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Here are some abbreviations that have become standard practice in recording genealogy.
| Approximate
date |
= |
c.
or circa |
|
Baptised |
= |
bap. |
|
Born |
= |
b. |
|
Buried |
= |
bur. |
|
Century |
= |
C
+ number (eg. C18) |
|
Daughter |
= |
dau. |
|
Died |
= |
d. |
|
Father |
= |
f. |
|
Grandfather |
= |
gf. |
|
Great-Grandfather |
= |
g-gf.
(for more ‘greats’ use x eg. 5xgt) |
|
Infant |
= |
inf. |
|
Junior |
= |
jnr. |
|
Living/Lived |
= |
liv. |
|
Married |
= |
marr. |
|
Of
this parish |
= |
o.t.p. |
|
Son |
= |
s. |
|
Unmarried |
= |
unm. |
|
Widow |
= |
wid. |
|
Widower |
= |
wdr. |
|
Wife |
= |
w. |
More useful abbreviations
| Bishops
Transcripts |
= |
B.T. |
|
County Records Office |
= |
C.R.O. |
|
Family History
Society |
= |
F.H.S. |
|
Federation of Family
History Societies |
= |
FFHS |
|
Guild of One Name
Studies |
= |
GOONS |
|
International
Genealogical Index |
= |
I.G.I |
|
Monumental
Inscriptions |
= |
M.I. |
|
Parish Registers |
= |
P.R. |
|
Public Records Office |
= |
P.R.O. |
| Family Records Centre |
= |
FRC |
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