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| advowson | Churches were once valuable property, and the property rights were collectively known as the advowson. 10 |
| Ancestral File | The Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the LDS Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy. |
| BL |
British Library, (in England). Located at: The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG 2 p.158-159 Click here to go to their web site. 
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| Carolus | Carolus is the Latin equivalent of Carol. 11 |
| Census Book | The census data from a given Enumeration District. 2 |
| Census Day | The official date of a given census. 2 |
| Chas. | Chas. is an abbreviation for Charles. 11 |
| Class Code | A means of identifying English census data for a given year. 2 |
| CR | Census Records (also used for County Records). |
| Doomsday Book | The Domesday book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066, to see how much tax he was getting from the country . The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time). 12 |
| ED | Enumeration District, (in English census). |
| Elenor | Elenor is a phonetic spelling for Eleanor. 11 |
| Elisabeth | Elisabeth is a phonetic spelling for Elizabeth. 11 |
| Eliz. | Eliz. is an abbreviation for Elizabeth. 11 |
| Eliza. Eliza: Eliza |
Eliza. (with the period) is an abbreviation for Elizabeth.
11
Eliza: (with the colon) is an abbreviation for Elizabeth. 11 Eliza (without punctuation) is NOT an abbreviation. It's a name in its own right. 11 |
| Elizth. | Elizth. is an abbreviation for Elizabeth. 11 |
| Ellenor | Ellenor is an phonetic spelling for Eleanor. 11 |
| Ellinor | Ellinor is an phonetic spelling for Eleanor. 11 |
| Enumeration District | A means of identifying English census data for a given year. 2 |
| Fanny | Fanny is NOT an abbreviation. It's a name in its own right. 11 |
| FFHS | Federation of Family History Societies. 2 |
| FS | Female Servant, (in English census records). |
| FHC | Family History Center, (of The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints). |
| FHS | Family History Society, (any one of many groups). |
| Folio | Both sides of a sheet in the census book. 2 |
| FRC | Family Record Center, (in England). |
| Geo. | Geo. is an abbreviation for George. 11 |
| GRD | Genealogical Research Directory. 2 p.172 |
| Gregorian Calendar |
Prior to 1752, England was using the Julian calendar, where each year
officially started on "Lady Day" (March 25th).
2
We see this in the church register pages, where entries are chronological
but continue past December and into March before a page with the
next year's heading is started.
In these cases, There are examples where the previous
year is recorded in the IGI on-line transcription of the data.
This was changed by an act of Parliament in 1751 which instituted the use of the Gregorian calendar, that was already used in Scotland and most of Europe. That year started on March 25th as usual, but officially ended on December 31st, making it 3 months shorter than previous or subsequent years. 2 The standard way of recording dates between January 1st and March 24th, for years prior to 1772, is the show both years separated by a slash (i.e. 1770/1). In addition, the Julian calendar was 11 days behind the Gregorian calendar, so 11 days, (September 3rd through September 13th) were skipped that year. 2 |
| GRO | General Records Office, (in England). |
| GSU | Genealogical Society of Utah. |
| Gul. | Gul. is an abbreviation for Gulielmus, (the Latin equivalent of William). 11 |
| Guliel. | Guliel. is an abbreviation for Gulielmus, (the Latin equivalent of William). 11 |
| Gulielmus | Gulielmus is the Latin equivalent of William. 11 |
| Han. | Han. is an abbreviation for Hannah. 11 |
| Hanna | Hanna is an abbreviation for Hannah. 11 |
| Helena | Helena is the Latin equivalent of Helen, Ellen and Ellin. 11 |
| Hen. | Hen. is an abbreviation for Henry, (or Henricus, which is the Latin equivalent of Henry). 11 |
| Henricus | Henricus is the Latin equivalent of Henry. 11 |
| Hundred | The Anglo-Saxons divided counties into various sub-units. Of these the most common was the hundred. All the residents of a hundred would regularly gather at a fixed meeting place to, for example, hold courts and muster for military service. The name of the hundred was taken from this meeting place so that the hundred which covers most of north London was known as Ossultone hundred, from 'Oswald's Stone' which served as the meeting place. The hundred and hundred names are now mostly forgotten, but they provided a convenient way of dividing up counties. 10 |
| IGI |
International Genealogy Index
(Link last checked on 11/25/2002)
Maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. |
| IHGS | Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, (in England). 2 (p.169) |
| Indenture | A contract between two or more parties. |
| Ioh. |
Ioh. is an abbreviation for John, ("I" is the equivalent of "J", and "Joh." is an abbreviation of John). 11 |
| Jac. | Jac. is an abbreviation for Jacobus, (the Latin equivalent of James). 11 |
| Jacob | Jacob is NOT an abbreviation. It's a name as written. 11 |
| Jacobus | Jacobus is the Latin equivalent of James. 11 |
| Jas. or Jas | Jas. or Jas is an abbreviation for James. 11 |
| Jer. | Jer. is an abbreviation for Jeremiah. 11 |
| Jno. Jno |
Jno.(or Jno) is an abbreviation for Johannes, which is the Latin equivalent of John, (NOT Jonathan). 11 |
| Jo. | Jo. is an abbreviation for John. 11 |
| Joh. | Joh. is an abbreviation for John. 11 |
|
Johannes Johannis |
Johannes (or Johannis) is the Latin equivalent of John. 11 |
| Jon. | Jon. is an abbreviation for Jonathan. 11 |
| Jona. | Jona. is an abbreviation for Jonathan. 11 |
| Jone | Jone is an abbreviation, (or a phonetic spelling) for Joan. 11 |
| Jos. | Jos. is an abbreviation for Joseph. 11 |
| Josh. | Josh. is am abbreviation for Joshua. 11 |
| Josh. | Josh. is an abbreviation for Josiah. 11 |
| Kew | A common reference to the Public Records Office, in England, (because of its location). |
| LDS | Latter Day Saints, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). |
| Lucas | Lucas is the Latin equivalent of Luke. 11 |
| Manor | From the time of the Norman Conquest, the unit of landholding was the manor. Careful records were kept about how each manor passed from owner to owner, for this was the proof of ownership and social status. Manorial records are among the most important sources of local history. 10 |
| Marg. | Marg. is an abbreviation for Margaret. 11 |
| Mich. | Mich. is an abbreviation for Michael. 11 |
| Micls. | Micls. is an abbreviation for Michael. 11 |
| MI | Monument Inscription. |
| MS | Male Servant, (in English census records). |
| Nics. | Nics. is an abbreviation for Nicholas. 11 |
| Nich. | Nich. is an abbreviation for Nicholas. 11 |
| ONS | Office of National Statistics, (in England). |
| Parish | Parishes were originally units of church organization, whose boundaries were determined by the way in which revenues were assigned to particular churches. It was important that the inhabitants of the parish knew the boundaries, and ceremonies such as 'Beating the Bounds' were intended to ensure that this knowledge was passed down from generation to generation. From the 16th century, parishes also became units of organizations for such local government functions as the provision of state aid for the poor. The parish became the focus for local life. 10 |
| Petrus | Petrus is the Latin equivalent of Peter. 11 |
| Piece | In an English census, a few hundred pages of census data. 2 |
| Place | In an English census, a Parish, a "Hundred" (groups of Parishes), or registration districts and sub districts. 2 |
| Place Name Index | In an English census, an index of places covered by census data. 2 |
| PRO |
Public Records Office, (in England). Located at: Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU Phone:0181 876 3444 Opened in 1838. 2p.154-158 Click here to go to their web site
(Link last checked on 11/25/2002) Use your browser's "Back" button to return here. |
| Publican | Innkeeper or tavern manager. |
| recto |
In an English census, the front side of a
folio.
2,
(the back side is called the verso). |
| Relict | Widow. |
| Ric. |
Ric. is an abbreviation for Richard, (or Ricardus, which is the Latin equivalent of Richard) 11 |
| Ricardus or Ricardi | Ricardus, (or Ricardi) is the Latin equivalent of Richard. 11 |
| Rich. | Rich. is an abbreviation for Richard, 11 |
| Robertus | Robertus is the Latin equivalent of Robert. 11 |
| Roper | A maker of ropes and/or nets. |
| Reference Book | In an English census, a book, for a given census year, identifying the places covered by each Enumeration District. 2 |
| Sar, | Sar. is an abbreviation for Sarah. 11 |
| SoG | Society of Genealogists, (in England) |
| Theo. | Theo. is an abbreviation for Theodore. 11 |
| Tho. | Tho. is an abbreviation for Thomas. 11 |
| Thos. | Thos. is an abbreviation for Thomas. 11 |
| verso |
In an English census, the back side of a
folio.
2,
(the front side is called the recto). |
| Willm. | Willm. is an abbreviation for William. 11 |
| Wm. | Wm. is an abbreviation for William. 11 |
| yoeman | A farmer who owned his own land. |
| Zach. | Zach. is an abbreviation for Zacharuis or Zachariah. 11 |