Hi Folks, Sorry to come a bit late in this subject - I've been ill with some awful viral infection and have been ignoring all but the most urgent emails. To try to clarify a few things: A quick look at the Genuki page for Hull would have told you that until 1897, Hull was a town and not a city, therefore any records before that date would refer to a town. The same Genuki page also tells you that Hull (or Hullshire) is a county. There are several expressions used in these circumstances: In the county of itself. In the county of its (own) name In the county of said town and others. It is therefore a reasonable conclusion (as has been suggested by several people) that the line reads In the county of said town. Dave: Sunk Island is the area of reclaimed land to the south of Patrington -originally extra-parochial, but later a parish. Best wishes, Colin Hinson In the village of Blunham in Bedfordshire U.K. Webmaster for the Genuki Yorkshire pages: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ Rare Books on CD: http://www.blunham.demon.co.uk/CDroms/ Baine's & Bulmers directories, History of Craven, Heywood/Northowram, National gazetteer of G.B & Ireland, Whelan's York & NRY Hunter's Hallamshire (Sheffield), Yorkshire: Past and Present Poulson's Holderness, Turner's Brighouse, etc etc