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== Names == | == Names == | ||
Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher | Jn<sup>o</sup> or Joh<sup>es</sup> = John<br>Hy = Henry<br>Wm = William<br>xpher = Christopher<br>Jas = James<br>Geo = George<br>Benj = Benjamin <br><br> | ||
Jas = James | |||
Geo = George | |||
Benj = Benjamin <br><br> | |||
== Dates == | == Dates == | ||
Revision as of 21:44, 20 November 2010
Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records.
Names[edit | edit source]
Jno or Johes = John
Hy = Henry
Wm = William
xpher = Christopher
Jas = James
Geo = George
Benj = Benjamin
Dates[edit | edit source]
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October.
i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10
xx, xxx = 20 & 30
i or j = primo; on the first
Latin[edit | edit source]
viz. = videlicet; namely
libre = book
s.p. = sine prole; without offspring
q. = quarto; oversize book
Terms[edit | edit source]
wf/o = wife of
admon or admin = letters of administration
col. = colored
w.d. = will dated
twp = township
nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring
ms. = manuscript
X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian
OED = Oxford English Dictionary