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You should still begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. | You should still begin with the pre-1974 county name when you start your genealogical research. | ||
== '''Use of the Suffix 'Shire'''' | == '''Use of the Suffix 'Shire'''' == | ||
<span><span><span><span>Note that </span><span></span>'shire' is an old Anglo-Saxon word designating a county or district, which was integrated into Scotland by the English. A shire was policed by a 'shire reeve' or sheriff. </span></span></span> | <span><span><span><span>Note that </span><span></span>'shire' is an old Anglo-Saxon word designating a county or district, which was integrated into Scotland by the English. A shire was policed by a 'shire reeve' or sheriff. </span></span></span> | ||
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<span><span><span><span>Long before the 1974 reorganization, s</span><span></span>ome counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. </span></span></span> | <span><span><span><span>Long before the 1974 reorganization, s</span><span></span>ome counties had alternate names by which they were at times known. These include Edinburghshire or Midlothian, Elginshire or Moray, Forfarshire or Angus, Haddingtonshire or East Lothian, and Linlithgowshire or West Lothian. </span></span></span> | ||
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== '''County List''' == | == '''County List''' == | ||