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Re: dro/046/a/01, Item 004.

falsterden — 2013-05-02 11:32:29Z

Can you contextualize this text - What is the document, the database or archives source, etc?

dro/046/a/01, Item 004.

kapajoy50 — 2013-03-16 12:13:58Z

Can anyone explain to me what dro stands for.

Kay

Re: Abbreviation

wendyshires1 — 2013-03-08 18:05:54Z

He was a gasfitter, so probably not relevant.
Thanks anyway

Re: Abbreviation

halpark — 2013-03-08 17:08:33Z

It would be easier if you gave any indication of profession or job , but it could be Royal Engineers if he was in the regular army.

Abbrev in London electoral records - not the usual ones

melpaulned — 2013-03-06 00:11:33Z

Hi all
If you look at this page http://search.ancestry.com.au/iexec?htx=View&r=5544&...

and then go to number 311 and 312 (3rd column page 2, which is the first page of the document scanned)

Burke Edward W is there on both lines
Do I assume it's father and son?

Despite my best efforts to google i can't find out what the letters AVAS mean - i can see other letters next to other names but just can't work it out

Thank you
Mel

Abbreviation

wendyshires1 — 2013-03-01 18:45:23Z

Can anyone tell me what R.E. next to Father's name on a marriage certificate means, please?

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

timtracker — 2013-02-19 00:55:53Z

One website I have found suggests that CB = Christian Brethren.

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

budlyte — 2013-02-18 16:49:40Z

LOL. I should have made it clear it was a religion, not a province.

Bud

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

JulieBlissH — 2013-02-18 16:38:17Z

A Sourcebook for Genealogical Research: by Foster Stockwell p 34 gives C.B. Columbie-Britannique; C.E. = Canada East, etc.. There are numerous other place abbreviations. I can post them if you need more.

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

budlyte — 2013-02-18 00:59:29Z

I have one for Levis Linton in the 1861 Canada Stanstead census - "C B" What is this?

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=...

Re: Abbreviation - M.E. - 1900s Australia?

listnola — 2013-01-29 16:15:06Z

Believe it stands for Methodist Episcopal

Re: Abbreviation - M.E. - 1900s Australia?

kerenjohnston — 2013-01-29 04:19:26Z

Sorry listnola, I thought I had deleted my original query. I have since found the acronym in this case stood for Mining Engineer

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

Perry_Craig — 2013-01-14 18:50:07Z

Thanks for the reply Julie. Very helpful. A quick internet search reveals that the Bible Christian Church was estiblished primarily in Cornwall and Devon, England, and that many emigrants to Canada in the 1830s were "Bible Christians". Also, thanks for defining the other "Religion" abbreviations; I'm sure that at some point in the future they will be helpful as well.

Re: Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

JulieBlissH — 2013-01-13 17:04:33Z

Census Abbreviations
"Religion" column

B.C.: Bible Church
C. (of) E.: Church of England
C. (of) S.: Church of Scotland
E.M.C.: Episcopal Methodist Church
F.C.: Free Church (Presbyterian)
M.E.C.: Methodist Episcopal Church
P.C.L.P.: Presbyterian-Canada and Lower Provinces
P.F.C.: Presbyterian Free Church
R.P.: Reformed Presbyterian
U.P.: United Presbyterian
W.M.: Wesleyan Methodist

Canadian Census - Religion Abbreviations

Perry_Craig — 2013-01-12 13:01:38Z

I would appreciate any help in identifying the religion that, for the same person, was abbreviated as follows in the following Canadian Census: 1861: B.C.; 1871: B. Christian; and 1881: B.C. Church

Re: Some unusual abbreviations.

johncox72 — 2013-01-09 13:22:23Z

What is also confusing is who did Ann marry, George Smith of Ashby, or Francis Meynell of Willington?

Also, maybe George Smith was the preacher who married them, and not the husband?

The "unm" could mean "unnamed" as in her parents were not mentioned?

Also, could the [6] be a family generation number of whoever was doing the original researching???

Re: Some unusual abbreviations.

JulieBlissH — 2013-01-07 00:29:22Z

What is the source of the information that you found?

Some unusual abbreviations.

Morley_Henderson — 2013-01-05 09:51:52Z

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help me? I have come across some unusual abbreviations which I am struggling to make sense of. The info is:

Ann Giffard [6] (unm.) 1559 fw; m p1559 George Smith of Ashby, Leics and Wotton, Warwicks; (and had chn: Ann m Francis Meynell of Willington, Derbys c1560-.... QV).

I have managed to translate to:

Ann Giffard [6] (unmarried.) 1559 fw; married p1559 George Smith of Ashby, Leicestershire and Wotton, Warwickshire ; (and had children: Ann married Francis Meynell of Willington, Derbyshire circa 1560-.... quod vidē).

But I am not sure of the meaning of:

1559 fw and
p1559

Also, I am confused by the use of '(unmarried)' and then later 'married'. It seems to contradict itself, unless i have misunderstood (unm.).

Many thanks, Sarah

Re: town abbreviated to Catl

TBrandrup — 2012-12-30 05:36:02Z

Maybe Castlemaine?

Re: town abbreviated to Catl

TBrandrup — 2012-12-30 05:33:56Z

Maybe Castlemaine?

Re: Help needed with directory abbreviations

debveatch — 2012-12-10 01:55:19Z

Thank you so much!!

Re: Maplewood Chapter #264 O.E.S.

tschoeme — 2012-11-28 17:17:14Z

I believe OES is the Order of the Eastern Star, a masonic organization. Here is the national website:

http://www.easternstar.org/

As for whether the national or local chapter would have retained any records that might help you in your family history search. . . don't know.

Maplewood Chapter #264 O.E.S.

Elger — 2012-11-28 00:08:58Z

Hi,

While researching a relative, I noticed her obit said she was a member of "Maplewood Chapter #264 O.E.S."

What is this?

Is this something that might have records on relatives?

Re: Help needed with directory abbreviations

LHSwisher — 2012-11-27 07:26:57Z

Abbreviations depended on the directory publisher. Most directories I've used have a page for the abbreviations. Go to the very first pages of the directory (before the alpha listing or, if the alpha listings are partway through the directory, start there and scroll a few pages before them). Usually a table of contents will list page numbers for societies, clubs, schools, etc. and abbreviations. (Usually, clk = clerk; cond = conductor; mach = machinist; supt = superintendent. But again, it depends on that book.)

I don't know if you have an Ancestry subscription, so here is an example from a free site that has Chicago directories:
http://chicagoancestors.org/downloads/1900a.pdf
(it takes awhile to load. Scroll down to Image 68 (1 of 29). The abbreviations in this particular directory are at the top of the A surname listings.

Help needed with directory abbreviations

debveatch — 2012-11-26 02:18:02Z

I do not understand the abbreviations in City Directories. I know that "r" is resideds, "wid" is widowed, "w" works, "lab" maybe laborer but there are several that I have found that do not make sense to me.
ins
cond
clk
mach
trav
core
collar
supt
I'm sure I can find more. Does anyone know how I can find what the abbreviations mean?

Re: What does int. and c.r.i. mean in MA Vital Records?

saxon65 — 2012-11-25 14:16:47Z

Thanks for all your help everyone!

Re: What does int. and c.r.i. mean in MA Vital Records?

drascombe — 2012-11-25 13:36:26Z

CR1 in Marblehead is the congregational church on Washington St, known as Old North.

Re: What does int. and c.r.i. mean in MA Vital Records?

jmerrill32 — 2012-11-18 18:21:55Z

From the abbreviation list in "Mass. Vital Records to 1850" in the section: C.R.I. –church record, Orthodox Congregational Church”. You'll see this in records of birth, baptism, marriage and death.

Re: prdh

JulieBlissH — 2012-10-18 15:32:44Z

Not sure the area you are researching - but could it be the PRDH [The Research Program in Historical Demography]- University of Montreal?

prdh

lmkrempa — 2012-10-17 15:49:11Z

Can anyone explain what the prdh is? When I am looking at other trees they reference the prdh as their source. Is it a site or a book how do you bring it up?

Re: What does int. and c.r.i. mean in MA Vital Records?

JulieBlissH — 2012-09-27 18:56:37Z

Int. since it is in a marriage record probably refers to a Declaration of Intent which was sometimes required to be filed in a court prior to a marriage. Similar to Banns which were read in church a Declaration of Intent was posted or otherwise published prior to a marriage. I haven't come across c.r.i, but am curious. If you have access to the real 'live' book, it may include an explanation of the abbreviations

What does int. and c.r.i. mean in MA Vital Records?

saxon65 — 2012-09-25 18:49:03Z

Looking up info on possible ancestor named William Richardson. In the "Vital Records of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849" I find this:

Under Marriages for Richardson
William Prichard [int. and c.r.i.] and Lydia Felton Dec 15 1768

What is [int. and c.r.i.] an abbreviation for? Only guess I have is CRI = Church Records Indicate. No idea was int. is short for.

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Re: town abbreviated to Catl

kh440 — 2012-07-17 23:23:07Z

This might help ...

Gazetteer of Australia Place Name Search
http://www.ga.gov.au/place-names/

Good luck!

Re: town abbreviated to Catl

ebd37 — 2012-07-17 09:33:04Z

according to the Evans basic english code in Australia
CATL is an abbreviation of cattle. I hope this is helpful.
ebd37

Re: 1901 Canadian Census Abbreviation

williamfcraigjr — 2012-07-10 16:18:40Z

Hello,the only thing close to that abreviation would be "fb" it stands for french breed and "Cree Fb" it stands for cree and french breed,Thats Cree indian,this is just a guess but i think maybe the census taker abriviated the cree part and put "cfb" insted of "cree fb"
------------------------------------------------------------
1901 census

Please note that the following terms were used by the enumerators in 1901 and do not reflect current usage when describing a person's background.

"Race" column:

w:white (Caucasian)r:red (Native)b:black (African)y:yellow (Asian)"Racial/tribal origin" column:

The use of "breed" and "half-breed" indicated a person of mixed Native and other background as noted in the following examples that were used at that time:

Fb:French breedEb:English breedSb:Scottish breedIb:Irish breedOb:other breedCree fb:Cree and French breed

town abbreviated to Catl

zoejames11 — 2012-06-18 00:11:02Z

Can anybody think of a town in Victoria Australia that would be abbreviated to CATL?
It's listed on a death index from 1913 and I cannot think of where it could be.
Thanks

(fbdl)

Thompson_Weaver — 2012-05-08 12:35:23Z

I see this in several trees, next to peoples names. What does it mean?
Thanks

Re: Abbreviation in old family trees

eGENEee — 2012-04-19 13:58:30Z

I'm not sure, but it might mean "admitted." Do you know if they were in a fraternal order? or a guild? or a church that requires membership? Were they all men?

Re: (l.n.n.) on Marriage Records

eGENEee — 2012-04-19 01:06:45Z

Could it be l.n.u. -- last name unknown?

Re: Newbie Questions =

eGENEee — 2012-04-19 01:03:10Z

LR is probably Last Residence
LB is probably Last Benefit

Both would be referring to the Social Security Death Index, I would imagine.

Re: What does " dis. " Mean?

eGENEee — 2012-04-19 00:57:56Z

dis. could be "discharged" (from the military)

Were they all men? Were they old enough to have been discharged from the military?

Does CC only show up once? If so, it could be Company Commander.

Abbreviation in old family trees

Eugenie16Chaplin — 2012-04-18 13:34:28Z

I've encountered the abbreviation: 'Ad.' used in an old (early 20th century?) hand-written family tree am quite ignorant of its meaning. It's used in conjunction with a specific date, e.g. 'Thomas Chaplin Born about 1703, Ad. 2nd March 1725' or 'John Chaplin Ad. Jany 27th 1730' and all such Ad. dates (for 25 people across 5 successive generations)are before 1837/1841. The entry for one Robert C, whose exact birth, marriage and death dates are documented has an Ad. date 7 years prior to his marriage, when he would have been 22 years old.

Is anyone able to help me please? There may be a simple answer, but it would help me enormously to know what this means.

Re: Research abbreviations.

CraigLarsenMN — 2012-04-16 14:56:12Z

Yes it is hard to read peoples minds. Thanks for your effort to help as well.:)

Re: Research abbreviations.

frostfreedet — 2012-04-16 14:46:41Z

Glad McComberdescendant suggested the key. Sometimes reading writers' minds is really tough.

Re: Research abbreviations.

CraigLarsenMN — 2012-04-16 14:27:49Z

You cracked the case for me. The last Letter was their Husbands first initial the original tree was 8 siblings coming to America.

The other letters correspond to which of these original sibling lines the person was in.

Haha seems so obvious when you look at it like that but my tree is well beyond these siblings so I never thought of that.
Thanks.

Re: Research abbreviations.

McComberdescendant — 2012-04-16 14:18:24Z

I take it these letters do not correspond at all to the initials of the husbands (whose full names are known)? That is, was this a way of keeping straight which Barbara or Elizabeth it was, if the wife's name was just in a list with other names?

Re: Research abbreviations.

CraigLarsenMN — 2012-04-16 14:01:16Z

Unfortunately Frostfreedet the people that have these abbreviations associated with them have no lineage. Most of them are spouses of the people directly related to the same family.

Re: Research abbreviations.

frostfreedet — 2012-04-16 10:40:29Z

What you show in parentheses is not a standard genealogical type of abbreviation, but could represent the compiler's own abbreviation format.

Some written genealogical accounts begin a summary regarding a particular individual by giving a series of ancestors this way:

"John SoAndSo (RICHARD4, DANIEL3, JOHN2, JOHN1) . . ." with the names in parentheses being in order the first names of father, grandfather, etc. with their generation numbers as in the overall account.

Much older genealogical accounts might represent a similar series of ancestors like this:
(1.8.3.10.2.2)

-- with the numbers representing the child number of, first, the subject of the paragraph, next the child number of the child's parent, then the child number of the child's grandparent. The person reading the account would have to try to follow the numbers back in the right order in the account that they had a copy of.

It is possible that the writer of what you have represented preceding generations using the capitalized letters, in order going back in time.

Research abbreviations.

CraigLarsenMN — 2012-04-16 03:55:33Z

I didnt really know where to post this question.

Since I know there is always active people on this forum I figured I would try here first.

I have a family tree done in the mid 90's by an unknown researcher.

What I need help with is on some of the people they have added in abbreviations that I dont know the meaning of maybe someone here can help me.

A couple of examples.
Barbara (H-R-L)
Anne Marie (H-R-D)
Mary (H-R-G)
Joyce (H-R-R)
Marcia (A-E-J)
Tracy (A-J-J)
I realize these are all wives with no maiden name. However I dont see a pattern to what they mean. Also it seems like a very complicated way of just filling in the blank.

I dont have the original papers with me. But I thought that I had also seen these notations on people that had full names as well.

Is this a common set of abbreviations that I am just unaware of or will I never know what they mean unless I find the person who did the original work?

What does " dis. " Mean?

mi1447 — 2012-04-07 23:14:24Z

I'm just starting working with our family tree, and I have a bunch of papers from when my grandpa was working on it. One is a copy of a page from a book. At the top it says, "Georgia, Vermont, Vital Records." The page has a listing of last names, with entries underneath using first names. Such as:

Chloe, b. Nov. 30, 1802; V1 & V2

Obviously, "b." is born, "m." is married, and "d." is died. I assume "V1" is Volume 1.

But then I have a couple like this:

Horace, dis. Jan 11, 1824; CC

What does "dis." mean? I'm not sure what CC is either. The date lies between birth and death.