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Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 190 Send Message	David	Report	27 Jul 2005 07:41
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 190 Send Message	Has anyone else noticed that the drop down list of counties is the modern administrative county list, rather than the old ancient counties, which included such places as Huntingdonshire, Rutland, Westmoreland etc? I've asked Support to reinstate these lost counties.
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 13 636 Send Message	♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥	Report	27 Jul 2005 08:24
	Sussex isn't even on there! What have we done to upset them? Kathleen
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	27 Jul 2005 09:11
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	David I imagine they are using modern counties as a standard for people who are searching and won't know where Rutland etc was. Kathleen As the modern counties are used, you will find East Sussex under E and West Sussex under W. Nell
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 10 859 Send Message	The Bag	Report	27 Jul 2005 09:50
	So where do you put your rellies that were born in counties that no longer exist? ie Rutland, surely they could have included both...there are not that many defunked counties jess reading the opener again- if you did find a rellie born in Rutland and didnt know where it was, where are you going to put them as having been born?