Abbreviations Found in Genealogy Records

Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records.

Names
Jno or Johes = John Hy = Henry Wm = William xpher = Christopher Jas = James Geo = George Benj = Benjamin

Dates
"ber" = sometimes added to a number to indicate a month of the year. For example, in the Gregorian Calendar 10ber is October. i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii, viii, ix, x = 1 to 10 xx, xxx = 20 &amp; 30 i or j = primo; on the first

Latin
viz. = videlicet; namely

cum cont.= with a sermon

dom.=dominus (-a); lord or sir (lady or dame)

fil.=filius (-a)= son (daughter)

fil.pop= filius(-a) populi or filius (a) vulgi; bastard son or daughter of a harlot

in com.=in comitatu; in the county (of) libre = book

lic.=per licentiam;by licence

nupt.=nupti fuerunt; were married

ob. = obit; died s.p. = sine prole; without offspring

May also refer in parish chest materials to Smoke-penny= one of the dues once payable at Eastertime to the incumbent of a parish by his parishioners, in this case from the occupier of a house with a fireplace.

sep.= sepuliebatur or sepultus(-a) erat; was buried

par.=parochie; of the parish of... q. = quarto; oversize book

vid.=viduus (-a) widower (widow)

Terms
wf/o = wife of admon or admin = letters of administration col. = colored

kno. wedding= Knobstick wedding; the wedding of a pregnant single woman to the putative father-to-be, under pressure from the parish vestry. Churchwardens attended to see that the ceremony was performed, the name is derived from their staves of office. w.d. = will dated twp = township nat. = natus; birth; son; offspring ms. = manuscript

Terr.Tent.=Terre Tenant the lord of a manor or freeholder in actual occupation of the land, as distinct from his superior lord. X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; Christian OED = Oxford English Dictionary

Websites

 * Genealogy Abbreviations
 * UK Genealogy - Common Acronyms and Jargon
 * Latin Names in Old Documents
 * Numbers and Dates