A-B |
C-D |
E-G |
H-L |
M-N |
O-Q |
R-S |
T-Z
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| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| c |
[1] carat; [2] cent; [3] circa; [4] copyright. |
| c. |
(as 19th c.) century. |
| c. |
circa about. |
| C. |
Conservatve. |
| C. of E. |
Church of England. |
| c.& b. |
caught and bowled (Cricket). |
| c., ca. |
about or around, from the Latin word circa. |
| C.A. |
[1] Chartered Accountant; [2] County Alderman. |
| C.A.S. |
Corps of Army Schoolmasters (disbanded 1920). |
| C.B. |
[1] Companion (of the Order) of the Bath; [2] confined to barracks. |
| C.B.E. |
Commander (of the Order) of the British Empire. |
| C.C. |
[1] County Cricket; [2] Common or County Council. |
| C.C.C. |
Corpus Christi College. |
| C.C.F. |
Combined Cadet Force. |
| C.C.R. |
Carmarthen & Cardigan Railway. |
| C.D. |
Civil Defence. |
| C.D.A. |
College Diploma in Agriculture. |
| C.D.H. |
College Diploma in Horticuture. |
| C.E. |
Church of England; [2] Civil Engineer; [3] Common Era. |
| C.Eng. |
Chartered Engineer. |
| c.f. |
carried forward. |
| C.F. |
Chaplain to the Forces. |
| C.G. |
[1] Coast Guard; [2] Coldstream Guards. |
| C.G.M. |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. |
| C.G.S. |
Chief of General Staff. |
| C.H. |
Companion of Honour (decoration). |
| C.H.P.R. |
Cromford & High Peak Railway. |
| C.H.R. |
Chester & Holyhead Railway Company. |
| C.I. |
[1] Channel islands; [2] Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India (decoration).. |
| C.I.A. |
Central Intelligence Agency. |
| C.I.D. |
[1] Criminal Investigation Department; [2] Committee of Imperial Defence. |
| C.I.E. |
Companion (of the Order) of the Indian Empire. |
| c.i.f. |
(usually cif.) cost, insurance, freight. |
| C.I.G.S. |
Chief of Imperial General Staff. |
| C.J. |
Chief Justice. |
| C.L.B. |
Church Lads’ Brigade. |
| C.L.Y. |
County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons),(Sharpshooters),(Rough Riders). |
| C.Lit. |
Companion of Literature. |
| C.M. |
(Chirurgiae Magister), Master of Surgery. |
| C.M.D.P.R. |
Cleobury & Mortimer & Dutton Priors Railway. |
| C.M.F.P. |
Corps of Military Foot Police. |
| C.M.G. |
Companion (of the Order) of St. Michael & St. George (decoration). |
| C.M.M.P. |
Corps of Military Mounted Police. |
| C.M.P. |
Corps of Military Police (designated "Royal" 1946). |
| C.M.S. |
Church Missionary Society. |
| C.N.A.A. |
Council for National Academic Awards. |
| C.O. |
Commanding Officer. |
| C.O.I. |
Central Office of Information. |
| C.O.P.E.C. |
Conference on Politics, Economics and Christianity. |
| C.O.S. |
Charity Organisation Society. |
| C.P. |
[1] Command Post; [2] Cape Province; [3] Communist Party; [4] (Australian) Country Party. |
| c.p. |
candle power. |
| C.P.O. |
Chief Petty Officer. |
| C.P.R. |
Canadian Pacific Railway. |
| C.R. |
[1] Caledonian Railway Company. [2] Cambrian Railways Company. [3] Cardiff Railway Company. [4] Cornwall Railway; [5] The Cheshire Regiment; [6] The Connaught Rangers (disbanded 1922); [7] The Cyprus Regiment (formed 1940; disbanded 1950); [8] Community of the Resurrection. |
| C.R.E. |
Corps of Royal Engineers. |
| C.R.O. |
County Record Office. |
| C.R.P. |
Clyde River Patrol. |
| C.S. |
[1] Chartered Surveyor; [2] Civil Service; [3] Court of Sessions; [4] Continuous Service. |
| C.S.C. |
[1] Civil Service Commission; [2] Conspicuous Service Cross (decoration). |
| C.S.E. |
Certificate of Secondary Education. |
| C.S.I. |
Companion (of the Order) of the Star of India (decoration). |
| C.S.I.R.O. |
(Australian) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. |
| C.S.M. |
Company Sergeant-Major. |
| C.S.M.M.G. |
Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics. |
| C.T.C. |
Cyclists’ Touring Club. |
| C.U. |
Cambridge University. |
| C.U.P. |
Cambridge University Press. |
| C.V.O. |
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (decoration). |
| C.W.J.R. |
Cleaton & Workington Junction Railway Company. |
| C.W.R. |
Canterbury & Whitstable Railway. |
| C.Y. |
The Cheshire Yeomanry (Earl of Chester's). |
| c/o |
[1] care of. [2] child of |
| c18 |
Eighteenth century (etc.). |
| CA |
California |
| ca. |
circa (about). |
| Cachexy |
malnutrition |
| Cadastral |
a public record - survey or map for tax purposes showing ownership and value of land |
| Cadette |
Youngest Child of the Family |
| CAE |
Caernarvonshire (CCC). |
| CAI |
Caithness (CCC). |
| CAILS |
Certified American Indian Lineage Specialist (BCG credential) |
| Cal. |
Calendar. |
| Calif. |
California. |
| California Indian |
"1851-52 " |
| Cals |
Certified American Lineage Specialist - a certification of competence in genealogy |
| CALS |
Certified American Lineage Specialist (BCG credential) |
| CAM |
Cambridgeshire (Also known as Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely) (CCC). |
| Cambs |
Cambridgeshire (Also known as Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely). |
| Cameronians, The |
Scottish Rifles. |
| CAN |
Canada |
| Canad. |
Canadian. |
| Canine Madness |
rabies |
| Canon Law |
a law of the church |
| Cantab |
Cambridge. |
| Cantuar |
Canterbury. |
| Cap. |
(Chapter), Number of Act of Parliament. |
| Capitation Tax |
tax on people - also called a head tax or poll tax |
| capt. |
[1] Captain. [2] captured, [3] captive |
| CAR |
Carlow (CCC). |
| CAR |
Children of the American Revolution |
| Cards |
Cardiganshire. |
| Carner |
granary keeper |
| Carnifex |
butcher |
| Carp. |
Carpenter. |
| Carter |
maker or driver of carts |
| Castor |
hat maker |
| Catal. |
Catalogue. |
| Catalepsy |
seizures or trances |
| Catarrh |
Inflammation of mucous membrane or cerebral hemmorage |
| Caulker |
One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows)or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hemp fiber produced by taking old ropes apart |
| CAV |
Cavan (CCC). |
| Cayuse Indian |
"1847-48 Oregon" |
| CCC |
Chapman County Code. |
| cd |
contrary to the Discipline (Quaker) |
| Cd. |
Commissioned. |
| CDA |
Colonial Dames of America |
| CDA |
Catholic Daughters of America |
| Cdr. |
Commander. |
| Cdre. |
Commodore. |
| Celt. |
Celtic. |
| cem. |
cemetery |
| cemetery records |
cemetery caretakers usually keep records of the names and death dates of those buried, as well as maps of the grave sites. They may also keep more detailed records, including the names of the deceased's relatives. In addition to these paper records, you will find tombstones. Tombstones can provide information such as birth and death dates and the names of other family members. |
| CEN |
Central (CCC). |
| cen. |
census |
| Census |
periodic official tally of the population with details as to ages - sexes - occupations - etc. - U.S. Federal censuses have been taken every 10 years since 1790. |
| Census Index |
alphabetical listing of names enumerated in a census |
| census records |
a census is an official enumeration of the population in a particular area. In addition to counting the inhabitants of an area, the census generally collects other vital information, such as names, ages, citizenship status, and ethnic background. The United States government began collecting census data in 1790, and has done so every 10 years since that date. Selected states have also conducted their own censuses over the years. |
| Cent. |
Century, Central. |
| Cerebritis |
inflammation of cerebrum or lead poisoning |
| cert. |
certificate, certified, certain. |
| Cert.Ed. |
Certificate in Education. |
| cf. |
(confer); compare. |
| CFT |
Corel Family Tree (computer software) |
| CG |
Certified Genealogist (BCG credential) |
| CGI |
Certified Genealogical Instructor (BCG credential) |
| CGL |
Certified Genealogical Lecturer (BCG credential) |
| CGN |
Cardiganshire (CCC). |
| CGRS |
Certified Genealogical Records Specialist |
| CGRS |
Certified Genealogical Record Searcher (BCG credential) |
| Ch. |
[2] chapter; [2] child, children; [3] Church. |
| Ch.B. |
Bachelor of Surgery (f. L. Chirurgiae Baccalaureus). |
| Ch.Ch. |
Christ Church. |
| Ch.M. |
Master of Surgery (f. L. Chirurgiae Magister). |
| Chaffer |
a chaffing dish |
| Chaisemaker |
Carriage maker |
| Chandler |
Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries |
| Chandler |
makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries |
| chap |
chapter. |
| Chapman |
merchant |
| Charpentier |
Carpenter |
| Chas. |
Charles. |
| Chattels |
personal property - both animate and inanimate |
| CHE |
Switzerland |
| Chem. |
Chemistry, Chemical |
| Cherokee |
"1836-38 " |
| Chesapeake (Naval) |
1807 Virginia |
| Cheyenne |
"1861-64 Local" |
| Cheyenne |
"1878-79 Dakota & Montana" |
| Cheyenne & Sioux |
"1876-77 Dakota" |
| chh. |
church. |
| CHI |
Channel Islands |
| Chiffonier |
wigmaker |
| Chiffonnier |
Wig maker |
| Chilblain |
swelling of the extremities caused by exposure to cold |
| Chin Cough |
Whooping Cough |
| Chirugion |
apothecary |
| chlw |
Cotton Loom Hand Worker |
| chm |
condemned his/her misconduct (Quaker) |
| chn |
children |
| Chorea |
disease characterized by convulsions and contortions |
| Chr. |
[1] Christian. [2] Christened. [3] charter |
| christian name |
names other than a person's last name |
| Chron. |
Chronicle. |
| chronol. |
Chronology, ical |
| CHS |
Cheshire (CCC). |
| chur. |
church |
| church records |
church records are the formal documents that churches have kept about their congregations through the years. Churches normally record information about christenings, baptisms, marriages, and burials. The type of information you will find in the records are the name(s) of the individual(s) involved, the date of the event, the location of the event, and the clergyman's name. You may find additional information, such as parents' names (father's full name and mother's maiden name), the names of witnesses to an event, and the individual's (or family's) place of residence. |
| Cinemat., Cinematogr. |
Cinematography. |
| Cinq |
Five |
| cir. |
around, about. |
| Circiter |
about |
| cit. |
citato (the work cited |
| cit. |
citato (the work cited). |
| CIV(MI) |
City Imperial Volunteers (Mounted Infantry) |
| civ. |
civil |
| civil law |
laws concerned with civil or private rights and remedies, as contrasted with criminal law; body of law established by a nation, commonwealth, county or city, also called municipal law. |
| Civis |
citizen |
| Civitate |
the city of |
| CL |
Continental Line |
| Cl. |
Clerk (1841-61 Census) |
| cl. L. |
classical Latin. |
| CLA |
Clare. |
| Clan |
a social unit in the Scottish Highlands - consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary leader |
| Clark |
Clerk |
| Clarke |
cleric or scribe |
| Clerk |
Clergyman, cleric |
| Clicker |
The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. |
| Clin. |
Clinical. |
| CLK |
Clackmannanshire (CCC). |
| CLRO |
The Corporation Of London Records Office, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ Tel 0171 332 1251. |
| CLV |
Cleveland (CCC). |
| CMA |
Cumbria (CCC). |
| Cmdr. |
Commander. |
| Cmdre. |
Commodore. |
| CMN |
Carmarthenshire (CCC). |
| CMU |
Concrete Masonry Unit |
| cnr. |
corner. |
| CO |
Colorado |
| co |
chosen overseer (Quaker) |
| Co., co. |
[1] company; [2] county. |
| Coat of Arms |
shield with certain distinctive symbols or emblems painted on it in definite fixed colors identifying one person and his direct descendants |
| codicil |
supplement or addition to a will; not intended to replace an entire will. |
| Coemeterium |
cemetery |
| cogn. w. |
cognate with. |
| coh. |
co-heir. |
| Cohen |
Priest |
| COL |
Columbia |
| Col. |
[1] Colonel, [2] Colony. |
| col. |
colored (Negro, mulatto, fpc) |
| Cold Plague |
ague which is characterized by chills |
| Colic |
abdominal pain and cramping |
| Coll. |
Collection. |
| Collateral Ancestor |
an ancestor not in the direct line of ascent - but of the same ancestral family |
| collateral line |
line of descent connecting persons who share a common ancestor, but are related through an aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew, etc. |
| collect. |
collective, ly |
| Collier |
a coal miner or a coal ship |
| colloq. |
colloquial, ly |
| Colporteur |
Peddler of books |
| com/comp |
complained (Quaker) |
| Comb. |
[1] Combinations. [2] combined, ing |
| Comdr. |
Commander. |
| comm |
committee |
| comm. |
communion, communicant. |
| Commo. |
Commodore. |
| common ancestor |
person through whom tow or more persons claim descent or lineage. |
| Common Law |
a man and woman living together in a marital status without legal action. In some states living together for a specified period of time constitutes a legal marriage - even without benefit of legal action. |
| Communic. |
Communications. |
| communicant |
person receiving communion in a religious ceremony or service. |
| Comp. |
Company (as on banknotes). |
| comp. |
compound, composition. |
| Compan. |
Companion. |
| compar. |
comparative. |
| compl. |
[1] complement; [2] complete. |
| CON |
Cornwall (Includes the Isles of Scilly) (CCC). |
| con |
condemned (Quaker) |
| Con. (contra) |
Against. |
| Conc. |
Concise. |
| concr. |
concrete, ly |
| conf. |
confirmed. |
| Conf. |
Conference. |
| confederacy |
Confederate States of America; group of southern states that seceded from the United States from 1860-1865. |
| Congestive Fever |
Malaria |
| Congr. |
Congress. |
| Coniunx |
married person - spouse |
| Conjugata |
wife |
| Conjugatus |
married - also husband |
| Conjugi |
a husband - wife - or spouse |
| Connubium |
marriage |
| Consanguinity |
blood relationship, the degree of relationship between persons who descend from a common ancestor. A father and son are related by lineal consanguinity, uncle and nehpew by collateral sanguinity. |
| consort |
wife, husband, spouse, mate, companion. |
| const. |
construction, construed with. |
| Consumption |
Tuberculosis |
| contr. |
contrast (with). |
| Contrib. |
Contribution. |
| Convey |
transfer property or the title to property |
| conveyance |
legal document by which the title to property is transfered; warrant; patent; deed. |
| Conveyor |
grantor or seller |
| Cooper |
One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. |
| Coppice Keeper |
one who takes care of small wood |
| COR |
Cork (CCC). |
| Cordwainer |
Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain |
| Corn |
Cornwall (Includes the Isles of Scilly). |
| Corp. |
[1] Corporal; [2] Corporation. |
| corr. |
correspondence. |
| corresp. |
corresponding (to). |
| Corruption |
infection |
| Costermonger |
Peddler of fruits and vegetables |
| cousin |
child of an aunt or uncle; in earlier times a kinsman, close relative, or friend. |
| Cousin |
In colonial usage - it most often meant nephew or niece. In the broadest sense - it could also mean any familial relationship - blood or otherwise (except mother - father - sister - or brother) - or the modern-day meaning of a child of one's aunt or uncle. Modern usage includes qualifiers such as first - second - third - once removed - twice removed - etc. |
| Coy. |
Company (military). |
| cpd. |
compound. |
| Cpl. |
Corporal. |
| Cr. |
[2] Councillor; [2] creditor. |
| CRA |
Church Records Archives |
| Cramp Colic |
appendicitis |
| Crayman |
driver of a cart carrying heavy loads |
| Creek Indian |
"1813-14 South" |
| Creek Indian |
"1836-37 Georgia & Alabama" |
| cresc. |
crescendo, gradual increase of tone (music). |
| Cretinism |
congenital hypothyroidism |
| Crit. |
criticism, critical. |
| crn. |
corner |
| Crocker |
Potter |
| Crop Sickness |
overextended stomach |
| Croup |
laryngitis - diphtheria - or strep throat |
| Crowner |
Coroner |
| Crowner |
coroner |
| Cryst. |
Crystallography. |
| CS |
Civil Service |
| CSA |
Confederate States of America |
| CT |
Connecticut |
| ct |
[1] carrat; [2] cent. |
| ct |
certificate |
| Ct. |
Court. |
| Cui |
of whom - of whose - of whatever person - of what place/country |
| CUL |
Cumberland (CCC). |
| Culler |
gelder of male animals |
| Culpepper's Reb'n |
1677-80 Carolinas |
| Currier |
One who dresses the coat of a horse with a curry comb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease |
| Currier |
tans leather; uses curry comb on horses |
| Curtesy |
the life tenure which by common law is held by a man over the property of his deceased wife and has by her issue born alive who is capable of inheriting her estate; in this case - on the death of his wife - he holds the lands for his life - as tenant by courtesy |
| Cutler |
one who makes or sells knives - etc. |
| CVA |
Confederate Veterans of America |
| CW |
Civil War, War of the Rebellion, War beteen the States, 1861-1865 |
| CWD |
Clwyd (CCC). |
| CWSS |
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors |
| cwt. |
hundredweight. |
| Cyanosis |
lack of oxygen in blood - dark skin color |
| CZ |
Canal Zone |
| CZE |
Czech Republic |
| d. |
died, days |
| d. |
[1] denarius, [2] a penny coin; [3] died, [4] days, [5] daughter. |
| D.A. |
District Attorney. |
| D.B. |
Deed Book. |
| D.B.E. |
Dame Commander (of the Order) of the British Empire (decoration). |
| D.C. |
[1] da capo, from the beginning (music); [2] District of Columbia; [3] District Commissioner. |
| D.C.B. |
Dame Commander (of the Order) of the Bath (decoration). |
| d.c.e. |
Writ of diem clausit extremum (he has closed his last day). |
| D.C.H. |
1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge's Hussars). |
| D.C.L. |
[1] Doctor of Canon Law; [2] Doctor of Civil Law. |
| D.C.L.I. |
The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. |
| D.C.M. |
Distinguished Conduct Medal. |
| D.C.M.G. |
Dame Commander (of the Order) of St. Michael & St. George (decoration). |
| D.C.V.O. |
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (decoration). |
| D.D. |
Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity. |
| D.D.S. |
Doctor of Dental Surgery. |
| D.E.W. |
Distant Early Warning. |
| D.Eng. |
Doctor of Engineering. |
| D.F. |
Defender of the Faith. |
| D.F.C. |
Distinguished Flying Cross. |
| D.F.M. |
Distinguished Flying Medal. |
| D.G. |
[1] Director General; [2] (Dei gratia), By the Grace of God. |
| D.I. |
Defence Intelligence. |
| D.I.C. |
Diploma of the Imperial College. |
| D.L. |
Deputy Lieutenant. |
| D.L.C. |
Doctor of Celtic Literature. |
| D.L.I. |
The Durham Light Infantry. |
| D.L.O.Y. |
The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry. |
| D.Lit(t). |
Doctor of Literature. |
| D.Litt. |
Doctor of Letters (f. L. Doctor Litterarum). |
| D.M.D. |
Doctor of Dental Medicine. |
| D.M.R.E. |
Diploma in the Medical Radiology and Electology. |
| D.M.Z. |
demilitarized zone. |
| D.Mus. |
Doctor Musicae, Doctor of Music. |
| D.N.B. |
Dictionary of National Biography. |
| D.O. |
Diploma of Ophthalmology (Oxford). |
| D.O.A. |
dead on arrival (at hospital). |
| D.O.E. |
Department of the Environment. |
| D.O.M. |
(Dominus Omnium Magister), Motto of the Benedictine Order. |
| D.O.M.S. |
Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery. |
| D.OE.C. |
Diploma in Ecconomics. |
| D.P. |
Displaced Person. |
| D.P.H. |
Diploma of Public Health. |
| D.P.M. |
Diploma in Psychological Medicine. |
| D.P.P. |
Director of Public Prosecutions. |
| D.Phil. |
Doctor of Philosophy. |
| D.R. |
[1] The Devonshire Regiment; [2] The Dorsetshire Regiment. |
| D.R. |
District Railway Company. |
| D.R.O. |
Diocesan Record Office. |
| D.S.C. |
Distinguished Service Cross. |
| D.S.M. |
Distinguished Service Medal. |
| D.S.O. |
Distinguished Service Order. |
| D.S.P. |
died sine prole - died without offspring |
| d.s.p. |
decessit sine prole (Latin), died without issue, childless |
| d.s.p. legit |
died without legitimate issue |
| D.S.P.L. |
Dover Steam Packet Line. |
| d.s.p.m. |
died without male issue |
| D.Sc. |
Doctor of Science. |
| D.T.(s) |
delirium tremens. |
| D.T.M. |
Diploma in Tropical Medicines. |
| d.unm. |
died unmarried. |
| D.V. |
(Deo volente); God willing. |
| d.v.p. |
decessit vitae patre (Latin), died in father's lifetime |
| D.V.S.M. |
Diploma in Veterinary State Medicine. |
| D.W.R. |
The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding). |
| D.Y. |
[1] The Denbighshire Yeomanry (Hussars); [2] The Derbyshire Yeomanry; [3] The Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own). |
| d.y. |
died young. |
| D.Y.O.L.S.H. |
The Suffolk Yeomanry (The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars). |
| d/o |
daughter of |
| da |
deca |
| Da. |
Danish. |
| DAC |
Daughters of American Colonists |
| DAR |
Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Dareman |
dairyman |
| dat. |
dative. |
| dau. |
daughter |
| daughter-in-law |
A daughter-in-law is the wife of an individual's son. Daughter-in-law also used to mean "step-daughter." |
| DAV |
Disabled American Veterans |
| DBE |
Daughters of the British Empire |
| DBY |
Derbyshire (CCC). |
| DC |
Dist of Columbia |
| DCLI |
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
| DCW |
Daughters of Colonial Wars |
| D-Day |
day on which any military operation is scheduled to begin. |
| DE |
Delaware |
| De Jure |
legal term for "by law" or "lawfully" |
| Dea. |
Deacon. |
| deb. |
debate(s). |
| Dec. |
December. |
| dec. |
deceased, dead |
| dec'd, decd. |
deceased |
| deceased |
commonly written "the deceased," meaning someone who has died. |
| Décédé |
Deceased |
| Decedent |
the deceased individual |
| Decem |
ten |
| Décembre |
December |
| Declaration of Intention |
document filed by an alien in a court of record declaring his intention to apply for citizenship after fulfillment of the residency requirement. It may also be used to refer to an intent to marry - usually filed with the town clerk. |
| Deed |
document signed - sealed - and delivered according to the law conveying or transfering ownership and title of property. |
| def. |
definite, ition |
| Defunctus |
dead |
| del. |
(delineavit),, He (she) drew it. |
| Delirium Tremens |
hallucinations due to alcoholism |
| dem. |
demonstrative. |
| Demography |
the study of the characteristics of human populations - such as size - growth - density - distribution and vital statistics |
| DEN |
Denbighshire (CCC). |
| Denizen |
a foreigner permitted certain rights of citizenship |
| dep. |
deputy, deposed. |
| depos. |
deposed, deposition. |
| Deposition |
a written testimony by a witness for use in court in his or her absence |
| dept. |
department. |
| Derbys |
Derbyshire. |
| deriv. |
derivative, derivation |
| derog. |
derogatory. |
| desc. |
descendant |
| Descendant |
an immediate or remote offspring |
| descendant |
Your descendants are your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on -- anyone to whom you are an ancestor. |
| descr. |
description, descriptive |
| descs. |
descendants. |
| DEU |
Germany |
| Deux |
Two |
| DEV |
Devon, Devonshire (CCC). |
| devel. |
development, al |
| devise |
gift of real property by last will and testament of the donor. |
| devisee |
person receiving land or real property in the last will and testament of the donor. |
| devisor |
person giving land or real property in a last will and testament. |
| DFD |
Dyfed (CCC). |
| DFPA |
Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America |
| DFS |
Dumfries-shire (CCC). |
| DGY |
Dumfries and Galloway (CCC). |
| diagn. |
diagnosis, diagnostic. |
| dial. |
dialect, |
| Dict. |
dictionary. |
| Die |
day |
| DIH |
Drop |
| d-I-l |
daughter in law |
| dim. |
diminuendo, gradual decrease of tone (music). |
| dim. |
diminutive. |
| Dip. |
Diploma. |
| Dip.A.D. |
Diploma in Art and Design. |
| Dip.Ed. |
Diploma in Education. |
| Diptheria |
contagious disease of the throat |
| Direct Heir |
one who is in an individual's direct line of ascent or descent |
| direct line |
line of decent traced through persons who are related to one another as a child and parent. |
| directories |
directories come in all types: city, telephone, county, regional, professional, religious, post office, street, ethnic, and school. The directories you search will depend on the type of information you know about the individual. The information that you can find in a directory depends on the type of directory. For example, city directories normally list names and addresses. In some city directories you can also find information such as children's names, marriage dates, death dates, and birth dates. Other types of directories may provide you with even more interesting information about your ancestors. For instance, a church directory may tell you about an individual's involvement in church activities, professional directories may give you insight into your ancestor's professional life, and club directories may contain information about your ancestor's involvement in social activities. |
| Dis. |
Disease. |
| dis. |
disowned, disowned for (Quaker) |
| Diss. |
Dissertation. |
| dissenter |
name given a person who refused to belong to the established Church of England. |
| dist. |
district. |
| Distributee |
one entitled to a share in the estate of a person who died intestate (without a will) |
| div. |
divorce(d), division. |
| Diviner |
one who finds water under the ground |
| Dix |
Ten |
| DLI |
Durham Light Infantry |
| DLP |
Descendants of Loyalists and Patriots |
| DMWVI |
Descendants of Mexican War Veterans |
| DNB |
Dunbartonshire (CCC). |
| D-notice |
Official request to news editors not to publish items on specified subjects, for reasons of security. |
| do. |
ditto, the same as the previous entry |
| Docker |
Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo |
| DoD |
Department of Defense (USA). |
| DOK |
Daughters Of the King |
| Domo |
to master or subdue a home - residence - or family |
| DON |
Donegal (CCC). |
| DOR |
Dorset (CCC). |
| Dornix |
linsey wolsey; also a heavy damask linen having a diaper figure (flowered or figured) formerly much used for church vestments - altar hangings - etc. |
| Dorr's Rebellion |
"1842 Rhode Island" |
| double date |
the practice of writing double dates resulted from switching from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar, and also from the fact that not all countries and people accepted the new calendar at the same time. |
| DOW |
Down (CCC). |
| dowager |
widow holding property or a title received from her deceased husband; title given in England to widows of princes, dukes, earls, and other noblemen. |
| dower |
legal provision of real estate and support made to the widow for her lifetime from a husband's estate. |
| dowload |
downloading is electronically extracting files from a network or bulletin board system for use on your own computer. Many bulletin board systems with genealogy sections have files that you can download. |
| dowry [also dowery] |
land, money, goods, or personal property brought by a bride to her husband in marriage. |
| Dowser |
One who finds water using a rod or witching stick |
| doz. |
dozen. |
| dp |
dropped plain dress (Quaker) |
| dpl |
death place |
| DR |
Death Record. |
| dr |
drinking to excess (Quaker) |
| Dr. |
[1] Doctor; [2] Drive. |
| dr. |
drachm(s), drachma(s). |
| Dr.Hy. |
Doctor of Hygiene. |
| Draper |
dealer in cloth and dry goods |
| Drayman |
One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads |
| Dresser |
A surgeon's assistant in a hospital |
| Dropsy |
edema - congestive heart failure |
| Dropsy of the Brain |
encephalitis |
| Drover |
One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle |
| drpd |
dropped (Quaker) |
| DRT |
Daughters of the Republic of Texas |
| Drummer |
traveling salesman |
| Dry Bellyache |
lead poisoning |
| DSC |
Distinguished Service Cross. |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| dst. |
district |
| dt |
daughter daughters |
| dtd |
dated |
| Du. |
Dutch. |
| DUB |
Dublin (CCC). |
| Duffer |
peddler |
| DUP |
Daughters of Utah Pioneers |
| DUR |
Durham (Durham is often referred to as County Durham. No other English county is normally prefixed in this way) (CCC). |
| DUV |
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War |
| DVA |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| dwt. |
deadweight ton; pennyweight. |
| Dy. |
Dorothy. |
| Dysentery |
Inflammation of intestinal membrane |
| Dyspepsia |
Acid indigestion |
