I too have a similar problem with my place of birth,State but not country I suppose it would be wise to go " along with the tide." Both are correct, On 7 June 2015 at 12:57, James Sinclair via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > When my mother's cousin died last year in the UK and her death was being > registered, her daughter put down the place of her mother's birth as > "Karachi, India," (she was born there in 1920). However, the clerk behind > the desk insisted that this be changed to Pakistan. Of course, Pakistan > didn't exist as a country in 1920, yet the clerk was insistent. What does > one do in a case like this? > > James Sinclair > jimsin12@aol.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- John John A.Thomas Dr. John A.Thomas,MD,FRCPath, FAMS

On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:16 AM, John A.Thomas via <india@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I too have a similar problem with my place of birth,State but not country I > suppose it would be wise to go " along with the tide." Both are correct, > My brother Bevis F. Breen was born in Quetta, British India, (now Pakistan). For most of his adult life he has lived in England. Once in the 1990's he visited me in America. At the Heathrow terminal in London, on seeing his British passport, he was interviewed (interrogated?) by two Americans who did not identify themselves. He explained that when he was born in Quetta in 1925 Quetta was in British India. They said "Not any more!" I think Quetta now has the distinction of being the headquarters of the Taliban! Moira Breen