have been searching a name on ancestry.co.uk . and cant
> find anyone from Herefordshire and I know these people did originate from
> there. would anyone know if it was known as anything else.
> regards, JUNE.
>
June,

Herefordshire remained Herefordshire all through the 19th century. The only
major change in its status was in the reorganizations of a few years back
when for a while it joined with Worcestershire to form the county of
Hereford and Worcester. It is now Herefordshire again.

I suggest that you search under Hertfordshire: US transcribers are notorious
for mixing up the two counties!

One point you must bear in mind is that Registration Districts do not follow
County boundaries, so you can find Hereford events registered outside the
county. For example, BMDs for the area around Brimfield, Little Hereford and
Middleton were registered in Tenbury, Worcestershire.

Hope This Helps,

Brian Brooks


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