I have a question re people born in Shalfleet / Calbourne . For some reason all those I have born in either of these two places can't make up their mind where they were born . Some appear as Calbourne , others Shalfleet , some Freshwater , some Brooke , some Ningwood some Hamstead. Some are different in every census ! I don't have problems with those ancestors born Cowes ! If they said West Cowes they meant West Cowes ! Anyone else have this problem ? I know the areas were very close together just seems odd that everyone on this particular branch has an identity problem ! Angela

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:20:30 +1000, you wrote: >I have a question re people born in Shalfleet / Calbourne . For some reason >all those I have born in either of these two places can't make up their mind >where they were born . Some appear as Calbourne , others Shalfleet , some >Freshwater , some Brooke , some Ningwood some Hamstead. Some are different >in every census ! I don't have problems with those ancestors born Cowes ! If >they said West Cowes they meant West Cowes ! Anyone else have this problem ? >I know the areas were very close together just seems odd that everyone on >this particular branch has an identity problem ! > >Angela > > Angela No identity problem. 1. Did it matter ...... THEY knew where they lived! 2. Depended on which church was in favour at the time of the Wedding/baptism/burial 3. Father kept moving from farm to farm to stay in work and we went with him. 4. Theys all the zame aint they giv er tak a bit. 5. Cayz is a big tain an you knows where yu is at. So's simple. Tain't the zame in the cuntry. You'me gotta live yer to know it. Don