Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records: Difference between revisions

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Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records.

Names[edit | edit source]

Jn^o or Joh^es = John
Hy = Henry
Wm = William
xpher = Christopher
Jas = James
Geo = George
Benj = Benjamin

"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

Websites[edit | edit source]

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 == 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 30<br>i or j = primo; on the first
-i or j = primo; on the first
 == Latin  ==