Hi Rhoda, I didn't take offence at all! I think it is absolutely right and proper for you to point this out. I had a big smile on my face when I read what you wrote. When I began my first job (MANY years ago) my first boss (an Englishman) corrected me about my application form, pointing out that nationality and citizenship were two very different things and pointed out to me that even though I held Australian citizenship, I was indeed, BRITISH! He was fiercely proud Brit! I think we should be more careful about such terms. It is very important, especially when we are recording history to make sure we get our terminology right! I will always think about whether or not I am using the correct term from here on. I think sometimes we have the right term in our head and we know what we mean, but we are just in too much in a rush to think about the fact that others might not be "thinking" what we are (that's the case with me anyway!) However, I do not think the same excuse would go for the author of a book of such significance as "The Fatal shore". After all, he has people editing, so someone should have picked it up! Hope your weather improves soon! Cheers, Kerri -----Original Message----- From: perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:perthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of CandROverson Sent: Friday, 31 December 2010 10:55 AM To: perthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Military in Ireland and Daniel (Donald) McFarlane Hi Kerri Sorry, I didn't mean to have a go at you. Just wanted to stress that the British army included the Scottish regiments, and that the 'British' army wasn't the 'English' army. I have lived in England since my early twenties, and am married to an Englishman and now occasionally find myself talking about 'England' when I mean 'Britain'! LOL. I am only on the first chapter of Robert Hughes book and look forward to the rest. He appears to be a very accomplished writer. Best wishes Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "kerriferguson" <kerriferguson@dodo.com.au> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 7:52 PM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Military in Ireland and Daniel (Donald) McFarlane > Hi Rhoda, > > The fact that your ancestor's change of name coincided with a change of > locale, might indicate that preferred usage varies depending where you are > at any given time!!! > > Fascinating! > > The Patrick and Peter one has just given me another clue and I am now hot > on > the trail of another person who had presented a brick wall up till now. > Thanks for that one. > > My person of interest was born in Glasgow of an Irish father and Scottish > mother. The Patrick hint has opened a new possibility. > > So from what you say, the best and most detailed records are held at Kew. > I > realise, of course, that I am looking at quite an early date for > Daniel/Donald. > > I will take on board what you say about the use of the terms Britain and > England and though I believe many of us realise that there is a > difference, > I think we just get careless. I feel chastened and will be most careful > from here on since you have pointed out the carelessness of interchanging > such terms. > When replying to a message or a digest, please delete everything except the portion to which you are replying. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 147 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message