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can anyone please tell me what deffered county means
thank you
Doedoe 7631

Doedoe wrote:can anyone please tell me what deffered county means
thank you
Doedoe 7631

Hi Doedoe.
I think you or they mean 'inferred' county. I believe it means whoever put the data together did not have documentary evidence of the county where a particular place/town/registration district was located, but did know where the town was. A simple example would be say if just Birkenhead appeared in a record without a county, that would indicate an inferred county of Cheshire. It is a supposition by the transcriber, subscriber etc, unsupported by documentary evidence.

Thanks D.S

trust me to get it back to front .had a senior moment and I am sticking to it , just didnt have a clue what it meant
Doe 7631