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Johnnie
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According to the USA publication 'Place-name changes1900-1991' compiled by
Adrian Room (Metuchen NJ; London:The Scarecrow Press, 1993), ISBN
0-8108-2600-3 - and to the earlier edition 'Place-name changes since 1900: a
world gazetteer' (1979, ISBN 0-8108-1210-X) - the name change from
Forfarshire to Angus occurred 1928.
 
Francis Herbert (Curator of Maps, Royal Geographical Society (with the
Institite of British Geographers))
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Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 14:10:52 -0600
From: Ronald Whistance-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re:      County in Scotland <fwd>
Sender: Ronald Whistance-Smith <[log in to unmask]>
 
"The name Angus was officially adopted in 1928."
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1959, vol. 9, pg. 513.
 
Ron
 
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Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 12:38 PM
Subject: County in Scotland <fwd>
 
>From: Chris Kollen <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: County in Scotland
>Sender: Chris Kollen <[log in to unmask]>
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>Hi everyone:
>
>I have a retired professor who's looking for the date that Forfarshire
>became Angus County in Scotland.  She thought it was before the 1881
>British Census, but I checked the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1894)
>and it lists Forfarshire.  The Gazetter of Scotland lists Angus but our
>edition is 1973.
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>Of course, she could look through history books of Scotland but is there
>some easier way to find this info?
>
>Thanks
>
>Chris Kollen
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