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From: Lorne&Judy <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] LDS familysearch.org ~ terminalogy
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:05:39 -0800
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Thank you, my point exactly. I wonder if I could call myself a British
Columbian, as I was born and raised here as were my parents. It's all a
matter of expression and how you interpret it.
I am not Scottish, although my beautiful grandparents were, and it drives
me crazy when someone calls someone from Scotland, Scotch.
Judy
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From: "Goldie & Lido Doratti" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] LDS familysearch.org ~ terminalogy


> just a reminder......you drink Scotch, I am Scottish.....
> a person is a Scot, and now I'll scoot.......Goldie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lorne&Judy" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] LDS familysearch.org ~ terminalogy
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>> Actually, to add to your banter, in my family, who have ancestors (
>> Grandparents), that moved to Canada, in the 1920's or so, refer to
>> England,
>> Scotland etc. as the "Old Country". My grandparents used to call it
>> that
>> as well, and they were from Aberdeen. I myself, and only speaking for
>> myself, don't take offence at any of this.
>> Not to be picky, but just to make things clear, actually, if you look in
>> the Wikipedia on the Internet, the Free encyclopaedia,
>> "The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional
>> monarchy, compromising four constituent continents-
>> England, Northern Ireland,Scotland, and Wales. with Eliz. II as head of
>> State. The Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
>> formerly possession of the crown are not part of the UK, but form a
>> federacy
>> with it. The UK has 14 overseas territories........etc. as per the
>> Internet
>> under United Kingdom. But, I thank you for your remarks as I did not
>> know
>> all of this until your remarks, and this made me go check it out myself.
>> I myself am guilty, if that is what you want to call it, of using this
>> expression UK also, but I do love the old term "Old Country", which is
>> something that I have heard Scotland called since I was a young child.
>> Perhaps this is why Nova Scotia was referred to as New Scotland as there
>> were many families that moved there, but not limited to Nova Scotia, and
>> the
>> eastern provinces, but in the western provinces too.
>> There are plenty of sites that have the Census on it, and do not have to
>> refer to the LDS site always. I have just discovered, but I am sure that
>> many have used it also, findmypast.com ( not to plug it ), but I have
>> just
>> discovered many records of my Grandparents and Aunts that came over to
>> Canada in 1921 and they also have the Free 1881 Census, ( but not sure,
>> as
>> many of our records, may not be completely documented here). This does
>> not
>> state British Census, though. I think most of us realize, that we refer
>> to
>> English,Scottish ( not Scotch), Irish etc. etc. I am not sure that I have
>> ever heard myself referred to as a "colonist".
>> Just another opinion.
>>
>> Judy Anderson nee Stables ( with ancestors in the UK)
>> South Surrey, B.C. Canada
>> Canadian, and proud of it!!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Trena" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:35 PM
>> Subject: [ABERDEEN] LDS familysearch.org ~ terminalogy
>>
>>
>>> To those residents of: Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle
>>> of Man, Channel Islands, Lundy .. etc etc ...
>>>
>>> FYI
>>>
>>> Unfortunately in the USA (and with some of us in Canada, who ought to
>>> know
>>> better!) everything your way is referred to as the "UK" or "British".
>>> This is why the words "British Census" will be found within the LDS'
>>> Family Search web site, although the web site does not include the
>>> Scottish census.
>>>
>>> It's sort of like people (see countries listed above) on your side of
>>> the
>>> Atlantic calling the USA "America" or referring to those who live in the
>>> USA as "Americans". There are 3 Americas in the Western Hemisphere;
>>> North, Central and South America. There are 3 countries in North
>>> America;
>>> Canada, USA and Mexico. Central America also has 7 separate countries,
>>> with South America having 13(?) separate countries. That's at least 23
>>> countries in the Americas and makes all of us "American". Canada is the
>>> largest country in the Americas and second largest in the world.
>>>
>>> Those who reside in the USA are actually "USians", much the same as
>>> those
>>> of us in Canada are "Canadians" and those in Mexico are "Mexicans".
>>> Just
>>> as some in Scotland, Wales and/or England etc become upset when they are
>>> 'lumped together' as being "British" .. so do some of us on this side
>>> become upset when the words "American" and "America" are mis-used. I'm
>>> one of them who certainly does!
>>>
>>> Oh .. and by the way, Canada has not been a "Colony" since 1867! So
>>> some
>>> of us aren't too happy to hear ourselves referred to as "Colonists" or
>>> from the "Colonies"! We are officially - "The Dominion of Canada".
>>>
>>> [Also FYI, we don't use the words "Red Indians" either .. it's "The
>>> First People", "The First Nations", "Native", "Aboriginal" or even
>>> "Indian" in some cases, but never "Red Indian".]
>>>
>>> Toni ~ Ontario Canada
>>> (Born in New Scotland - aka Nova Scotia)
>>>
>>>
>>
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