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 – manuscript, an unpublished document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
