Thank you, Anne. That was an easy puzzle solved. :-) I assume the parish has never changed, even though the county boundaries have? I am looking way back to 1797. This is my first time venturing into Scottish research. Sharon --- Anne Burgess <anne.burgess@btinternet.com> wrote: > > The town of Banff is in the parish of Banff, which > is in the county of > Banff. > > Since 1975 the county of Banff has been divided > between Moray and latterly > Aberdeenshire for purposes of local government. The > parish and therefore > town of Banff are in the bit which is now > Aberdeenshire. From 1975 to 1992 > it was in Banff and Buchan District. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

> Thank you, Anne. That was an easy puzzle solved. :-) > > I assume the parish has never changed, even though the > county boundaries have? I am looking way back to 1797. > This is my first time venturing into Scottish > research. I would not assume that - it can get very complicated indeed, especially when people don't realise that everything was subjected to a great upheaval in 1975. Actually the best guide is undoubtedly the details of parish boundaries and county boundaries in Banffshire at www.genuki.org.uk - follow the links through Scotland, to county, to parish. Anne