Hi, This is a copy of my response to the Office of National Statistics about the proposed changes in UK civil registration. Sorry I did not make that clear. Cofion, Tudor > from: Julie Preston <juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net> > date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:32:34 > to: tudor.rees@btopenworld.com, WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com > subject: Re: [WLS-CGN] Proposed changes > > > Hello? > > Is this out of context? What prompted this? > > Regards, > > Julie Preston > juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <tudor.rees@btopenworld.com> > To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 10:11 AM > Subject: [WLS-CGN] Proposed changes > > > > ------=_Part_5343_1945965.1066831893569 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Sir, > > I am very unhappy about the proposals to limit some information to records > over 100 years as this will make Family and Local History research much more > difficult, especially in Wales. > > > > There are many groups and individuals doing valuable research at a time > when the population has become much more mobile, and there is a danger that > our heritage is being lost. > > > > In adopting the "for Wales, see England" approach, the withholding of > information about occupation will have a disproportionate effect, give the > frequency of identical names. > > > > Please think again. > > Dr Tudor Wms Rees > > ------=_Part_5343_1945965.1066831893569-- > > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > > Genuki Wales > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/ > > > >