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The following is a list of abbreviations found in census and other records.
Often the same abbreviation is used for several words, all of which adds a
little bit more to the confusion. My interpretation of the word Abbreviation
is LWWI Lazy Way Of Writing Information.
A
A.C.T. Australian Capital Territory.
ABD Aberdeenshire C.C.C.
AGRA Association of Genealogists and Record Agents.
AGY Anglesey now part of Gwynedd CCC
Ag. L. Agricultural Labourer
Ag. Lab. Agricultural Labourer
Ap Apprentice
Army Members of HM land forces of every rank
a.k.a also known as, an alias.
ALD Alderney, Channel Islands CCC
ANS Angus An old name for Forfarshire CCC
ANT Antrim CCC
ARL Argyllshire Includes islands Islay, Jura and Mull CCC
ARM Armagh CCC
Arm Armagh
Abp Archbishop.
adm administration, administrator, admitted
Admon Letters of Administration when died intestate
ae age, aged.
agric agriculture,
Austral Australian.
AVN Avon CCC
AYR Ayrshire CCC
ald. alderman.
Alc Alice
als alias.
Am America, American, Amos.
Arch archbishop
av average
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B
B.C British Columbia.
B.W.I. British West Indies.
BAN Banffshire
BDF Bedfordshire CCC
b born,
Beds Bedfordshire.
B bachelor,
Berks Berkshire
b/o brother of.
BEW Berwickshire CCC
bap baptized.
BKM Buckinghamshire CCC
bapt baptized.
BRE Breconshire known also as Brecknockshire CCC.
bbl barrel or barrels
BRK Berkshire CCC
bd bond, bound.
Bucks Buckinghamshire
bef before
BUT Bute Includes islands Arran and Bute CCC
beq bequest, bequeathed.
betw between.
b-i-l brother-in-law
bk bank, or book
Bl. S Black Smith
bldg building
BMD Births, Marriages and Deaths.
bo boarder.
bp baptized, or birth place.
Br British, Brother.
br brother
bro brother.
bros brothers.
BT Bishop's Transcript, parish registers.
Bt Baronet.
Bart Baronet.
But Butcher.
bu bushels
bur buried.
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C
C.R.O County Record Office.
CAE Caernarvonshire CCC
CAI Caithness CCC
CAM Cambridgeshire known also as Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely CCC.
Cantab Cambridge.
Cantuar Canterbury.
CAR Carlow CCC
Cards Cardiganshire.
CAV Cavan CCC
CCC Chapman County Code.
C.C.C. Common or County Council
Celt Celtic.
CEN Central CCC
Cent. Century, Central.
CGN Cardiganshire CCC.
CHS Cheshire CCC.
CLA Clare.
CLK Clackmannanshire CCC.
Cl Clerk
CMA Cumbria CCC.
CMN Carmarthenshire CCC.
CON Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly CCC.
c. century, or circa about
cwt. hundredweight.
c.p candle power.
COR Cork CCC
c18 Eighteenth century
Corn Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
ca. circa about.
CUL Cumberland CCC.
CWD Clwyd CCC
Carp Carpenter.
cem cemetery
Ch chapter, child, children, Church.
Ch.Ch Christ Church.
chap chapter.
Chas Charles.
chh. church.
chr Christened.
Chr. Christian.
Co- co county.
coh. co-heir.
Col. Colony.
Coll Collection.
Compan Companion.
Cap Chapter Number of Act of Parliament.
CLRO The Corporation Of London Records Office, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ
Tel 0171 332 1251
Corp Corporation.
Ct Court.
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D
DBY Derbyshire CCC
DEN Denbighshire CCC.
Derbys Derbyshire.
DEV Devon, Devonshire CCC.
DFD Dyfed CCC
DFS Dumfries-shire CCC.
DGY Dumfries and Galloway CCC
DNB Dunbartonshire CCC.
DON Donegal CCC
DOR Dorset CCC.
DOW Down CCC.
DUB Dublin CCC.
DUR Durham known as County Durham. CCC
d. died, days, or daughter
D.B Deed Book
D.C.L Doctor of Canon Law,or Doctor of Civil Law.
D.P. Displaced Person.
D.R.O Diocesan Record Office
d.s.p. decessit sine prole died without legitimate issue
d.s.p.m died without male issue
d.unm. died unmarried.
d.v.p. decessit vitae patre died in father's lifetime.
d.y died young.
d/o daughter of.
dau. daughter
Dea. Deacon.
dec. deceased.
dec'd deceased.
decd. deceased.
descs descendants
dial. dialect, al.
Dis. Disease.
dist. district.
div divorce or division.
DR Death Record
dwt. deadweight ton or pennyweight.
Dy Dorothy.
E
Ebor York.
ELN East Lothian CCC.
Edin Edinburgh
ERY East Riding of Yorkshire CCC
ESS Essex CCC
Edm. Edmund.
Edw Edward.
Em. Emma or Emily.
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F
FER Fermanagh CCC
FIF Fife CCC
F.S. Female Servant .
f/o father of.
fam. family.
fem. feminine
f-i-l father-in-law
G
GAL Galway CCC.
GLA Glamorgan CCC
Glam Glamorgan.
GLC Greater London Council.
Glos Gloucestershire.
GLS Gloucestershire CCC.
GMP Grampian CCC
GNT Gwent CCC
GSY Guernsey, Channel Islands CCC
GTM Greater Manchester CCC
GWN Gwynedd
Gael. Gaelic.
Gar Gardener.
gen generation, or genealogy.
Gent Gentleman
GR Grave, or gravestone
gr. grant as in land or granted
gr grand-father. great grandfather.
GS gravestone
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H
HAM Hampshire CCC
Hants Hampshire
HEF Herefordshire CCC
Herts Hertfordshire.
HLD Highland and the island of Skye CCC
HWR Hereford and Worcester CCC
HRT Hertfordshire CCC
HUM Humberside CCC
HUN Huntingdonshire. CCC
Hunts Huntingdonshire.
H.P Members of HM armed forces on half-pay
h.p half-pay,
H.S.E Hic sepultus est, Here lies buried
ho house
Hort Horticulture
househ. household.
housek housekeeping.
h. heir, husband
h/o husband of.
Her. Heraldry.
husb husband.
Hy Henry.
I
I.O.W Isle of Wight.
INV Inverness-shire Includes part of Lewis island North Uist, South Uist,
and Skye CCC
IOM Isle of Man CCC
IOW Isle of Wight CCC .
Ind. Independent people living on their own means
i.p.m. Inquisition post mortem.
Ind Independent people living on their own means
inf. infant, information infancy;
Ir Irish
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J
JSY Jersey, Channel Islands CCC
J. Judge, Justice, Journeyman
j.u. jure uxoris right of wife
Jas. James.
Jno John
Jon Jonah, Jonathan
Jonth Jonathan.
Jos. Joseph.
Josh Joshua or Joseph
Jr junior
JP justice of the peace
Jrnl. Journal.
jun. junior
Jun. Junior
K
KCD Kincardineshire CCC
KEN Kent CCC
KER Kerry CCC
KID Kildare CCC
KIK Kilkenny CCC
KKD Kirkcudbrightshire CCC
KRS Kinross-shire CCC
k. killed.
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L
L’pool Liverpool.
LAN Lancashire CCC
Lancs Lancashire.
LDY Londonderry or Derry CCC
LEI Leicestershire CCC
Leics Leicestershire.
LET Leitrim CCC.
LEX Laois or Laoighis; also Leix. CCC.
LIM Limerick CCC
LIN Lincolnshire CCC
Lincs Lincolnshire.
LKS Lanarkshire CCC
LOG Longford CCC.
LOU Louth CCC
LTN Lothian CCC
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M
Manch. Manchester
MAY Mayo CCC
MDX Middlesex CCC.
MEA Meath CCC
MER Merionethshire CCC
MGM Mid Glamorgan CCC
MGY Montgomeryshire CCC
MLN Midlothian CCC
Middx Middlesex.
MOG Monaghan CCC
Mon Monmouthshire.
MON Monmouthshire CCC
Mont Montgomeryshire.
MOR Morayshire CCC.
MSY Merseyside CCC
MX Middlesex.
M. Master,Member of, Manufacturer
m. married, mare, Maker
M.D mentally deficient
M.R Master of the Rolls, marriage record
M.S Male Servant
Man. Manual.
Man Manufacturer.
Managem Management.
Mart. Martha.
Manuf. Manufacture, ing., er
mfg manufacturing.
Matt Matthew
m-i-l mother in law
My Mary.
Mkt. Market
mo. mother;
MS manuscript.
ms manuscript.
MSS. manuscripts.
mss manuscripts.
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N
N.B., n.b North Britain.
N. Northern
N. Yorks North Yorkshire.
N.R. North Riding of Yorkshire
N.S.W New South Wales. Australia
N.W.T North-west Territories Australia
NAI Nairn CCC.
NBL Northumberland CCC
NFK Norfolk CCC
Northants Northamptonshire.
Northumb Northumberland.
NRY North Riding of Yorkshire CCC
NTH Northamptonshire CCC
NTT Nottinghamshire CCC
NYK North Yorkshire CCC
n.d. no date of publication
N.K Not Known.
N.N. not named or name unknown
n.x.n No Christian name
nat. natural.
nd No date's
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O
OFF Offaly CCC
OKI Orkney as in Orkney Isles, or Orkney Islands CCC
OXF Oxfordshire CCC
Oxf Oxford.
Oxon Oxfordshire
o.t.p of this parish.
ob obiit, died.
obit died
occ. occupation,
OPR Old Parochial Records
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P
P.E.I Prince Edward Island.
PEE Peebles-shire CCC
PEM Pembrokeshire CCC
POW Powys CCC.
PER Perth CCC.
P.S Police Sergeant
P Pensioner in HM forces
P.C police constable
Pen. Pensioner.
pers person
pish parish.
Pl. Place
Pol. Of Police Officer
pop. population.
pr. present
pres present
proc proceedings.
prop. proprietor or land owner
pt port.
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Q
Qld Queensland Australia
R
RD Rural District.
R.D.C Rural District Council.
RAD Radnorshire CCC
RFW Renfrewshire CCC
ROC Ross and Cromarty with some of the island of Lewis CCC
ROS Roscommon CCC
ROX Roxburghshire CCC
RUT Rutland CCC
Rail. Lab Railway Labourer
Rd Road.
rec. record
Reg. Register.
rel related to
res resides, resided.
retd retired
rly. railway
r m room.
Ry Railway.
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S
S. Yorks South Yorkshire.
S.A. South Australia
SAL Shropshire CCC
Salop Shropshire
SEL Selkirkshire CCC
SFK Suffolk CCC
SGM South Glamorgan CCC.
SHI Shetland includes Shetland Isles, CCC.
SLI Sligo CCC
SOM Somerset CCC
SRK Sark, Channel Islands CCC
SRY Surrey CCC
SSX Sussex CCC
STD Strathclyde includes islands Arran, Bute, Islay, Jura and Mull CCC.
STI Stirlingshire CCC
STS Staffordshire CCC
SUT Sutherland CCC
SXE East Sussex CCC
SXW West Sussex CCC
SYK South Yorkshire CCC
s son. step son
s.d. sine die without date or step daughter.
s.s stepson
s/o son of, or sister of.
Sc Scot. or Scottish
sch school.
Serv Servant
Sh. Shopman
sh. M Shoe Maker, or Shop Man
Shoe m
Shoe maker.
Shop K Shop Keeper
sib. sibling.
s-i-l son in law or sister in law.
sil son in law or sister in law
sis. sister.
sq square
src source
Sta. Station.
summ summoned.
surv survived.
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T
TAY Tayside CCC
TIP Tipperary.
TWR Tyne and Wear CCC
TYR Tyrone CCC
Thos Thomas.
tp township.
U
U.D Urban District.
U.D.C Urban District Council.
U.K. United Kingdom
unk unknown.
unkn unknown
unm. unmarried
ux. uxor or uxoris, wife
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V
V.I Virgin Islands.
V.R vital record.
W
W. Yorks West Yorkshire.
WAR Warwickshire CCC
Warks Warwickshire CCC
WAT Waterford CCC
WEM Westmeath CCC.
WES Westmoreland CCC
Westm. Westminster
WEX Wexford CCC
WGM West Glamorgan CCC
WIC Wicklow CCC
WIG Wigtownshire CCC
WIL Wiltshire CCC
Wilts Wiltshire
WIS Western Isles includes islands Lewis, North Uist,South Uist CCC
WLN West Lothian CCC
WMD West Midlands CCC
WOR Worcestershire CCC
Worcs Worcestershire.
WRY West Riding of Yorkshire CCC
WYK West Yorkshire CCC
W womens, or Welsh
w wife, or with
w/o wife of
wf wife
wid widow.
Wm William.
Wt. Warrant.
X
Xpr Christopher.
Y
YKS Yorkshire CCC
Yorks Yorkshire
y. young, or years
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