1896

Plymouth and Devonport District Directory

A Private Residents’ Directory of the Three Towns

A Commercial Directory of the Three Towns

Acknowledgement

Details kindly supplied by Plymouth Local Studies Library

The original copies were all of poor quality and this reflects in all images linked to this page. Please mail me t_williams@Bigfoot.com with any queries and I will endeavour to clarify. Terry

A list of Abbreviations

Cres - crescent

La - lane

Pl - place

Rd - road

Sq - square

Ter - terrace

CG - Compton Gifford

D - Devonport

F - Ford

LG - Laira Green

M - Mutley

MT - Morice Town

P - Plymouth

S - Stonehouse

Stk - Stoke

(b) policeman for borough policeman

(m) policeman for metropolitan policeman

(j) journeyman

hse house

com or coml, for commercial

ea east

we west

r or (res), for residence

Medical Abbreviations

M.B. - Bachelor of Medicine

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine

L.R.C.S. - Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons

L.F.P.S. - Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons

L.R.C.P. - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians

L.K.Q.C.P. - Licentiate of the Kings and Queen’s College of Physicians

L.M. - Licentiate in Midwiferey

M.R.C.S.E. - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons

L.S.A. - Licentiate of Apothecaries’ Society

L.A.H. - Licentiate of Apothecaries Hall

M.R.C.V.S. - Member of the Royal College of Vetinary Surgeons

M.P.S. - Member of Pharmaceutical Society

D.P.H. - Diplomate in Public Health

Clerical Abbreviations

B.A. - Bachelor of Arts

M.A. - Master of Arts

D.C.L. - Doctor of Common Law

D.D. - Doctor of Divinity

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F.S.A. - Fellow of Society of the Arts

F.G.S. - Fellow of the Geological Society

F.R.I.B.A. - Fellow of the Royal Institution of British Architects

K.G. - Knight of the Garter

K.T. - Knight of the Thistle

G.C.B. - Grand Cross of the Bath

K.P. - Knight of St Patrick

G.C.S.I. - Grand Commander of the Star of India

G.C.M.G. - Grand Cross of St Michael and St George

MUS. BAC - Bachelor of Music

MUS. DOC - Doctor of Music

R.N. - Royal Navy

R.M. - Royal Marine

J.P. - Justice of the Peace

R.E. - Royal Engineers

R.M.L.I. - Royal Marine Light Infantry

L.A.M. - London Academy of Music

And the usual abbreviations as regards Christian names

Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Private residents

Surname
Abbo - Aust	Aust - Bell	Bell - Bosw	Bosw - Burl	Burl - Cleg
Clem - Cour	Cour - Denn	Denn - Elli	Elli - Fox_	Fox_ - Grav
Grav - Harr	Harr - Hill	Hill - Jack	Jack - Kemp	Kemp - Lee_
Lee_ - Magg	Maho - Midd	Midd - Nich	Nich - Pear	Pear - Pool
Pool - Rice	Rich - Salt	Salt - Sinz	Skar - Stee	Stee - Thom
Thom - Varc	Varn - Wels	Wels - Will	Will - Youn

Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Commercial

Surname
Abbe - Alle	Alle - Aspl	Asse - Ball	Ball - Bass	Bass - Benn
Benn - Blam	Blam - Bosw	Bosw - Brew	Brew - Brun	Brun - Call
Call - Chow	Chow - Codd	Codd - Cong	Coni - Coun	Coun - Croc
Croc - Dare	Dark - Dawe	Daws - Devo	Devo - Doyl	Drak - Eckl
Econ - Ella	Elle - Endi	Endi -Floy	Flyn - Frie	Frie - Gibb
Gibb - Gold	Gold - Greg	Gren - Hanc	Hand - Harr	Harr - Harv
Harv - Hedg	Hedg - Hinv	Hior - Hone	Hone - Hunk	Hunk - Jane
Jane - John	John - Keoh	Kern - Lake	Lake - Lee_	Lear - Lind
Lind - Lusc	Lusc - Mart	Mart - Mayn	Mayn - Mill	Mill - Morr
Morr - Nava	Nava - Nort	Nort - Palk	Palk - Pate	Pato - Penh
Peng - Phil	Phil - Plym	Plym - Plym	Plym - Pope	Pope - Quan
Quan - Rend	Rend - Robe	Robe - Rosk	Ross - Ryde	Ryde - Scot
Scot - Shor	Shor - Smit	Smit - Snel	Snow - Stan	Stan - Stil
Stit - Symo	Symo - Thom	Thom - Trel	Trel - Turn	Turp - Volu
Vosp - Wari	Ward - Well	Well - West	West - Whit	Whit - Will
Will - Wood	Wood - Youn

Last revised: Date 17 Aug 2000