In 1850, they most likey meant the Kingdom of Hannover. And yes this mailing list is fine for a discussion of Hannover. <snip> It was an independent kingdom from 1814 to 1866 and a province of Prussia from 1866 to 1946. Hanover was originally called the Principality of Calenberg, which was a subdivision of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The Principality of Calenberg existed from 1432 until 1803. Hanover is named after its capital, Hanover. <snip> See Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover_(state) On 7/12/06, Elizabeth Fanslau <efanslau@hotmail.com> wrote: > When someone listed Hannover, Germany on the 1850 census, do you think they > meant the town of Hannover or the "state" of Hannover? I know this sounds > stupid but I just wanted to know if I'm on the correct mailing list. > Thanks! > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click Inon the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >