This may very well have been discussed several times........ for some it's a first time. If all followed that line perhaps this list would become very very quiet. As for others who might disagree......since when did the Welsh ever manage to reclaim land from the English? Jeez, I'm sorry I joined in now! ;-) Best regards, Kevin, Chontae Corcaigh. (neither England or Wales) http://www.geocities.com/mckennakevin/index.html?1171910163734 www.kevccfc.tribalpages.com This has to be copied and pasted into your address bar... when you are there use password seaborne (for my tree) >From: "Graham Sheppard" <graham@grahamsheppard.org.uk> >Reply-To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [MON] Monmouthshire - England or Wales? >Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:20:40 +0100 > > May I suggest that the archives of this list are looked at, as the >topic has been discussed several times. >Regards >Graham S > >-----Original Message----- >From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kevin mccormack >Sent: 23 April 2007 21:13 >To: MONMOUTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MON] Monmouthshire - England or Wales? > >Hi Graham, Monmouthshire was never in England. I believe the confusion >came about from the family search.org site that still has Mon. in >England. > >Best regards,Kevin. Co Cork Ireland > > > >http://www.geocities.com/mckennakevin/index.html?1171910163734 > >www.kevccfc.tribalpages.com This has to be copied and pasted into >your >address bar... when you are there use password seaborne (for my >tree) > > > > > > >From: "Graham" <graham.phillips1@ntlworld.com> > >Reply-To: Graham <gm.p@bigfoot.com>, monmouthshire@rootsweb.com > >To: <monmouthshire@rootsweb.com> > >Subject: [MON] Monmouthshire - England or Wales? > >Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:09:13 +0100 > > > >Not sure if this is strictly on topic, but it does seem relevant. > > > >I am aware that, over the centuries, Monmouthshire has been in both > >England and Wales (but not at the same time!). > > > > I have searched the internet, without success, to get some ideas as > >to the dates the national boundary changed, to see whether particular > >ancestors of mine were English or Welsh. > > > >Does anyone have the definitive information on this, or can point me in > > >the right direction? > > > >Thanks, > >Graham Phillips > >(born in Yorkshire, so definitely English!) > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Message offline contacts without any fire risk! http://www.communicationevolved.com/en-ie/