Where you from?

Client Joined: Apr 10, 2004 Posts: 649 Location: UK

I thought it would be nice to know where we all are. Plus the fact I'm naturally nosey lol

I'm from the UK, down in Devon in the far South West. My house is over 300 years old, and sits alongside a river which eventually flows into the River Tamar, the main river that seperates Devon from Cornwall. The village itself was originally built around a working mill, but this has not been used for many years and it's original use was either for wool or grain. The produce being carried down river to the busier ports back in the mists of time.

The village nestles in a deep valley, and the surrounding hills are mainly green fields filled with sheep, and woodland.

The wildlife here is amazing, we have hundreds of different birds, squirrels, badgers, foxes, deer and otters.

I'm a town person born and bred, but moved to the South West way back in the late 60's when my parents retired here and I was just 16 years old. I hated it. No clubs, no friends and not many other houses. I soon got to love it, and appreciate how lucky I was to live in such a beautiful part of the world. I would hate to live in a town now.

Hangin' Around Joined: Feb 01, 2004 Posts: 34

Where are you originally from? I live in Leighton Buzzard, Beds but grew up in Hendon, London.

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:31 am

Oh hi fellow Brit lol

I'm from Kent originally, Rainham and Gillingham.

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:50 am

Hi Muffin,
I'm from telford UK,

But also a little piece of me is from everywhere else Laughing

Nice to meet you.

Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 1:34 pm

Hi again storebuilder.

Telford eh? I've been up there many moons ago.

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:57 am

Hi all,

I am originally from a little redneck town of 9,000 people in north central Indiana. Farm country, lots and lots of corn and soybeans.

About 11 years ago, I moved to Ohio for a tech support job with a national computer manufacturer. Then 6 years ago, I moved to Dayton Ohio for another tech support job. I like it here so well I decided to settle in and bought a nice little house in Huber Heights, a suburb of north Dayton.

Dayton is quite a bit different than my hometown. In fact, the suburb I live in is bigger than my hometown. I like the anonymity afforded by such a big town. Rural living is not for me, I like my conveniences like high speed internet access, and lots of computer parts stores.

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:10 am

Do you get to the Daytona Races at all Geekyguy?

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:32 am

Muffin,
Actually, I am a television fan. I've not been to any of the races, but have been to several of the tracks.

Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 11:33 pm

GeekyGuy, I hope you're stay far away from all the Wild Night Clubs in Dayton!... Laughing

I'm originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, but now live north of Memphis, Tennessee.

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:19 am

You all live in great places, makes my sleepy little village sound dead boring Smile

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 9:27 am

I'm originally from Westminster California ... now I'm in Ogden Utah. What a culture shock to go from a city that has a population of more then the entire state I'm currently in :LOL:

OK all you brits ... I need you all to explain something to me. I do a lot of genealogy and have been to England a dozen or so times in my search for family lines. I just don't get the location format I have as clues to find people. Here we do it City, County, State, Country ... In my genealogy I'll see Of, Sowerby, W. Riding, Yorkshire, England or Wycollar Dean, Trawden Forest, Colne, Lancs., England Shocked

What's the OF mean?? I see that on records all the time. and how many location breakdowns do you all have?? Laughing

Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 3:58 pm

ermm do you mean the of in The West Riding OF Yorkshire for example?

Here we have town or city, county, england and thats it lol

West Riding of Yorkshire for instance, well West Riding is an area of the county of Yorkshire, so it's West Riding of Yorkshire.

Not quite sure where that originated, but it's used as you say in a lot of our locations.

You'd love the names and areas in Devon and Cornwall.

We have one village here in Devon spelt Woolfordisworthy but it's pronounced Woolsery. I never did work that one out lol

I have to apologise but I dont get what you mean by location breakdowns, do you mean how many counties do we have? ie; Sussex, Yorkshire, Devon, etc ?

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:06 am

By local breakdowns I mean (using US as example)... Country ... then break down small to state .. then break down smaller to county .. then break down smaller to city .. then if your luck break down to physcial address.
So I live in City of Ogden, Weber County, Utah state, United States

So if you have simple local breakdowns then someone is going nuts and adding too much information.

So you guys don't have "states" you have "counties" instead?

Do you know where Wycollar Dean is? I've never been able to find it on a map.

The "of" is generally first in a location .. that's what confused me Smile

It's like they meant to put something then forgot. I've seen it mostly on Parish records for cemeteries.

Since most of my genealogy is here in the US, when I go to Europe it confuses me Smile

As for names we have a city spelled Toole, pronounced Ta'willa I love to hear the news people slaughter that one. Laughing

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:16 am

I live not too far from GeekyGuy in a city called Englewood, Ohio. (North of Dayton Ohio). Born and grew up in Dayton Ohio....however, I spent 10 years in the US Air Force and travelled quite a bit and and 6 years of my time was spent in England. Two of my children were born in England. My wife and I spent our six years in a little village called Ramsey in East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, just northeast of Huntingdon. I was stationed at RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth. Good times....very good times....it's only been recently that my three daughters have actually completely lost their British accents.....which I find sad.....*sigh* ah well......

Now I work as a systems analyst for a large corporate freight company but am currently looking for employment elsewhere.....

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:15 pm

HauntedWebby I got ya now lol

well we don't have states just county's so you're address would be : So I live in City of Ogden, Weber County, United States

The 'of' in the cemetary and births/marriages records I think refers to just where that particular person is from, as in Joe Smith of ... and then the address. Just means he's from that address.

It must be very confusing for anyone not used to the way the UK is split into counties. We're too small an island for states.

Even more confusing is the fact the UK is then split into 3 mainland areas, England, Scotland and Wales (not forgetting Ireland which is also split into 2 areas, Northern Ireland which is part of the UK and Eire which is an independant country and not governed by the UK at all).

Now although Wales and Scotland (and Nth Ireland) are part of the UK they are not individual countries, so I suppose looking at it from your standpoint they're the nearest thing to States that we have. They're just not named States or anything else really.

Wycoller Dean, well you probably wouldnt find it under Wycoller Dean, if it's an old document you have with the address. Dean's were wooded areas, or villages had Dean after the name if they were near a forest.

Here's Wycoller http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/villages/England/Wycoller-Lancashire

I think it's the one you're looking for. Hope so. Be glad to have helped you out.

Its in the county of Lancashire.

It's the only village in the UK called Wycoller, so I'm pretty sure it is the one you want.

SmackDaddy, so you're used to our terrible weather then lol

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:12 pm

Muffin wrote:

SmackDaddy, so you're used to our terrible weather then lol

Without a doubt! Wink

And as a side note.....want to know something "freaky"? Before I ever knew I was going to be getting orders to England, let alone orders out of the US, my mother, who was a budding romance novelist at the time.....was working on a novel. All of her romance novels are Regency Romances set in the Medevial time period......well, I got my orders to England and proceeded to look for a house ahead of my family to establish a household prior to their arrival. And the first house I looked at and found was in Ramsey. And it was perfect for us. When I called back to break the news, my mother about dropped the phone......her book, which she had been working on for 9 months prior, was set in Ramsey of all places. She couldn't believe it.....but needless to say, she came to visit for two months and she did much research and we did much travelling as well....was very "coincidental" if you believe in coincidences.... Cool

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 8:57 am

Wow! That is freaky Shocked

Did she ever get her book published?

I'm writing one at the moment, well have been for 4years now but it's slow going due to my husbands disability the last few years. Not a romantic novel though, it started out as a childrens book and has evolved into something suitable for all ages. I must get on and finish it. lol

registered · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:25 am

It's nice to see a few fellow Brits in here. Cool

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:35 am

Where are you then Ganga?

I owe you a gurt Cream Tea mate, so when you're down in Devon let me know and I'll give you my moby number.

lol dont worry that's not a proposition, I'm happily married Laughing

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 11:57 am

Essex here. I use to visit Cornwall/Devon a fair bit when I was a wee nipper.

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:29 pm

I came from Kent originally, just over the border.

Involved Joined: Jul 15, 2004 Posts: 252 Location: OKC, OK

Well as it says I am from OKC, OK. Thats Oklahoma CIty, Oklahoma USA

Smak dab in the middle of nowhere.

If you don't know American history very well Oklahoma is the place that they first started herding Native Americans into so that thier land could be put "to better use"

After the 5 civilized tribes sided with the south during the civil war they really started to pack em in, then gave half the state away in the land runs, (see the movie "Far and Away" really don't I don't think it is a good movie)

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 3:12 pm

I've read a lot about Native Americans, and their traditions and what they were put through during the white settlement of their lands. A great nation of peoples.

Not sure about the other Brits on here but I never know what the abbreviations for the American States are, so I'm glad you enlightened me at least. lol

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:44 pm

Heck American don't even understand the two letter abbreviations of states.
Smile

Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:11 pm

Muffin wrote:

I've read a lot about Native Americans, and their traditions and what they were put through during the white settlement of their lands. A great nation of peoples.

Oh ya. I have about 80% of my family that are "Native" American. To hear them tell the stories of the occupation you'd think they were the ones that went through it. LOL On a serious note I have written documentation of some of the events, and I can't imagine anyone putting another human through that. Entering those stories have been some of the sader things of my quest for Genealogy information.

Tao_Man wrote:

Heck American don't even understand the two letter abbreviations of states.
Smile

I'm one of them .. public education at it's best ... lol. I have a hard time with the "A" states. AK, AR, AL, AZ and so on. That's why I like Utah . I'm the one "U" state Smile