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Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records. | Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records. | ||
== Names == | |||
Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher<br><br> | Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher<br><br> | ||
== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October.<br>i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10<br>xx, xxx = 20 & 30 | |||
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October.<br>i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10<br>xx, xxx = 20 & 30 | |||
i or j = primo; on the first | |||
== Latin == | |||
viz. = videlicet; namely<br>libre = book<br>s.p. = sine prole; without offspring<br>q. = quarto; oversize book | |||
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wf/o = wife of<br>admon or admin = letters of administration<br>w.d. = will dated<br>twp = township<br>nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring<br>ms. = manuscript<br>X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian<br>OED = Oxford English Dictionary | |||
wf/o = wife of<br>admon or admin = letters of administration<br>w.d. = will dated<br>twp = township<br>nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring<br>ms. = manuscript<br>X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian<br>OED = Oxford English Dictionary | |||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html Genealogy Abbreviations] | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/abbrev.html Genealogy Abbreviations] | ||
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*[http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/registers/registers/readnumbers.htm#numbers Numbers and Dates] | *[http://www.british-genealogy.com/resources/registers/registers/readnumbers.htm#numbers Numbers and Dates] | ||
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