Field where used |
| Code | Meaning |
Type of deed |
| L | Lease |
| R | Release |
| L + R | lease and release |
| I | Indented |
| ID | Indented deed |
| Mge | Mortgage |
| spell it out | anything else |
MS or Will |
| MS | Marriage settlement |
| W | Will |
Occupation or title |
| Esq | Esquire |
| Gent | Gentleman |
| Bart | Baronet |
| spell it out | anything else |
| Note: | also put relationships in this field eg brother of A, executor of C etc |
Role in current deed |
| P1 | party one |
| LP1 RP2 | lease party one and release party 2 |
| P1L P2R | lease party one and release party 2 |
| O | occupier |
| O adj | occupier of an adjacent property |
| O prev | previous occupier of the property |
| L or life | person is a life in the deed |
| W | witness (not specified) |
| WD | witness to deed |
| WM | witness to memorial |
| REG | Registrar |
| W Reg | Witness to swearing |
Role in ealier deed |
| same as for current deed except that a prefix of a lower case letter indicates which of several deeds the role applies | eg aP1 bP2 |
| aP1 bP2 | party one in deed a and party 2 in deed b |
Signed memorial |
| A | signed memorial |
| X | signed memorial by making a mark |
Cd |
| A, B, C, .... | a shorthand way of referring to a person in memorial eg B might be the eldest son of A, then I would add "eldest son of A" to the field Occupation or title |