Abbreviations used in Genealogy

Below is a list of abbreviations commonly used in Genealogical research (and a few others besides)
If you know any others which should be added, please
let me know and I'll add them at a later date



Admon. bach. bapt. BIGR BMD BT b. bur. cent. (eg 18th cent or C18) circa or c. Cod. Co-h. CRO Ct. dat. dau. d. or obit. d.s.p. or o.s.p.d. unm. EIC educ. eld. f. fa FFHS FHS FHC GENUKI g.f. g-g.f. GOONS GRD GRO h. hltbo HMSO iaro IGI IHGS ilmo ilro imo inf. inv. IOL IPM ismo jnr. LDS lic. liv. (eg liv. 1634) m. (sometimes marr.)M.I. OPCS OPR OS o.t.p. P.R. P.C.C. P.C.Y. PPR P.R.O. RAF RCHM RN s. SOG StCH sttmo temp. (eg temp. Henry V)tmo ttdmo ttmo UK w. wd wdtl wdr. wid. Will pr. wfa
Letters of Administration
bachelor
baptised
British Isles Genealogical Register. (Published by FFHS)
Birth, Marriage, Death
Bishops' Transcript
born
buried
century
about, approximately
Codicil
Co-heir
County Record Office
Court
dated
daughter
died
died childless
died unmarried
East India Company
educated
eldest
father
fell asleep
Federation of Family History Societies.
Family History Society.
Family History Centre (Run by the LDS)
Genealogy UK + Ireland. News group and www pages.
grandfather
great-grandfather
Guild of One Name Studies
Genealogical Research Directory. (Published annually)
General Register Office
heir
here lies the body of
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
in affectionate memory of
International Genealogical Index. (From the LDS)
Institute for Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.
in loving memory of
in loving remembrance of
in memory of
infant
inventory
India Office Library
Inquisition Post Mortem
in sacred memory of
junior
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
(The Mormon Church)
licence
living
married
Monumental Inscription
Office of Population, Censuses & Surveys.
Old (or original) Parish Register
Ordnance Survey. (Mapmakers for the UK)
of this Parish
Parish Register
Prerogative Court of Canterbury
(Church court for proving wills)
Prerogative Court of York
(as PCC for N of England)
Principal Probate Registry
Public Record Office
Royal Air Force.
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts.
Royal Navy.
son
Society of Genealogists.
St Catherine's House
(where BMDs were kept before the FHC)
sacred to the memory of
time of
treasured memories of
to the dear memory of
to the memory of
United Kingdom.
wife
who died
who departed this life
widower
widow
Will proved
who fell asleep

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