Abbreviations
Abbreviations
@: at
&c:(Latin, et cætera) and also
*: born, birthdate
Bb Born & baptised ( on Pomeroy Twigs & Pomeroy Connections)
Db death & burial ditto "
+: dead, deathdate, married to
a: acre, (Latin, ante) before
aas: (Latin, anno aetatis suae): Died in the year of (his/her) age, ie: a.a.s. 64
AB: Bachelor of Arts ( BA)
abt: about
acc: according to
AD (Latin, anno domini): year after the birth of Christ
ads (Latin, ad sectam): at the suit of
admr: administrator
admx: administratrix
ae/aet: about the age of
ald: alderman
AM: Master of Arts,/ MA
AM: (Latin, anno mundi) year of the world,
AM: before noon ( Latin, ante meridiem)
appon clam (Latin, apponit clamium) he/she stands by, joins, supports the claim
ar: (Latin, anno regni): year of reign
AR: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, Frederick Weis
AR7: AR above, Seventh Edition (current)
atty: attorney
B: baptized
b: born
BA: Bachelor of Arts
bapt: baptized
bart: baronet
BC: before Christ
BCE: before common era
bef: before
beq: bequest
bet: between
bk: book
bp: bishop; birthplace; baptized
br: brother
bro: brother
br-l: brother-in-law
bt: baronet
bur: buried
c: (Latin, circa) about, approximately; (Latin comitis] count; copyright; century
ca: (Latin, circa) about
CAD: (English) Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds
capt: captain
CCR: (English) Calendar of Close Roles
cem: cemetery
cent: century
CG: Certified Genealogist
CE: common era, synonomous with AM
CFR: (English) Calendar of Fine Rolls
ch: church, chapel
chr: christened, Christian
CIM: (English) Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous
CIPM: (English) Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem
CPR: (English) Calendar of Patent Rolls
Cl. Cur: Clerk of the Court
co: county, company
cod: codicil
codd: codices
coh: co-heir
col: colonel, colored, colony
coll: college
CP: Compete Peerage, by G.E. Cokayne
CP & MR: (English) Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls
ct: court; count
cuz: cousin
d: died, daughter, days, British pence
dau: daughter
DB: deed book
dbn: (Latin, de bonis non) of no good
DD: Doctor of Divinity, minister
DD: , Katherine Keats-Rohan
DDS: Domesday Descendentsoctor of Dental Surgery
decd: deceased, dead
DFA: descent from antiquity (i.e., pre-medieval)
dist: distance, district
div: divorced, division
dn: deacon
do: (Latin, ditto) same
d/o: daughter of
DP: Domesday People, Katherine Keats-Rohan, 1999.
dsp: (Latin, decessit sine prole) died without issue
dspl: (Latin, decessit sine prole legitima) died without legitimate issue
dspm: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus) died without sons
dspml: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus legitima) died without legitimate sons
dspms: (Latin, decessit sine prole malus suivre) died without surviving sons
dsps: (Latin, decessit sine prole suivre) died without surviving issue
dvm: (Latin, decessit vita matris) died in the lifetime of the mother
dvp: (Latin, decessit vita patris) died in the lifetime of the father
d.y:died young
e: ease, earl
ed: edition, editor
e.g.: (Latin exempli gratia) for example
eld: eldest
ES: Europäische Stammtafelen
esq: esquire
et al (Latin, et alia): and others
etc: (Latin, et cætera) and also
ex: executor, executrix
exor: executor
extx: executrix
f: female, father
fam: family
fl: (Latin flourit) flourished, living
f.m.(Latin feodum militis) knight's fee
FASG: Fellow of the American Society of Genealogy
FGS: family group sheet
FLT: Friendship, Love & Truth (on tombstones -- see also IOOF & IORM)
FO: Fidelity Oath
FRS: Fellow of the Royal Society
FSA: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
GARD: acronym for Gateway Ancestor of Royal Descent
GCVO: (Knight or Dame) of the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
GED: a GEDCOM file
GEDCOM: GEnealogical Data COMmunications program to transfer data
gen: general
gent: gentleman
h: husband
HF: handfast
HM: Her/His Majesty
i: island
ibm: (Latin, ibidem): same
IGI: International Genealogical Index
IOOF: International Order of Odd Fellows
IORM: Improved Order of Red Men
incl: including
inf: infant;infancy
int: intestate, without will
inv: inventory
ipm: (Latin, inquisition post mortem) an after-death inventory of one's holdings
jr: junior
j.m.: (Latin jure matris) in the right of one's mother
j.u.: (Latin jure uxoris) in the right of one's wife
k: killed, king
kt: Knight
KB: Knight of Bath
KG: Knight of the Garter
KT: Knight of the Thistle
ld: lord
LDS: an abbreviation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormons.
leg: legacy, legatee
liv: living
LLB: Bachelor of Laws
LLD: Doctor of Laws
LLM: Master of Laws
lpms: (Latin, legitimatio per matrimonium subsequens): legitimisation by subsequent matrimony
lprp: (Latin, legitimatio per rescriptum principis): legitimisation by prince's rescript
lt: lieutenant
LWT: Last Will & Testament
m: married,male, mother
MA: Master of Arts
MC: Member of Council (King's); Member of Congress
MD: Doctor of Medicine
md: married
maj: major
mi: mile
MIY: in Census, married in that year
n: north
n/a: not available, not applicable, unknown
nbr: neighbor
nd: no date
ng: not given
NN (Latin, nomen nescio): not named; name unknown
nr: near
nunc: nuncupative (oral) will
o: old
ob (Latin, obdormio - fell asleep): died
ob cælebs: (Latin) died a bachelor
occ: occupation
œt (Latin): of the age
O.S.: Old Style, as in Old Style Date
o/s: opposite side, as in grave recording
osp: (Latin, obiit sine prole) died without issue.
p (Latin, post): after; page
Pa: papers submitted, as in naturalization papers
par: parish
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy
pg: page
pp: pages
pr: proved a will; prince/princess
PRO: Public Records Office (British)
prsh: parish
P.S.: Patriotic Service
Q.: Queen
q.s.: (Latin, quod suivre): which follows
q.v. (Latin, quod vide): which see
rec: recorded a document
rel: relict
ren: renounced
res: residence/resided
Rev: The Reverend
s: south, son, (French sire) lord; English shilling
SASE: Self-Adressed Stamped Envelope also SAE
sgr: (French seigneur) lord
sic (Latin) thus, as written
s.j.: (Latin, suo jure) in one's own right
sis: sister
s/o: son of
sp: (Latin, sine prole): without children
sp.bl: special bail
sp.impl: special imparlance
spf: (Latin, sine prole femina): without daughters
spl: (Latin, sine prole legitima): without legitimate issue
spm (Latin, sine prole mascula): without sons
sps (Latin, sine prole superstite): without surviving issue
spms (L:atin, sine prole mascila superstite): without surviving sons
SSDI: Social Security Death Index
sr: senior
st: state, street
sur: surety
ten: tenant
terr: territory
test: witness
twp: township
ult: (Latin, ultimo) late
un: unknown
unk: unknown
unm: unmarried
ux: (Latin uxor) wife
vf: (Latin vita fratris): in the lifetime of his brother
viz: (Latin videlicet) namely
vm: (Latin vita matris): in the lifetime of his mother
vp: (Latin, vita patris): in the lifetime of his father
vs: [1] (Latin, vita sororis): in the lifetime of his sister;
[2] (Latin, versus) as opposed to
vz: (Welsh, verch): daughter of
w: west, with, wife
wf: wife
wid: widow
wit: witness
w/o: wife of
x: married, Christ or Christopher
yr: year, younger