"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message news:mailman.1.1349187422.21626.gencmp@rootsweb.com... > Tony Proctor wrote: > > The obvious problem with creating hierarchies is -- who gets the final say > on what goes in? > > Then since clearly hierarchy means something different to each of us, does > your hierarchy begin in the Milky Way Galaxy and work its fumbling way > down to 123 West Main Street or does it go the other direction? In either > event, does a church parish out-rank a civil parish (where both exist -- > or, I guess, at all). > > And, in either event of either event -- how will the hierarchy indicate to > the reader that "Glaxon Parish" as a place-name is incomplete, or whether > said parish is civil or church? > > And yeah, we're in the wet weeds here, but these points have to be > considered. IME, the best time to find out about unsolvable problems is > before you commit significant time, effort, and/or money. > > Cheryl I can easily answer all of these questions Cheryl, but then I suspect you don't really want me to. If you happen to have ancestors from a different galaxy then I hope you include the names of those galaxies in your data :-) Tony Proctor