Abbreviations

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Abbreviations and Conventions
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-- no entry made in original

# in census, indicates an establishment with too many inhabitants to transcribe fully

&c etc. (an old way of abbreviating it)

? used to question a word or figure

-? used to question an entire item or to indicate plausible but unproven information

[ ] used to enclose comments by the study -- information from other sources or, with question mark, a possible alternate, as: cotton card [cord?] cutter

[?] huh?

{ } enclose comments within the document, such as a census official's on a census entry

{x} signed with a mark rather than a signature

… in census, an unreadable or omitted portion of a word: woollen m…

abt about; same as circa but used after i.e. a year, to accommodate sorting in date order

adm administration

AF Ancestral File (LDS)

ag lab agricultural labourer, common in British censuses

Al, al alien

arr arriving, arrived

av avenue

B birth from the General Register Office index (British)

b birth

B.S. British subject

bach bachelor

bap baptism; for consistency, the term 'christening' is not used

B-in-L brother-in-law

bldgs buildings

bn banns

c., c circa, as: c1862

cen census

Co. County

cres crescent

CRO County Record Office (UK)

CWGC Commonwealth War Graves Commission (UK)

D death from General Register Office index (British)

d died; in an age, days: 5d = 5 days

Dau, dau daughter

D-in-L daughter-in-law

dir directory or directory listing

dom domestic

E in addresses, East

E.C. East Central, a former district of London

ED, ed enumeration district

eng engaged, engagement

est estimated

extr extract/s

-f- female

FHC Family History Center, a branch of the Salt Lake City library

FHL Family History Library, Salt Lake City (LDS)

F-in-L father-in-law

Fol, fol, f. Folio

fr from

FTM Family Tree Maker

Gdau grandaughter

GRO General Register Office (England and Wales)

GROS General Register Office of Scotland

Gson grandson

husb husband

IGI International Genealogical Index (LDS)

inf infant

Inv inventory

ISTG Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild

jnr junior

LDS Latter-Day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of

Lic, lic License

M marriage from the General Register Office index (British); in census, Married

-m- male

m in an age, months: 5m = 5 months

m, mar married

M.S., m.s. maiden surname (Scottish records)

ma marriage allegation

mb marriage bond

M-in-L mother-in-law

ML Marriage license

MMN mother's maiden name

mn maiden name

N in addresses, North

n.k, NK not known

NARA National Archives and Records Administration (USA)

Nat, nat naturalized

nd not dated

nr near

ns not stated

NS, ns used with dates = new style

NYC New York City

occ, occup occupation, occupational

P.O. Post Office

Pa initial papers filed for naturalization (US census)

par parish

Pc, pc Piece, part of a Britsh census

Pg, p Page; p when used before a number: p42 = Page 42

PPR Principal Probate Registry

PR parish register

PRF Pedigree Resource File (LDS)

PRO Public Record Office (British), now The National Archives.

prob probate, probated

Q Quarter, in GRO Index references

rd road

reg dist registration district

regis registration

S in census, Single; in addresses, South

s/b should be

S.W. South West, a former district of London

Serv servant

Si-in-L sister-in-law

So-in-L son-in-law

spin spinster

sq square

SSA Social Security Administration (USA)

st street

St Saint or Street - should be clear from the context

sw single woman

ter terrace

TNA The National Archives (British), formerly the Public Record Office

tr transcript

Twp, twp Township

U in census, Unmarried

u. under

unm unmarried

w in an age, weeks: 5w = 5 weeks

W in census, Widow or Widower; in addresses, West

w/ with

Wd Ward

WFT World Family Tree

wid widow, widower - should be clear from context

widr widower

© 2004-2009 Judith Werner

--	no entry made in original
#	in census, indicates an establishment with too many inhabitants to transcribe fully
&c	etc. (an old way of abbreviating it)
?	used to question a word or figure
-?	used to question an entire item or to indicate plausible but unproven information
[ ]	used to enclose comments by the study -- information from other sources or, with question mark, a possible alternate, as: cotton card [cord?] cutter
[?]	huh?
{ }	enclose comments within the document, such as a census official's on a census entry
{x}	signed with a mark rather than a signature
…	in census, an unreadable or omitted portion of a word: woollen m…
abt	about; same as circa but used after i.e. a year, to accommodate sorting in date order
adm	administration
AF	Ancestral File (LDS)
ag lab	agricultural labourer, common in British censuses
Al, al	alien
arr	arriving, arrived
av	avenue
B	birth from the General Register Office index (British)
b	birth
B.S.	British subject
bach	bachelor
bap	baptism; for consistency, the term 'christening' is not used
B-in-L	brother-in-law
bldgs	buildings
bn	banns
c., c	circa, as: c1862
cen	census
Co.	County
cres	crescent
CRO	County Record Office (UK)
CWGC	Commonwealth War Graves Commission (UK)
D	death from General Register Office index (British)
d	died; in an age, days: 5d = 5 days
Dau, dau	daughter
D-in-L	daughter-in-law
dir	directory or directory listing
dom	domestic
E	in addresses, East
E.C.	East Central, a former district of London
ED, ed	enumeration district
eng	engaged, engagement
est	estimated
extr	extract/s
-f-	female
FHC	Family History Center, a branch of the Salt Lake City library
FHL	Family History Library, Salt Lake City (LDS)
F-in-L	father-in-law
Fol, fol, f.	Folio
fr	from
FTM	Family Tree Maker
Gdau	grandaughter
GRO	General Register Office (England and Wales)
GROS	General Register Office of Scotland
Gson	grandson
husb	husband
IGI	International Genealogical Index (LDS)
inf	infant
Inv	inventory
ISTG	Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild
jnr	junior
LDS	Latter-Day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of
Lic, lic	License
M	marriage from the General Register Office index (British); in census, Married
-m-	male
m	in an age, months: 5m = 5 months
m, mar	married
M.S., m.s.	maiden surname (Scottish records)
ma	marriage allegation
mb	marriage bond
M-in-L	mother-in-law
ML	Marriage license
MMN	mother's maiden name
mn	maiden name
N	in addresses, North
n.k, NK	not known
NARA	National Archives and Records Administration (USA)
Nat, nat	naturalized
nd	not dated
nr	near
ns	not stated
NS, ns	used with dates = new style
NYC	New York City
occ, occup	occupation, occupational
P.O.	Post Office
Pa	initial papers filed for naturalization (US census)
par	parish
Pc, pc	Piece, part of a Britsh census
Pg, p	Page; p when used before a number: p42 = Page 42
PPR	Principal Probate Registry
PR	parish register
PRF	Pedigree Resource File (LDS)
PRO	Public Record Office (British), now The National Archives.
prob	probate, probated
Q	Quarter, in GRO Index references
rd	road
reg dist	registration district
regis	registration
S	in census, Single; in addresses, South
s/b	should be
S.W.	South West, a former district of London
Serv	servant
Si-in-L	sister-in-law
So-in-L	son-in-law
spin	spinster
sq	square
SSA	Social Security Administration (USA)
st	street
St	Saint or Street - should be clear from the context
sw	single woman
ter	terrace
TNA	The National Archives (British), formerly the Public Record Office
tr	transcript
Twp, twp	Township
U	in census, Unmarried
u.	under
unm	unmarried
w	in an age, weeks: 5w = 5 weeks
W	in census, Widow or Widower; in addresses, West
w/	with
Wd	Ward
WFT	World Family Tree
wid	widow, widower - should be clear from context
widr	widower