Thank you to all the kind listers who responded - and the extra information much appreciated. I'm not too familiar with Ireland as minimal Irish presence in my tree. Cheers all Rowena -----Original Message----- From: robert.j [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 29 November 2008 7:29 AM To: Rowena Gough Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Birthplace Abbreviation Help - Kings Co. Hi, if you check the Digger index a little further - say by searching for birth place of Kings - you'll find the answer you're looking for .. Kings Co is an abbreviation for Kings County Ireland - from the genuki site we learn: > "/King's county/, a county <Map.html> of Ireland, bounded N by E. and > W. Meath, E by Kilkenny and Queen's county, S by Tipperary, and W by > Galway; 43 . long and 39 broad, containing 707 square miles. More than > 1/3 of the county is occupied by bogs and mountains; the soil of the > arable lands is very fertile, and consists either of a deep moor, or a > shallow gravely loam. Principal rivers, the Shannon, Little Brosna, > and Greater Brosna. It sends 2 members to parliament. Pop. 132,319. > Chief town, Phillip's town." and this from an Offaly website http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/4612/offaly.html : > Part of the kingdom of Offaly in ancient Ireland, was known as King's > County from 1556 until the Irish Free State was established in 1922. > It is a County with a glorious past, and is symbolized by the monastic > settlement of Clonmacnoise, burial place of Rory O'Connor the last > High King of Ireland, and an internationally known place of learning > from the 6th century A.D. The width of the county is crossed by the > Grand Canal traversing the County from > East to West, it is regarded as one of the most beautiful and tranquil > waterways in Ireland. > > Danish raths, or hill fortresses, and remains of ancient churches and > monasteries are among the points of interest. > > The River Shannon flows along most of the western border of Offaly. It > has an area of 1,997 sq km (771 sq mi) and the Slieve Bloom Mountains > rise to 518 m (1700 ft) in the southwest. The Bog of Allen covers the > northeast. > > > Offaly is within one hour of Dublin to the East, and of Limerick and > Galway to the West. good luck with the research ... Robert in melbourne. Rowena Gough wrote: > Dear Listers > > While researching a family member in the Victorian Digger Index, I found an > abbreviation for a birthplace I don't recognize. It was entered in 1871 for > a birth in 1820 (on a marriage entry) It was: > > KINGS CO > > Looks like Kings College to me, but that's ridiculous. I know there was or > is a Kingstown in Dublin. Is this familiar to anyone? > > > Cheers > > Rowena > > ( in Melbourne) > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.10/1813 - Release Date: 11/27/2008 9:02 AM