Common Abbreviations Used
The letters in brackets are sometimes included in abbreviations. We'll probably add to this list from time to time.
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| Admon | Letters of Administration |
| AT | Archdeacon's Transcripts |
| B(n) | Born |
| Bap(t) | Baptised |
| BMD | Birth, Marriage, and Death Records. |
| Bp | Baptised |
| BT | Bishop's Transcripts |
| Bth | Birth |
| Bur | Buried or burial |
| CR | Census Return |
| d | Pence or Penny (See 'Money') |
| d of | daughter of |
| D(th) | Death |
| dau | daughter |
| Dd | Died, dead or deceased |
| FFHS | Federation of Family History Societies |
| FRC | Family Record Centre |
| GOONS | Guild of One-Name Studies |
| GRO | General Register Office |
| hd | head (of family) |
| IGI | International Genealogical Index |
| Illegit | Illegitimate |
| LDS | (Church of) Latter Day Saints |
| M | Married |
| Mar | Married |
| MI | Monumental Inscriptions |
| Mk | Mark (See 'Money') |
| NFHS | Norfolk Family History Society |
| Occ | Occupation |
| otp | of this parish |
| Pd | Pound (See 'Money') |
| PR | Parish Register |
| PRO | Public Record Office |
| s | Shilling (See 'Money') |
| s of | son of |
| sig | Signature or signe |
| sm | singleman |
| sw | singlewoman |
| unm | unmarried |
| W | Will |
| W(it) | Witness |
| Wid | widow or widower |
| Widr | Widower |
| X | mark made by someone who was illiterate |