I always use the Geographical location for addresses and have had assurances from the Post Office that these are still valid.I was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and that is what I use, I refuse to change it to "Humberside"or East Yorkshire.The "original" Geographical divisions DO still exist. The "New" designations are purely for administrationpurposes. Pam To: pjrich.ntl@googlemail.com; yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:05:56 +0100 > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Sculcoates > From: yorksgen@rootsweb.com > > What do you mean, Peter, by 'after the Ridings disappeared'? > They have not disappeared. > > As you point out, 'South Yorkshire' is classed as a metropolitan county &, > to many > people this causes frustration ---- not only from a genealogical point of > view, but in > modern day activities, too. As, of course, does the use of the much hated > 'Humberside' > which only exists for Police etc., though the Post Office still clings to it > 20 years after > its abolition! > > Janet > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter J Richardson via > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 8:25 AM > To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Sculcoates > > Hello Kathryne, > > I try to record the information that was correct at the time that the event > was recorded. My great great great grandfather married there in 1816 and I > have recorded it as being Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding. If I had an > event to record after the Ridings disappeared that would mean that > Sculcoates would be recorded non-uniformally. > > Another example that occurs in my family is some of the areas of southern > Sheffield. Back in the 1840s they were in Derbyshire, then they became part > of Yorkshire West Riding, then the metropolitan country of South Yorkshire. > I would try to use the one that was relevant to the event being recorded. > > Regards > Peter > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message