3) Some Common AbbreviationsIn genealogy, as in every area, there are many abbreviations used, which you will soon become familiar with.
Other abbreviations which may need some explaining:
CMB | Christenings Marriages & Burials - used for the "all in one registers" found most often pre 1754 |
otp | of this parish |
otsp | of the same parish |
BTs | Bishops Transcripts |
MI | Memorial Inscription (or Marriage Index) |
Admon | Letters of Administration |
MS | Occupation: Male Servant; Name: maiden surname |
FS | Female Servant |
J | in conjunction with an occupation tends to mean Journeyman
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RD | Registration District |
ED | Enumeration District (census)
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PCC | Prerogative Court of Canterbury (probate of wills pre 1858) |
PCY | Prerogative Court of York (probate of wills pre 1858) |
You can find lots more abbreviations in the
RootsChat Reference Library =>
Lexicon (click here)