Friday, April 16, 1999

In the 1861 Perth Co. Census the letters Wl are given as place of birth. What do they stand for?

Your WI should be the colony of British West Indies in the 1860's; if it had been current usage, it should be Wisconsin. The USA went to two letter abbreviations recently but I can't remember when. (Wisconsin used to be WIS)

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