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Abbreviations


  • abt. – about (an approximate date)
  • aft. – after
  • aka – also known as, alias
  • anc. – ancestor
  • b. – born
  • bpl. – place of birth
  • bap. – baptised
  • bef. – before
  • bet. – between
  • bk. – book
  • BLM – Bureau of Land Management
  • bmd – birth, marriage, and death
  • bur. – buried
  • bupl. – place of burial
  • ca. – circa (an approximate date)
  • cal. – calculated from a source; eg. a headstone listing age at death
  • cem. – cemetery
  • chr. – christened
  • co. – county
  • conf. – confirmed
  • crem. – cremated
  • csn – cousin
  • d. – died
  • dau. – daughter
  • dec’d. – deceased
  • degr. – degree
  • desc. – descendant
  • dist. – district
  • dpl. – place of death
  • DOB – date of birth
  • doc. – document
  • DOD – date of death
  • est. – estimated; established
  • exec. – executor
  • fa. – father
  • FAQ – frequently asked questions
  • g. – grand, great; e.g. g-grandmother means great grandmother
  • GEDCOM – GEnealogical Data COMmunications. A file format that enables genealogy software to share data.
  • GRO – General Registry Office for the United Kingdom
  • head – head of household
  • HOH – head of household
  • ill. – illegitimate
  • inst. – instant, the current month
  • jr. – junior
  • m. – married
  • mar. – married
  • mil., milt. – military
  • mo. – mother; month
  • mos. – months
  • mpl. – place of marriage
  • ms. – manuscript, an unpublished document
  • obit. – obituary
  • NARA – National Archives Records Administration
  • na. – naturalized
  • np. – no place given
  • n.pub/n.p. – no publisher given
  • orig. – original
  • p/pp – page/pages
  • par. – parish
  • PRO – Public Records Office now the National Archives for the United Kingdom
  • sr. – senior
  • SSDI – Social Security Death Index
  • twp. – township
  • vol. – volume
  • vs – vesus; often used in court cases
  • wd. – widow; widowed
  • wf/o – wife of
  • wit. – witness
  • w/o – without; wife of
  • yr. – year

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