Hi all, I wonder if someone can tell me what the (date Onw) means? Example: District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw) This has had me perplexed for a while. Thank you, P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=72O7dii Genealogy Research area in UK and surnames: Ripley, Codnor, Derbyshire: Brown, Brindley, Buxton, Evans, Gill, Grainger, Matkin, Oliver, Stanley, Wilson Sholing, Hampshire: Gilbert, Hinton, How, Parker, Read Regards, Harold J. (Jack) Murray Kansas City, Missouri

My guess would be 'onwards', it might be wrong Jeanette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Murray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:25 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Question on birth registration index > Hi all, > > I wonder if someone can tell me what the (date Onw) means? > Example: > District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw) > > This has had me perplexed for a while. > > Thank you, > > P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy > program can be downloaded FREE at > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=72O7dii > > Genealogy Research area in UK and surnames: > Ripley, Codnor, Derbyshire: Brown, Brindley, Buxton, Evans, Gill, > Grainger, > Matkin, Oliver, Stanley, Wilson > Sholing, Hampshire: Gilbert, Hinton, How, Parker, Read > Regards, > Harold J. (Jack) Murray > Kansas City, Missouri > > > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/713 - Release Date: 07/03/2007 > 09:24 >

Harold Murray wrote: > Hi all, > > I wonder if someone can tell me what the (date Onw) means? > Example: > District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw) > > This has had me perplexed for a while. I would have said that it meant Onwards. Where did you see the abbreviation? -- Charani (UK)

Hi Howard, The abbreviation Onw stands for Onwards, as others have pointed out. The reason for this is as follows: The original registration districts were set up July 1st 1837, but over succeeding years there were major changes to those original registration districts, mainly due to large population shifts. Additionally, some Registration Districts also not only had a boundary change but also a name change, and some disappeared completely. So in the example you stated, the new Portsmouth Registration District was created in 1900, from combiming the original Portsea Island RD, Great Salterns RD, and the original Portsmouth RD; these last three disappeared in 1900. An even more complicated one is South Stoneham - which I don't intend to reproduce here - see the link below. For a full list of Hampshire Registration Districts, including their creations and amalgamations: http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/reg/ham.htm Hope this helps Sandra Harold Murray wrote: >Hi all, > >I wonder if someone can tell me what the (date Onw) means? >Example: >District: Portsmouth (1900 Onw) > >This has had me perplexed for a while. > >Thank you, > >P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy >program can be downloaded FREE at >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=72O7dii > >Genealogy Research area in UK and surnames: >Ripley, Codnor, Derbyshire: Brown, Brindley, Buxton, Evans, Gill, Grainger, >Matkin, Oliver, Stanley, Wilson >Sholing, Hampshire: Gilbert, Hinton, How, Parker, Read >Regards, >Harold J. (Jack) Murray >Kansas City, Missouri > > > > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk >............................................. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >