Hi, thanks I had seen that - I was just wondering why the district was described as being Yorkshire, Northumberland/Westmorland - where does Northumberland/Westmorland come into it? > From: pat.williams14@o2.co.uk > To: deanh61@hotmail.co.uk; dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [DUR-NBL] Registration Districts > Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:56:17 +0000 > > Hi Heather > > The following is taken from freebmd > > The district Rother V. is an alternative name for Rother Valley and it is in > the county of West Riding of Yorkshire; information about it can be found > here > > Which takes you to the following page > > http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/rother%20valley.html > > this registration district cam was in existence from June 1938 - Mach 1974 > > hope this helps > > regards > > Patrick Williams > > > Hi everyone, I have a relative who's birth index says that he was registered > in the district of Rother V. I assume this means Rother Valley which > appears to be Sheffield - ish (correct me if I am wrong). > > Ancestry says Rother V is Yorkshire/ Northumberland/ Westmorland, can anyone > explain to me what this actually means? The rest of what I think are > siblings were all born in Newcastle Upon Tyne. > > Thanks > > Heather > > > >