Elida Have a look at the section "Welsh Counties, then and now" on my Help Page, it explains the history of county name changes in Wales in the last century. Gareth List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elida" <elida@signature.cc> To: "Gareth" <W/gen@johngareth.freeserve.co.uk>; <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:44 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Lookup Exchange > For those of us who are not native to Wales, could someone explain the > significance of having several counties grouped together into areas like > Dyfed? Powys is another one. Why the grouping? > > Do they share the same government officials or schools or what? > > Thanks, > Elida in South Carolina, USA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gareth" <W/gen@johngareth.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:54 AM > Subject: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Lookup Exchange > > > > Just thought I'd mention that there are now quite a few lookup entries > > across the Dyfed counties where the volunteer has withdrawn for personal > > reasons. > > Please have a look to see if you could fill the breach on any particular > > item. > > Thanks > > > > Gareth > > List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. > > Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html > > Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html > > > > > >

Gareth, Thanks for your response - with your help page you have aptly explained and illustrated how these county names have changed, many reverting back to their former identities prior to 1974. It must be difficult for a whole generation of people to have had so many of their county's names changed in 1996. Take care, Elida in South Carolina, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gareth" <W/gen@johngareth.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Elida" <elida@signature.cc>; <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Lookup Exchange > Elida > Have a look at the section "Welsh Counties, then and now" on my Help Page, > it explains the history of county name changes in Wales in the last century. > > Gareth > List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. > Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html > Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elida" <elida@signature.cc> > To: "Gareth" <W/gen@johngareth.freeserve.co.uk>; > <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:44 PM > Subject: Re: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Lookup Exchange > > > > For those of us who are not native to Wales, could someone explain the > > significance of having several counties grouped together into areas like > > Dyfed? Powys is another one. Why the grouping? > > > > Do they share the same government officials or schools or what? > > > > Thanks, > > Elida in South Carolina, USA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gareth" <W/gen@johngareth.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:54 AM > > Subject: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] Lookup Exchange > > > > > > > Just thought I'd mention that there are now quite a few lookup entries > > > across the Dyfed counties where the volunteer has withdrawn for > personal > > > reasons. > > > Please have a look to see if you could fill the breach on any particular > > > item. > > > Thanks > > > > > > Gareth > > > List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. > > > Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html > > > Help Page > http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html > > > > > > > > > > >