A.B. AB |
Bachelor of Arts |
19th century or earlier |
A.B. AB |
Able-bodied Seaman |
Military |
A.D.C. ADC |
Aide-de-Camp |
Military |
A.F.C. AFC |
Air Force Cross |
Medal |
A.F.M. AFM |
Air Force Medal |
Medal |
A.G. AG |
Adjutant General |
Military |
A.M. AM |
Master of Arts |
19th century or earlier |
A.N.Z.A.C. ANZAC |
Australian & New Zealand Army Corps |
Military |
A.O.C. AOC |
Air Officer Commanding |
Military |
A.T.A. ATA |
Air Transport Auxiliary |
Military |
A.T.C. ATC |
Air Training Corps |
Military |
A.W.O.L. AWOL |
Absent Without Leave |
Military |
abt. |
about |
19th century or earlier |
acc. |
according |
19th cent. or earlier |
acct. |
account |
19th cent. or earlier |
adj. |
adjoining |
19th cent. or earlier |
adm. admon. |
administration |
19th cent. or earlier |
admr. |
administrator |
19th cent. or earlier |
admx. |
administratrix |
19th cent. or earlier |
adv. |
advowson |
18th cent. or earlier |
aet. |
aged |
18th cent. or earlier |
afsd. |
aforesaid |
19th cent. or earlier |
agst |
against |
19th cent. or earlier |
ald. |
alderman |
19th cent. or earlier |
als. |
alias |
19th cent. or earlier |
ann. |
annum, annuity |
19th cent. or earlier |
ap |
son |
19th cent. or earlier |
apoth. |
apothecary |
19th cent. or earlier |
app. |
apparent |
19th cent. or earlier |
appr. |
apprentice |
19th cent. or earlier |
appur. |
appurtenances |
19th cent. or earlier |
atty. |
attorney |
19th cent. or earlier |
b. |
born |
19th cent. or earlier |
B.A.O.R. BAOR |
British Army of the Rhine |
Military |
B.E.M. BEM |
British Empire Medal |
Medal |
bach. |
baptized |
19th century or earlier |
bapt. |
bachelor |
19th cent. or earlier |
Bart. |
Baronet |
19th cent. or earlier |
Bart. (Bt.) |
Baronet |
Honours |
bd. |
bound |
19th century or earlier |
bef. |
before |
19th cent. or earlier |
beq. |
bequest |
19th cent. or earlier |
betw. |
between |
19th cent. or earlier |
Bish. |
bishop |
19th cent. or earlier |
bk |
book |
More Recent |
blksmth |
blacksmith |
19th century or earlier |
BMD |
Births, Marriages & Deaths |
More Recent |
bo. |
born |
19th century or earlier |
bot. |
bought |
19th cent. or earlier |
Boyds |
Boyds Marriage Index |
More Recent |
bp. |
bishop |
19th century or earlier |
bro. bros. |
brother (s) |
19th cent. or earlier |
bt. |
baronet |
19th cent. or earlier |
BTs. |
Bishops Transcripts |
More Recent |
bur. |
buried |
19th century or earlier |
c. ca. |
about (circa) |
19th cent. or earlier |
C.B. CB |
Companion of the Bath |
Honours |
C.B.E. CBE |
Commander of Order of British Empire |
Honours |
C.C.F. CCF |
Combined Cadet Force |
Military |
C.F. CF |
Chaplin to the Forces |
Military |
C.G.M. CGM |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal |
Medal |
C.H. CH |
Companion of Honour |
Honours |
C.I. CI |
Lady of Imperial Order of the Crown of India |
Honours |
C.I.E. CIE |
Companion, Order of Indian Empire |
Honours |
C.I.G.S. CIGS |
Chief of Imperial General Staff |
Military |
C.M.G. CMG |
Companion, Order of St. Michael & St. George |
Honours |
C.O. CO |
Commanding Officer |
Military |
C.R.O. CRO |
County Record Office |
More Recent |
C.S.I. CSI |
Companion, Order of Star of India |
Honours |
C.V.O. CVO |
Commander, Royal Victorian Order |
Honours |
Calendar |
Catalogue of documents with summary of contents |
More Recent |
cap. |
capital |
19th century or earlier |
Capt. |
captain |
19th cent. or earlier |
Cath. |
cathedral |
19th cent. or earlier |
cf. |
Compare (confer) |
More Recent |
Ch. |
church |
19th century or earlier |
ch. chn. |
child, children |
19th cent. or earlier |
chan. |
chancel |
19th cent. or earlier |
chap. |
chapter |
More Recent |
chyd. |
churchyard |
19th century or earlier |
cir. |
about (circa) |
More Recent |
cit. |
citizen |
19th century or earlier |
clk. |
clerk |
19th cent. or earlier |
clthwrkr. |
clothworker |
19th cent. or earlier |
co. |
county, company |
19th cent. or earlier |
CoA |
College of Arms |
More Recent |
cod. |
codicil |
19th century or earlier |
Coll. |
college |
19th cent. or earlier |
com. |
commission |
19th cent. or earlier |
cond. |
conditional |
19th cent. or earlier |
conf. |
confirming |
19th cent. or earlier |
cos. |
cousin (s) |
19th cent. or earlier |
coy. |
company |
19th cent. or earlier |
cred. |
creditor |
19th cent. or earlier |
ct. |
court |
19th cent. or earlier |
cur. |
curate |
19th cent. or earlier |
cust. |
customary |
19th cent. or earlier |
d. (s) |
daughter(s) |
19th cent. or earlier |
d. b. n. |
de bonis non |
19th cent. or earlier |
D. C. L. DCL |
Doctor of Civil Law |
19th cent. or earlier |
D. D. DD |
Doctor of Divinity |
19th cent. or earlier |
D.B.E. DBE |
Dame Commander of Order of British Empire |
Honours |
D.C.M. DCM |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
Medal |
D.C.V.O. DCVO |
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Honours |
D.F.C. DFC |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
Medal |
D.F.M. DFM |
Distinguished Flying Medal |
Medal |
d.m. |
during minority |
19th century or earlier |
D.N.B. DNB |
Dictionary of National Biography |
More Recent |
D.P. |
Displaced Persons |
More Recent |
D.S.C. DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross |
Medal |
D.S.M. DSM |
Distinguished Service Medal |
Medal |
D.S.O. DSO |
Companion of Distinguished Order |
Medal |
d.s.p. |
died without issue (decessit sine prole) |
19th century or earlier |
d.v.m. |
died in mothers lifetime (decessit vitae matre) |
19th cent. or earlier |
d.v.p. |
died in father's lifetime (decessit vitae patre) |
19th cent. or earlier |
dat. |
date, dated |
19th cent. or earlier |
dau. daus. |
daughter(s) |
19th cent. or earlier |
decd. |
deceased |
19th cent. or earlier |
def. sen. |
definitive sentence |
19th cent. or earlier |
dept. |
department |
More Recent |
dii |
died in infancy |
More Recent |
Dioc. |
diocese |
19th century or earlier |
dow. |
dowager |
19th cent. or earlier |
Dr. |
doctor |
19th cent. or earlier |
dur. |
during |
19th cent. or earlier |
E. |
Earl, East |
19th cent. or earlier |
E.R.D. ERD |
Emergency Reserve Decoration |
Medal |
Ebor. |
York |
19th century or earlier |
ed |
edition, editor |
More Recent |
eld. |
elder, eldest |
19th century or earlier |
Epi. |
bishop (episcopus, an overseer) |
19th century or earlier |
Esq. |
esquire |
19th cent. or earlier |
est. |
estate |
19th cent. or earlier |
et al |
and others |
More Recent |
exec. |
executor, executrix |
19th century or earlier |
Exor: |
executor |
19th cent. or earlier |
Extx: |
executrix |
19th cent. or earlier |
f. |
father |
19th cent. or earlier |
F.A.N.Y. FANY |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry |
Military |
fath. |
father |
19th century or earlier |
FFHS |
The Federation of Family History Societies |
More Recent |
FHC |
LDS Family History Centre |
More Recent |
FHS |
Family History Society |
More Recent |
fo. / fol |
folio |
More Recent |
form. |
formerly |
19th century or earlier |
fr. |
from |
19th cent. or earlier |
FRC |
Family Records Centre |
More Recent |
frd. |
friend |
19th century or earlier |
fshmgr. |
fishmonger |
19th cent. or earlier |
G.B.E. GBE |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross of British Empire |
Honours |
G.C. GC |
George Cross |
Medal |
G.C.B. GCB |
Knight Grand Cross of the Bath |
Honours |
G.C.I.E. GCIE |
Knight Grand Commander of Indian Empire |
Honours |
G.C.M.G. GCMG |
Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael & St. George |
Honours |
G.C.S.I. GCSI |
Knight Grand Commander of Star of India |
Honours |
G.C.V.O. GCVO |
Knight or Dame Grand Cross of Royal Victorian Order |
Honours |
G.H.Q. GHQ |
General Headquarters |
Military |
G.M. GM |
George Medal |
Medal |
G.O.C. GOC |
General Officer Commanding |
Military |
G.R.D. GRD |
The Genealogical Research Directory |
More Recent |
G.R.O. GRO |
General Register Office |
More Recent |
G.S.O. GSO |
General Staff Officer |
Military |
gent. |
gentleman, gentlewoman |
19th century or earlier |
gods. |
godson |
19th cent. or earlier |
GOONS |
Guild of One Name Studies |
More Recent |
gr. |
granted |
19th century or earlier |
gr. grch. |
great grandchild |
19th cent. or earlier |
grch. grchn. |
grandchild(ren) |
19th cent. or earlier |
grd. |
ground |
19th cent. or earlier |
grds. |
granson |
19th cent. or earlier |
gt. |
great |
19th cent. or earlier |
guard. |
guardian |
19th cent. or earlier |
h. |
husband |
19th cent. or earlier |
H.A.C. HAC |
Honourable Artillery Company |
Military |
H.M. HM |
His/Her Majesty |
18th century or earlier |
H.M.A.S. HMAS |
Her Majesty's Australian Ship |
Military |
H.Q. HQ |
Headquarters |
Military |
hbdr. |
haberdasher |
19th century or earlier |
hds. |
hands |
19th cent. or earlier |
HMSO |
Her Majesty's Stationery Office |
More Recent |
hosp. |
hospital |
19th century
|
hou. hous. |
house, houses |
19th century or earlier |
hr. |
heir |
19th cent. or earlier |
hund. |
hundred |
19th cent. or earlier |
husb. |
husband |
19th cent. or earlier |
husbm. |
husbandman |
19th cent. or earlier |
I. |
island, isle |
19th cent. or earlier |
Ibid |
(ibidem) In the same place |
More Recent |
ibm. |
same |
19th century or earlier |
Id |
(idem) The same |
More Recent |
IGI |
International Genealogical Index, compiled by the LDS |
More Recent |
incl. |
including |
19th century or earlier |
indr., indent. |
indenture |
19th cent. or earlier |
Inst |
In the current month (instant) |
More Recent |
inv. |
inventory |
19th century or earlier |
jr. |
junior |
19th cent. or earlier |
jt. |
joint |
19th cent. or earlier |
K.B. KB |
Knight of the Bath |
19th cent. or earlier |
K.C.B. KCB |
Knight Commander of the Bath |
Honours |
K.C.I.E. KCIE |
Knight Commander of the Indian Empire |
Honours |
K.C.M.G. KCMG |
Knight Commander of the St. Michael & St. George |
Honours |
K.C.S.I. KCSI |
Knight Commander of the Star of India |
Honours |
K.C.V.O. KCVO |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Honours |
K.G. KG |
Knight of the Garter |
Honours |
K.T. KT |
Knight of the Thistle |
Honours |
kinsm. |
kinsman |
18th century or earlier |
kinsw. |
kinswoman |
19th cent. or earlier |
Kt. |
Knight |
19th cent. or earlier |
Kt. |
Knight Bachelor |
Honours |
labr. |
labourer |
19th century or earlier |
Ld. |
Lord |
19th cent. or earlier |
ld. lds. |
land, lands |
19th cent. or earlier |
LDS |
Church of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) |
More Recent |
leg. |
legacy, legatee |
19th century or earlier |
lieunt. |
lieutenant |
19th cent. or earlier |
liv. |
living |
19th cent. or earlier |
m. |
mother |
19th cent. or earlier |
M.B.E. MBE |
Member of the British Empire Order |
Honours |
M.C. MC |
Military Cross |
Medal |
M.I. MI |
monumental inscription |
19th cent. or earlier |
M.M. MM |
Military Medal |
Medal |
M.S. (MSS) |
manuscript (s) |
More Recent |
M.V.O. MVO |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
Honours |
man. |
manor |
19th century or earlier |
marr. |
married, marriage |
19th cent. or earlier |
md. |
maid |
19th cent. or earlier |
mem. |
memorandum |
19th cent. or earlier |
merch. |
merchant |
19th cent. or earlier |
Merchtayl. |
Merchant Taylor |
19th cent. or earlier |
mess. |
messuage |
19th cent. or earlier |
min. |
minority, minor |
19th cent. or earlier |
Mis |
Memorial Inscriptions |
More Recent |
mon. |
monument |
19th century or earlier |
mort. |
mortgage, mortgaged |
19th cent. or earlier |
moth. |
mother |
19th cent. or earlier |
Mr. |
mister, master |
19th cent. or earlier |
Mris. |
mistress |
19th cent. or earlier |
Mrs. |
misses |
19th cent. or earlier |
N. |
North |
19th cent. or earlier |
n./ nn. |
note(s) |
More Recent |
N.A.A.F.I. NAAFI |
Navy Army & Air Force Institutes |
Military |
N.C.O. NCO |
Non-commissioned Officer |
Military |
n.d. |
no publication date |
More Recent |
n.p. |
no publisher shown |
More Recent |
N.S. NS |
new series, new style |
More Recent |
NA |
National Archives (formerly PRO) |
More Recent |
nbr. (s) |
neighbour (s) |
19th century or earlier |
neph. |
nephew |
19th cent. or earlier |
no. |
number |
More Recent |
not.pub. |
notary public |
19th century or earlier |
nr. |
near |
19th cent. or earlier |
nunc. |
nuncupative |
19th cent. or earlier |
O.B.E. OBE |
Officer of British Empire |
Honours |
O.C. OC |
Officer Commanding |
Military |
ob |
died |
19th century or earlier |
occ. |
occupation, occupied |
19th cent. or earlier |
oth. |
other others |
19th cent. or earlier |
Overs. |
overseeer(s) |
19th cent. or earlier |
p. |
parish |
19th cent. or earlier |
p./ pp. |
page(s) |
More Recent |
p.p. |
privately printed |
More Recent |
par. |
parson |
19th century or earlier |
pars |
parsonage |
19th cent. or earlier |
PCC |
Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
More Recent |
PCY |
Prerogative Court of York |
More Recent |
pd. |
paid |
19th century or earlier |
Pk. |
park |
19th cent. or earlier |
poss. |
possession |
19th cent. or earlier |
pow. res., p.r. |
power reserved |
19th cent. or earlier |
PPR |
Principal Probate Registery |
More Recent |
pr. |
proved, probate |
19th century or earlier |
pres. |
presence |
19th cent. or earlier |
prin.(c) |
principal |
19th cent. or earlier |
PRO |
Public Record Office |
More Recent |
prov. |
provision, provided |
19th century or earlier |
PRs |
Parish Registers |
More Recent |
psh. |
parish |
19th century or earlier |
pshr. |
parishoner |
19th cent. or earlier |
pt. |
part |
19th cent. or earlier |
pub. |
published |
19th cent. or earlier |
Q.H.C. QHC |
Honorary Chaplin to the Queen |
Honours |
Q.M.G. QMG |
Quartermaster-General |
Military |
R.A. RA |
Royal Artillery |
Military |
R.A.C. RAC |
Royal Armoured Corps |
Military |
R.A.M.C. RAMC |
Royal Army Medical Corps |
Military |
R.A.O.C. RAOC |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
Military |
R.A.P.C. RAPC |
Royal Army Pay Corps |
Military |
R.A.V.C. RAVC |
Royal Army Vetinary Corps |
Military |
R.E. RE |
Royal Engineers |
Military |
R.E.M.E REME |
Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers |
Military |
R.H.A. RHA |
Royal Horse Artillery |
Military |
R.M. RM |
Royal Marines |
Military |
R.O.C. ROC |
Royal Observer Corps |
Military |
Rcor. |
Recorder |
19th century or earlier |
recd. |
recorded |
19th cent. or earlier |
rect. |
rector, rectory |
19th cent. or earlier |
rel. |
relict |
19th cent. or earlier |
Relic |
widow |
More Recent |
rem. |
remainder |
19th century or earlier |
ren. |
renounced |
19th cent. or earlier |
rep. |
repair |
19th cent. or earlier |
res |
residue |
19th cent. or earlier |
res. leg. |
residuary legatee |
19th cent. or earlier |
resd. |
reserved |
19th cent. or earlier |
rev. ed. |
revised edition |
More Recent |
S. |
South |
19th century or earlier |
s. |
son |
19th cent. or earlier |
S. T. P. STP |
Professor of Sacred Theology |
|
S.M.S Nurse |
Subsidiary Medical Services Confinement Nurse |
|
sch. |
school |
19th century or earlier |
scr. |
scrivener |
19th cent. or earlier |
script. |
scriptor |
19th cent. or earlier |
sd. |
said |
19th cent. or earlier |
sect. |
section |
More Recent |
senr. |
senior |
19th century or earlier |
sent. |
sentence |
19th cent. or earlier |
servt. |
servant |
18th cent. or earlier |
sig. |
signature, signed |
19th cent. or earlier |
sis. (t) |
sister |
19th cent. or earlier |
Sog S.O.G.
|
Society of Genealogists |
More Recent |
spr. |
spinster |
19th century or earlier |
St. |
Saint |
19th cent. or earlier |
supp. |
supplement |
More Recent |
surr. |
surrender, surrendered |
19th century or earlier |
ten. |
tenant, tenure |
19th cent. or earlier |
tent. |
tenement |
19th cent. or earlier |
test. |
testament |
19th cent. or earlier |
testr. |
testator |
19th cent. or earlier |
Transcr |
transcriber |
More Recent |
transl. |
translator |
More Recent |
und. |
under |
19th century or earlier |
univ. |
universal |
19th cent. or earlier |
Univ. |
university |
19th cent. or earlier |
unm. |
unmarried |
19th cent. or earlier |
ux. |
wife |
18th cent. or earlier |
uz. |
wife |
18th cent. or earlier |
V.C. VC |
Victoria Cross |
Medal |
V.R.D. VRD |
Volunteer Reserve Decoration |
Medal |
valid |
validating |
19th century or earlier |
verch. |
daughter |
19th cent. or earlier |
vers. |
version |
More Recent |
vic. |
vicar, vicarage |
19th century or earlier |
viz. |
namely |
18th cent. or earlier |
vol. |
volume |
More Recent |
W. |
West |
19th century or earlier |
w. |
wife |
19th cent. or earlier |
W.A.A.F. WAAF |
Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
Military |
W.O. WO |
Warrant Officer |
Military |
W.R.A.C. WRAC |
Women's Royal Army Corps |
Military |
W.R.N.S. WRNS |
Women's Royal Naval Service (wrens) |
Military |
wch. |
which |
19th century or earlier |
wh. |
where |
19th cent. or earlier |
wid. |
widow |
19th cent. or earlier |
widr. |
widower |
19th cent. or earlier |
wits. |
witness(es) |
19th cent. or earlier |
wt. |
with |
19th cent. or earlier |
X |
Christ |
19th cent. or earlier |
Xped |
Christened |
19th cent. or earlier |
yd. |
yard |
19th cent. or earlier |
yeom. |
yeoman |
19th cent. or earlier |
yr. |
younger |
19th cent. or earlier |