England, Abbreviations in Records (National Institute)

Abbreviations in Records and for Repositories
As you use public and private records, you will often find abbreviations. The following table gives the meaning of many of these abbreviations.

The Oxford English Dictionary has an online list of abbreviations used in that publication that may also be useful to the genealogist.

Useful and Common Abbreviations Found in Genealogical Helps and Records
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