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C-D |
E-G |
H-L |
M-N |
O-Q |
R-S |
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| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| E. |
East. |
| E. & E.O. |
Errors and omissions excepted. |
| E.C.R. |
Eastern Counties Railway. |
| E.D. |
Efficiency Decoration. |
| E.E. |
[1] electrical engineer; [2] Early English. |
| e.g. |
exempli gratia, for example. |
| E.L.R. |
The East Lancashire Regiment. |
| E.L.R.(J.C.) |
[1] East London Railway Joint Committee. [2] East Lincolnshire Railway Joint Committee. |
| E.N.S.A. |
Entertainment National Service Association. |
| E.P.N.S. |
Electroplated Nickel Silver. |
| E.R. |
[1] King Edward (f. L. Edwardus Rex); [2] Queen Elizabeth (f. L. Elizabetha Regina), [3] Exeter Railway; [4] The Essex Regiment. |
| E.R.A. |
Engine Room Artificer. |
| E.R.Y.Y. |
The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry. |
| E.S.R. |
The East Surrey Regiment. |
| E.V.R. |
Eden Valley Railway. |
| E.W.J.R. |
East & West Junction Railway. |
| E.Y. |
The Essex Yeomanry. |
| E.Y.R. |
The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own). |
| Eadem |
same |
| Eam |
she |
| Ebor |
York. |
| Eccl. |
Ecclesiastical. |
| Ecclescia |
church |
| Eclampsy |
form of catalepsy characterized by loss of reason |
| Ecol. |
Ecology. |
| Econ. |
Economy, ics |
| ed. |
edition; editor; education. |
| Edema |
swelling of tissue |
| Edin. |
Edinburgh. |
| Edm. |
Edmund. |
| Educ. |
Education, al |
| Edw. |
Edward. |
| Ego |
I |
| Ejus |
he |
| Ejusdem |
of the same |
| Electr. |
Electricity, Electrical |
| Elem. |
Element, ary |
| ellipt. |
elliptical, ly |
| ELN |
East Lothian (CCC). |
| Elutus |
baptized |
| Em. |
Emma or Emily. |
| emancipated |
freed from slavery; freed from parents' control; of legal age. |
| Embryol. |
Embryology. |
| emigrant |
person leaving one country to reside in another country. |
| emigration |
emigration is when an individual leaves their home country to live in another country. |
| Encephalitis |
swelling of the brain - aka sleeping sickness |
| encl. |
enclosed. |
| Encycl. |
Encyclopaedia, ic |
| end |
endorsed (Quaker) |
| ENG |
England |
| Eng., Engl. |
England, English |
| Engin. |
Engineering. |
| English French |
1613-1629 Canada |
| enl. |
enlisted. |
| Ens. |
Ensign. |
| Ent. |
Entomology. |
| entail |
to entail is to restrict the inheritance of land to a specific group of heirs, such as an individual's sons. |
| Enteritis |
inflammation of the bowels |
| Enterré |
Burried |
| Entomol. |
Entomological. |
| Enumeration |
process by which persons are counted for purposes of a census |
| Enumerator |
census taker |
| Environ |
About |
| Eodem |
to the same place/person/day |
| Ep. |
Epistle. |
| Episcopus |
bishop |
| Epousé |
Married |
| erron. |
erroneous(ly). |
| ERY |
East Riding of Yorkshire (CCC). |
| Escheat |
property reverted to the state when no legal heirs or claimants exist |
| esp. |
especially. |
| Esq. |
Esquire. |
| ESS |
Essex (CCC). |
| ess. |
essay(s). |
| Est |
is |
| est. |
estate, estimate, established. |
| Estate |
the whole of one's possessions; especially assets and liabilities of a decedent, including land, personal belongings and debts. |
| Et |
and - both |
| et al. |
(et alibi), and elsewhere; (et alii), and others. |
| et seq. |
(et sequens), and the following; (et sequentes, et sequentia), and those that follow. |
| Et Ux - Et Uxor |
and wife |
| etc. |
et cetera, and so on. |
| Etiam |
also - besides - again |
| Etym. |
Etymology. |
| euphem. |
euphemistically. |
| evidence |
any kind of proof, such as testimony, documents, records, certificates, material objects, etc. |
| Ex |
from |
| exam. |
examination. |
| exc. |
except. |
| exec. |
executor, executed. |
| executor |
male appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his or her will, and to dispose of the property according to his testamentary provisions after his or her death. |
| executrix |
female appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his or her will, and to dispose of the property according to the testamentary provisions after his or her death |
| exerc. |
exercise(s). |
| exor. |
executor. |
| exox. |
executrix. |
| exper. |
experiment(al). |
| explor. |
exploration(s). |
| Ezek. |
Ezekiel (O.T.). |
| f |
forte, loud (music). |
| F |
female |
| F&AM |
Free and Accepted Masons |
| F. |
Fellow of. |
| f. |
franc (French money); following (page). |
| F.A. |
Football Association. |
| F.A.A. |
Fleet Air Arm. |
| F.A.I. |
Fellow of Auctioneers’ Institute. |
| F.A.L.P.A. |
Fellow of Incorporate Society of Auctioneers, &c. |
| F.A.N.C. |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (formed 1909). |
| F.A.N.Y. |
First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. |
| F.B.A. |
Fellow of the British Academy. |
| F.B.A.A. |
Fellow of British Association of Accountants and Auditors. |
| F.B.I. |
[1] Federal Bureau of Investigation. [2] Federation of British Industries. |
| F.B.S.I. |
Fellow of the Boot and Shoe Industry. |
| F.C. |
Football Club. |
| F.C.A. |
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. |
| F.C.C.S |
Fellow of the Corporation of Certified Secretaries. |
| F.C.G.I. |
Fellow of the City and Guilds Institute. |
| F.C.I.A. |
Fellow of the Corporation of Insurance Agents. |
| F.C.I.B. |
Fellow of the Corporation of Insurance Brokers. |
| F.C.I.I. |
Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute. |
| F.C.I.S. |
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries. |
| F.C.O. |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office. |
| F.C.R.A. |
Fellow of the Corporation of Accountants. |
| F.C.S. |
Fellow of the Chemical Society. |
| F.C.W.A. |
Fellow of the Institution of Cost and Works Accountants. |
| F.D. |
(Fidei Defensor), Defender of the Faith. |
| F.E.I.S. |
Fellow of the Educational Institute of Scotland. |
| F.F.A. |
Fellow of Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland. |
| F.F.A.S. |
Fellow of Faculty of Architects and Surveyors. |
| F.F.Y. |
The Fifeshire and Forfarshire Yeomanry. |
| F.G.S. |
Fellow of the Geological Society. |
| F.H. |
Fire Hydrant. |
| F.H.A.S |
Fellow of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. |
| F.I.A. |
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. |
| F.I.A.A. |
Fellow Architect Member of the Incorporated Association of Architects. |
| F.I.A.C. |
Fellow of the Institute of Company Accountants. |
| F.I.A.S. |
Fellow Surveyor Member of the Incorporated Association of Surveyors. |
| F.I.Arb. |
Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators. |
| F.I.C. |
Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry. |
| F.I.C.S. |
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. |
| F.I.H. |
Fellow of the Institute of Hygiene. |
| F.I.I.A. |
Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Administration. |
| F.I.M.T.A. |
Fellow of the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants. |
| F.I.O. |
Fellow of the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians. |
| F.I.O.B. |
Fellow of the Institution of Builders. |
| F.I.S.A. |
Fellow of Incorporated Secretaries Association. |
| F.I.W.T. |
Fellow of the Institute of Wireless Technology. |
| F.Inst.P. |
Fellow of the Institute of Physics. |
| F.J.I. |
Fellow of the Institute of Journalists. |
| F.L.A. |
Fellow of the Library Association. |
| F.L.A.A. |
Fellow of the London Association of Certified Accountants. |
| F.L.A.S. |
Fellow of the Land Agents Society. |
| F.L.G.A. |
Fellow of the Local Government Association. |
| F.L.Q. |
Front de Libération du Québec. |
| F.L.S. |
Fellow of the Linnean Society. |
| F.M. |
Field Marshall. |
| F.M.S. |
[1] Federation of Malay States. [2] Fellow of the Medical Society. |
| F.O. |
[1] Foreign Office [2] Flying Officer. |
| F.R. |
Furness Railway Company. |
| F.R.A.I. |
Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute. |
| F.R.A.M. |
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music. |
| F.R.A.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. |
| F.R.Ac.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. |
| F.R.C.M. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Music. |
| F.R.C.O. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. |
| F.R.C.P. |
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians. |
| F.R.C.P.Ed. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. |
| F.R.C.P.I. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. |
| F.R.C.P.Lon. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. |
| F.R.C.S. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. |
| F.R.C.S.Ed. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. |
| F.R.C.S.I. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. |
| F.R.C.V.S. |
Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. |
| F.R.Econ.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. |
| F.R.F.P.S.G. |
Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. |
| F.R.G.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. |
| F.R.H.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| F.R.Hist.Soc. |
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. |
| F.R.I.B.A. |
Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects. |
| F.R.M.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society. |
| F.R.Met.Soc. |
Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society. |
| F.R.O.A. |
Fellow of the British Optical Association. |
| F.R.P.S. |
Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society. |
| F.R.S. |
[1] Fellow of the Royal Society; [2] Federal Reserve System. |
| F.R.S.A. |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. |
| F.R.S.E. |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. |
| F.R.S.L. |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. |
| F.R.San.I. |
Fellow of the Royal Sanitary Institute. |
| F.R.V.A. |
Fellow of the Incorporated Association of Rating and Valuation Officers. |
| F.S. |
Female Servant (1841 Census) |
| F.S.A. |
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. |
| F.S.A.A. |
Fellow of the Society of Incorporated Accountants and Auditors. |
| F.S.I. |
Fellow of the Chartered Surveyors Institution. |
| F.S.M.S. |
Fellow of the Spectacle Makers Company. |
| F.S.S. |
Fellow of the Statistical Society. |
| F.T.I. |
Fellow of the Textile Institute. |
| F.Z.S. |
Fellow of the Zoological Society. |
| f/o |
father of. |
| FAAO |
Fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy |
| FACC |
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology |
| FACCE |
Fellow, American College of Childbirth Educators |
| FACD |
Fellow of the American College of Dentists |
| FACE |
Fellow, American College of Endocrinology |
| FACEP |
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians |
| FACFAS |
Fellowship of American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons |
| FACP |
Fellow of the American College of Physicians |
| FACS |
Fellow American College of Surgeons |
| Factor |
Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate |
| Falling sickness |
epilepsy |
| FAM |
Free and Accepted Masons |
| fam. |
family |
| family group sheet |
a family group sheet is a form which presents genealogical information about a nuclear family -- a husband, a wife, and their children. A family group sheet usually includes birth dates and places, death dates and places, and marriage dates and places. Family Tree Maker for Windows can help you create family group sheets for your family. |
| family histories/genealogies |
family histories and genealogies are books which detail the basic genealogical facts about one or more generations of a particular family. |
| family pedigrees |
in general, family pedigrees refer to family group sheets that are linked in a computer system. When you access an individual's family group sheet in a linked pedigree, you also access all of the records that are linked to that individual. |
| FamilySearch |
you can find FamilySearch computers at the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or at one of the branch Family History Centers. The FamilySearch computer contains several databases of information: the Social Security Death Index, the Military Index, the Ancestral File, and the International Genealogical Index. You can use these resources to search for information about your family members right on the computer. You can also use the FamilySearch computer to look up items in the Family History Library Catalog. Because of the popularity of the FamilySearch computer, many Family History Centers require you to sign up for a time slot in advance. FamilySearch is also now available on the Internet through the Web site of the LDS Church. |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
| FARC |
Federal Archives and Records Center |
| Farrier |
A blacksmith, one who shoes horses |
| Farrier |
horse doctor - blacksmith who shoes horses |
| FAS |
Fellow of the Antiquarian Society |
| FASG |
Fellow, American Society of Genealogists |
| FASG |
Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists |
| Fatty Liver |
cirrhosis |
| Faulkner |
Falconer |
| fB |
family Bible |
| FBG |
Friends burial ground |
| Fcp. |
foolscap (paper size). |
| Feb. |
February. |
| Fec. (fecit) |
He did it. |
| fed |
federal; federation. |
| Fee Simple |
estate of land which the inheritor has unqualified ownership and power of disposition; an inheritance having no limitations or conditions in its use. |
| FEEFHS |
Federation of East European Family History Societies |
| Fell monger |
One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making |
| fem. |
feminine. |
| feme |
female, woman, or wife. |
| feme sole |
unmarried woman or a married woman with property independent of her husband. |
| Fenian Invasion of Can. |
1866 - From New England |
| FER |
Fermanagh (CCC). |
| Ferur |
blacksmith or farrier |
| Feu |
Deceased |
| Fever River Indian |
"1827 Illinois" |
| Février |
February |
| ff |
[1] fortissimo, very loud (music); [2] folios; [3] following (pages). |
| FFHS |
Federation of Family History Societies, Benson Room, Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street Birmingham, B3 3BS. |
| FGS |
[1] Federation of Genealogical Societies [2] Family Group Sheet |
| FHC |
Family History Center (over 2,500 located in LDS churches) |
| FHL |
Family History Library, genealogy library in Salt Lake City, Utah, maintained by LDS church |
| FHLC |
Family History Library Catalogue. |
| FHS |
Family History Society. |
| FIF |
Fife (CCC). |
| fig. |
figurative, ly |
| FIGRS |
Fellow of the Irish Genealogical Research Society |
| f-I-l |
father in law |
| Filia/Filiam |
daughter |
| Filius/Filium |
son |
| Fille |
Daughter |
| Fils |
Son |
| Final Papers |
petition for citizenship with supporting documentation filed by an alien in a court of law |
| Finn. |
Finnish. |
| Firelands |
a tract of land in northeastern Ohio reserved by Connecticut for its own settlers when it ceded its western lands in 1786. The State of Connecticut deeded land there to its citizens whose homes were burned during the Revolutionary War - therefore - the terrirory became known as "fire land." |
| First Papers |
declaration of intention filed by an alien in a court of law |
| Fits |
sudden attack or seizure |
| FL |
Florida |
| fl. |
floruit, 'flourished'. |
| Flauner |
confectioner |
| Fletcher |
One who made bows and arrows |
| FLN |
Flintshire (CCC). |
| Florida (Seminole) |
"1835-42 FL, GA, & AL" |
| Florida Indian |
"1855-58 Florida" |
| Florida Seminole Indian |
1812 FL (GA Volunteers) |
| Flt. Lt. |
Flight Lieutenant. |
| Flt. Off. |
Flight Officer. |
| Flt. Sgt. |
Flight Sergeant. |
| Flux |
discharge of fluid from the body |
| fm. |
fathom. |
| fmc |
free man of color |
| FNGS |
Fellow of the National Genealogical Society |
| FNHC |
Founders of the New Haven Colony |
| fo |
folio |
| FOB. |
Free on board. |
| FoE |
Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| Foemina |
woman |
| FOP |
Fraternal Order of Police (USA) |
| Forebear |
an ancestor - a forefather |
| form |
formerly |
| Fort Necessity |
1754 Ohio |
| Fortnight |
14 days |
| Found. |
Foundation(s). |
| FPC |
Free Person of Color |
| fpc |
free person of color, neither Caucasian nor enslaved |
| FR |
family register. |
| fr |
from |
| Fr. |
French. |
| FRA |
France |
| FRACP |
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
| FRAM |
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music |
| Framar |
farmer |
| Frater |
brother |
| FRC |
Family Records Centre, 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW Tel: 0171 233 9233. |
| FRCP |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians |
| FRCPE |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |
| FRCSI |
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland |
| Frds |
Friends (Quaker) |
| free man of color |
black man who was free from birth or later in life. |
| FreeBMD |
Free Birth, Marriages, and Deaths Project |
| Freeborn |
born as a free person |
| Freedman/woman |
a man or woman who has been freed from bondage or slavery |
| Freeholder |
one who holds land by fee simple. In colonial times - a freeholder had the right to vote and hold public office. |
| freem. |
oath of freeman |
| freeman |
male of legal age with the right to vote, own land and practice a trade. |
| Freeman |
one who held the full rights of citizenship - such as voting and engaging in business (as opposed to an indentured servant) |
| FreeREG |
Free Registers Project |
| French & Indian |
1754-63 New Eng;VA |
| French pox |
syphilis |
| French Spanish |
1565-67 Florida |
| freq. |
frequent(ly). |
| Frère |
Brother |
| Fri. |
Friday. |
| Friends |
correctly called "The Society of Friends" - the correct term for the Quakers |
| Fris. |
Frisian. |
| frm. |
oath of freeman |
| FSG |
Fellow of the Society of Genealogists |
| ft |
[1] feet; [2] foot; [3] fort. |
| Ft. |
Fort |
| FTM |
Family Tree Maker (computer software) |
| FTW |
Family Tree Maker for Windows (software) |
| Fuere |
were |
| FUGA |
Fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association |
| full age |
age of majority; legal age; adult (legal age varied according to place and current law) |
| Fuller |
One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth |
| fund. |
fundamental(s). |
| Furner |
baker |
| fwc |
free woman of color |
| fwd. |
forward. |
| fwf |
free white female |
| fwm |
free white male |
| g. |
gelding. |
| g. |
great |
| G. |
German. |
| G.B. |
Great Britain. |
| G.B.E. |
Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross (of the Order) of the British Empire (decoration). |
| G.C. |
George Cross (decoration). |
| G.C.B. |
Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross (of the Order) of the Bath (decoration). |
| G.C.E. |
General Certificate of Education. |
| G.C.I.E. |
Knight Grand Commander (of the Order) of the Indian Empire (decoration). |
| G.C.M.G. |
Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross (of the Order) of St. Michael and St. George (decoration). |
| G.C.R. |
Great Central Railway Company. |
| G.C.S.I. |
Knight Grand Commander (of the Order) of the Star of India (decoration). |
| G.C.V.O. |
Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (decoration). |
| G.E.R. |
Great Eastern Railway Company. |
| G.G. |
[1] Governor General; [2] Grenadier Guards. |
| G.H. |
[1] The Gordon Highlanders; [2] The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), [3] Greenwich Hospital. |
| G.H.Q. |
General Headquarters. |
| G.I. |
for or pertaining to U.S. armed forces or servicemen. |
| G.M. |
George Medal. |
| G.M.G.R. |
Guards Machine Gun Regiment (formed 1915; disbanded 1919). |
| G.N.E.R. |
Great North of England Railway. |
| G.N.R. |
Great Northern Railway Company. |
| G.O.C.(in C.) |
General Officer Commanding (in Chief). |
| G.P. |
[1] General Practitioner (doctor); [2] Grand Prix. |
| G.P.O. |
General Post Office. |
| G.P.R. |
The Glider Pilot Regiment (formed 1941; disbanded 1957). |
| G.R. |
[1] King George (f. L. Georgius Rex); [2] The Gloucestershire Regiment. |
| G.R.A.M. |
Graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. |
| G.R.C.M. |
Graduate of the Royal College of Music. |
| G.R.S.M. |
Graduate of the Royal Schools of Music. |
| G.S.W.R. |
Glasgow & South Western Railway Company. |
| G.W.M.R. |
Great Western & Midland Railways. |
| G.W.R. |
Great Western Railway Company. |
| G.Y. |
The Glamorganshire Yeomanry. |
| GA |
Georgia |
| Gael. |
Gaelic. |
| GAL |
Galway (CCC). |
| gal. |
gallon; gallons. |
| Galloping Consumption |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Gaoler |
A keeper of the goal, a jailer |
| GAOTU |
Great Architect of the Universe (Freemason Word) |
| GAR |
Grand Army of the Republic |
| Gar. |
Gardener. |
| Gaz. |
Gazette. |
| gazetteer |
a gazetteer is a book which alphabetically names and describes the places in a specific area. For example, a gazetteer of a county would name and describe all of the towns, lakes, rivers, and mountains in the county. |
| gc |
granted certificate (Quaker) |
| gct |
granted certificate to (Quaker) |
| GCVO |
Grand Cross of the (Royal) Victorian Order (knight) |
| GD |
granddaughter |
| Gdn(s) |
Garden(s). |
| gdn. |
guardian. |
| geb |
Born (From German, geboren). |
| GED |
Extension name of GEDCOM computer files. |
| Gedcom |
GEnealogical Data COMmunication, method of transferring genealogy files from one program to another |
| GEDCOM Database |
GEnealogy Data COMmunications, a standardized format for genealogy databases that allows the exchange of data among different software programs and operating systems. |
| Gen. |
[1] General (military); [2] Genesis. |
| gen. |
[1] general, ly.; [2] generation, [3] genealogy. |
| genealogy |
study of one's ancestry; summary history or table of a person's ancestry. |
| Gener |
son-in-law |
| Genimus |
twin |
| Gent. |
Gentleman (a title, not an adjective). |
| Gentile |
a person who is not Jewish |
| Gentleman |
a member of the gentry - a descendant from an aristocratic family whose income came from the rental of his land |
| Geogr. |
Geography, ical |
| Geol. |
Geology, ical |
| Geom. |
Geometry. |
| Ger. |
German. |
| gest |
died (from German, gestorben). |
| gf. |
grandfather |
| GFL |
Genealogy Forum Leader (a prefix to George's screen name |
| ggf. |
great grandfather |
| ggm |
great grandmother |
| Ginerr |
joiner |
| gl |
granted letter |
| GLA |
Glamorgan (CCC). |
| Glam |
Glamorgan. |
| Glandular Fever |
mononucleosis |
| Glazier |
Window glassman |
| GLC |
Greater London Council. |
| Glorious Revolution |
1689 New England |
| Glos |
sister-in-law |
| Glos |
Gloucestershire. |
| Gloss. |
Glossary. |
| Glover |
dealer or maker of gloves |
| GLRO |
Greater London Record Office (changed to LMA 1996) 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R OHB. |
| GLS |
Gloucestershire (CCC). |
| glt |
granted letter to |
| gm. |
grandmother |
| G-man |
Federal criminal investigation officer (f. Government + Man). |
| Gmc. |
Germanic. |
| GMP |
Grampian (CCC). |
| GMT |
Greenwich mean time. |
| Gnr. |
Gunner. |
| gns. |
guineas. |
| GNT |
Gwent (CCC). |
| Godfather |
a man or woman who sponsors a child at baptism - also called a Godparent |
| good brother |
brother-in-law. |
| good sister |
sister-in-law. |
| good son |
son-in-law. |
| Goodman |
a solid member of the community who ranked above a freeman but below a gentleman on the social scale |
| Goods and Chattels |
personal property - as distinguished from real property |
| Goodwife |
a woman married to a "gentlman." Often the title was shortened to "Goody." If you come across names such as Goody Cook or Goody Loomis - they are not first names but the abbreviation of a title |
| GOONS |
Guild Of One Name Studies. |
| Goth. |
Gothic. |
| Gov. |
[1] Government; [2] Governor. |
| Govt. |
Government. |
| Gp. Capt. |
Group Captain. |
| GPAI |
Genealogical Periodical Annual Index |
| gr |
Grandfather |
| gr |
gr-father |
| GR |
Grave, gravestone. |
| gr dau. |
granddaughter |
| gr s. |
grandson |
| gr. |
[1] grain(s); [2] grams; [3] gross. |
| gr. |
grant (as in land), granted |
| Gr. |
Grade. |
| Gr. |
Greek. |
| Gr.Yd. |
grave yard |
| Gram. |
Grammar, tical |
| Grand Mere |
Grandmother |
| Grand Pere |
Grandfather |
| grandam |
grandmother. |
| Grant |
to transfer property by a deed |
| Grantee |
one to whom a grant is made |
| grantee |
person purchasing, buying or receiving property. |
| grantee index |
master index of persons purchasing, buying or receiving property. |
| grantor |
person selling, granting, transfering or conveying property. |
| grantor index |
master index of persons selling, granting, transfering or conveying property. |
| GRD |
Genealogical Research Directory. |
| grdn. |
guardian. |
| Great pox |
syphilis |
| Grecher |
grocer |
| Green Sickness |
Anemia |
| Gregorian Calendar |
the calendar in use today. Pope Gregory XIII ordered the replacement of the previous Julian Calendar in 1582 - although it was not adopted by England and the American Colonies until 1752. |
| Gripe |
Influenza |
| GRO |
General Register Office, part of ONS, search rooms at 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW Tel: 0171 233 9233. |
| GS |
gravestone. |
| GS |
grandson |
| GSG |
Genealogical Speakers Guild |
| GSMD |
General Society of Mayflower Descendants |
| GSSR |
General Society, Sons of the Revolution |
| GSU |
Genealogical Society of Utah |
| GSY |
Guernsey, Channel Islands (CCC). |
| Gt. |
Great. |
| GTM |
Greater Manchester (CCC). |
| GU |
Guam |
| guardian |
person lawfully appointed to care for the person of a minor, invalid, incompetent and their interests, such as education, property management and investments. |
| Guilder |
makes gold or silver coins |
| Gutte |
gutter or drain pipe |
| GWN |
Gwynedd (In April 1974, the island of Anglesey became part of Gwynedd) (CCC). |
| Gynour |
engineer |
