Mister Fry, I am an American, and I can truthfully say that I have NEVER used the abbreviation to which you so forcefully object when transcribing place names in England. Perhaps a more constructive use of your time would have been to explain WHY this is so offensive to you, instead of assuming Americans are, as a group, clueless. That, Sir, I do find offensive! Carolyn in Minnesota, USA -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fry Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 4:17 AM To: nottsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] Strelley Stray On 30 Jan 2014 11:02, Ann Bassford wrote: > John WEBB, son of Thomas Webb EDGE and Elizabeth of Strelley, Co > Nottingham bapt. Nov 24 1790 at St Michael & All Angels (Church > Register, 1572 - 1906). One would hope that this is a transcription error! Only Americans seem to use the offensive the 'Co. Nottingham' structure when transcribing records. Shows they have little knowledge of how things work in England & Wales. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message