Thanks Chris I searched all around there to no avail -----Original Message----- From: GOONS [mailto:goons-bounces+registrar=lawsfamilyregister.org.uk@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Chris Pitt Lewis Sent: 11 March 2017 15:52 To: goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Place Names Googling "Vultures Nest" and "Herefordshire" leads to this page: www.r5r.eu/awir/Whitney/WhitneyBulloughNWS.doc from which it appears that it was a house, now ruined, in the middle of Whitney Wood, west of Whitney on Wye and just north of the toll bridge that leads from the A438 to Hay on Wye. Chris Pitt Lewis On 11/03/2017 15:06, John P Laws wrote: > Just occasionally one comes across a place name one can't fathom, I'm > currently indexing from 1939 register and recently came across a > Vultures Nest, Kington RD HER UK > > As to this string my conclusion is Roger & Ken have it about right, I > like to use pre 1974 counties and love chapman codes and am very > tempted to return to them, they served me well for 30-40 years. > > -----Original Message----- > From: GOONS > [mailto:goons-bounces+registrar=lawsfamilyregister.org.uk@rootsweb.com > ] On Behalf Of Roger Goacher > Sent: 11 March 2017 14:01 > To: goons@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [G] Place Names > > Like it Ken. > > But hey, there is no 'right' way. We are researching as a hobby not, > usually, as some academic exercise. Do what suits you. I almost > always use Chapman codes, State and Province codes. Why not? I know > what they mean, and don't get confused. > > My wife was born in Bath, Somerset UK. We married in Bath, Avon UK, > and my in-laws subsequently died in Bath, BANES (Bath and North East Somerset) UK. > All the same place; different times; different designations. My > records show, for all four events on UK exclusive tree, 'Bath SOM' - suits me. > > Roger Goacher > Researching the surname Goacher & variants anytime anywhere > www.goacher.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Toll > Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2017 10:33 AM > To: Goons mailing list > Subject: Re: [G] Place Names > > Marie, > > Just a contrary thought... > > - IF - I leave the locations somewhat ambiguous, perhaps visitors > will get in touch, rather than rob the data and run! > > ...And just maybe I'll learn something from their research as well... > > Ken > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? > http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message