map of how europe has changed over the years

[hodgept]

This is why population finder can't be so exact in Europe.

https://transferwise.com/blog/2014-03/watch-as-1000-years-of-european-borders-change-timelapse-map/

[Biblioteque]

Forever changing borders, even today. Interesting is that at one time, Poland was the second largest country in that area, and then ceased to exist for almost 75 years before again becoming a country.

[1798]

This is why population finder can't be so exact in Europe.


https://transferwise.com/blog/2014-0...timelapse-map/

Ireland and Britain hasn't changed. Most of the borders are in the minds of the people.

[hodgept]

but it does explain why an ancestor lists his birthplace on the census as russia one year and poland another year and germany another year and then his immigration papers lists a town in lithuania.