Abbreviations

This Foldout collects the entries for some of the abbreviations such as

Military honours
Academic qualifications
Professional qualifications & membership

which might be encountered in family and local history research

Many of the these abbreviations are derived from Latin words and phrases

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A. T. S. Ref 118-26

Auxiliary Territorial Service

AB Ref 118-2242

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

artium baccalaureus

Same as BA

Abm Ref 118-60

Abraham

Admon Ref 118-2180

A Letter of administration.

The Yorkshire Indexers website is compiling indexes to Wills and Admons recorded in the Deeds Registry [1901-1920]. The Indexes are to be found at URLs of the form

where the final letter = A in this instance = indicates the initial letter of surnames on that page

AFC Ref 118-1527

Air Force Cross

See DFC

Ag.Lab Ref 118-2257

Agricultural labour.

The term is widely used in censuses and other records.

Many of these were recorded prior to the Industrial Revolution

Alex Ref 118-55

Alexander

Alexr Ref 118-53

Alexander

AM Ref 118-429

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

artium magister

Same as MA

AMIPE Ref 118-1630

Associate Member of the Institute of Production Engineers

See MIPE

AO Ref 118-2276

or A Ω. The first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet, and a synonym for the name of Jesus Christ

ARCM Ref 118-1258

Associate of the Royal College of Music

See LRAM

ARIBA Ref 118-1342

Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects

See FRIBA and RIBA

AS Ref 118-2090

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

anno salutis

A.Sc.A Ref 118-1242

Question: Does anyone know what the letters stand for?
M. F. Walton used them in 1861

ATC Ref 118-71

Air Training Corps

ATS Ref 118-22

Auxiliary Territorial Service

AVCM Ref 118-4

Associate of the Victoria College of Music

B Ref 118-456

The letter B might be used to record an illegitimate child in parish registers

BA Ref 118-2275

Bachelor of Arts. Same as AB

Benj Ref 118-70

Benjamin

Bernd Ref 118-39

Bernard

BMA Ref 118-23

Brighouse Motor Agency

botp Ref 118-2207

both of this parish, both resident in this parish.

See otp

BS Ref 118-2136

British subject.

This is used in the census from 1851 to indicate that the individual was a British Subject born overseas.

See F and NAT

BSc Ref 118-1198

Bachelor of Science

BT Ref 118-2182

Bishop's transcripts

C of E Ref 118-2107

Church of England

CBE Ref 118-1567

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

See DBE, GBE, KBE, MBE and OBE

cf Ref 118-744

Compare

Chas Ref 118-33

Charles

ChB Ref 118-1233

Baccalaureus Chirurgiae Bachelor of Surgery

CMG Ref 118-1107

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

See CMG, DCMG, GCMG and KCMG

CWGC Ref 118-2238

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Cwt Ref 118-2087

Hundredweight

d Ref 118-2215

Symbol for the penny, the unit of currency before decimalisation

DBE Ref 118-750

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire

See CBE, GBE, KBE, MBE and OBE

DCL Ref 118-1127

Doctor of Civil Law

DCM Ref 118-17

Distinguished Conduct Medal

DCMG Ref 118-1174

Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

See CMG, GCMG and KCMG

DD Ref 118-1060

Doctor of Divinity

Dd Ref 118-27

David

DDD Ref 118-2061

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

dono dedit dedicavit

DFC Ref 118-1562

Distringuish Flying Force Cross

See AFC

DipHE Ref 118-5

Diploma in Higher Education

DL Ref 118-1041

Deputy Lieutenant.

See Deputy Lieutenant for the West Riding

DNIC Ref 118-2092

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

dominus noster iesus christus

Do Ref 118-28

Dorothy

DPH Ref 118-934

Doctor of Public Health / Diploma of Public Health

DSO Ref 118-1340

Distinguished Service Order

dwt Ref 118-2154

Pennyweight

Dy Ref 118-64

Dorothy

Ed Ref 118-65: Edward
Edm Ref 118-29: Edmund
Edw Ref 118-66: Edward
Eliz Ref 118-40: Elizabeth
Em Ref 118-56: Emily

F Ref 118-1559

In mediæval times, a person found guilty of theft might be branded on the cheek with the letter F. He might also have his ears cut off, his nostrils slit, and/or his hands cut off

F Ref 118-2194

Foreign.

The letter F was used in the 1841 census to indicate that the individual was born overseas – that is, in foreign parts.

See BS and NAT

FHC Ref 118-2256

Family History Center of the Latter Day Saints

FHS Ref 118-2259

Family History Society.

See CFHS

FLS Ref 118-1440

Fellow of the Linnaean Society

See Dr Reginald Gervase Alexander and Arthur Crabtree

FRCP Ref 118-1091

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

FRCPI Ref 118-1111

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

FRCS Ref 118-754

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

Fredk Ref 118-57

Frederick

FRGS Ref 118-1061

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

FRHistS Ref 118-1319

Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

FRHS Ref 118-1172

Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society

FRIBA Ref 118-1335

Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects

See ARIBA, FRIBA and RIBA

FRS Ref 118-1006

Fellow of the Royal Society

FRSA Ref 118-1294

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

fs Ref 118-1816

Female servant

FSA Ref 118-1307

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

FZS Ref 118-11

Fellow of the Zoological Society of London

GBE Ref 118-1523

Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

See CBE, DBE, KBE, MBE and OBE

GC Ref 118-1457

George Cross

GCMG Ref 118-1192

Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

See CMG, DCMG and KCMG

Gent Ref 118-2240

Gentleman

Geo Ref 118-45

George

GOONS Ref 118-2081

Guild of One Name Studies

GPO Ref 118-75

General Post Office.

The Government Department which handled the public postal service (letters & parcels) and the public telephone service

GRO Ref 118-2098

General Record Office

hm Ref 118-2108

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

hoc monumentum

Hon Ref 118-48

Honour

hse Ref 118-2156

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

hic sepultus est

Hum Ref 118-58

Humphrey

Humy Ref 118-42

Humphrey

Hy Ref 118-52

Henry

IGI Ref 118-2151: International Genealogical Index
IHS Ref 118-2172: This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for
iesus hominum salvator

Jas Ref 118-46: James
Jno Ref 118-59: John – not Jonathan
Jonth Ref 118-51: Jonathon
Jos Ref 118-30: Joseph
Josh Ref 118-49: Joshua
JP Ref 118-1155: Justice of the Peace, a magistrate
Js Ref 118-61: James

KBE Ref 118-1528

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

See CBE, DBE, GBE, MBE and OBE

KC Ref 118-1406

Queen's Counsel

See QC

KCMG Ref 118-1202

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

See CMG, DCMG and GCMG

L Ref 118-1

The symbol £ is used for the pound, the unit of currency before decimalisation and after. The abbreviation comes from the Latin libra [a pound]

lb Ref 118-2179

Pound

LCP Ref 118-1316

Question: Does anyone know what the letters stand for?
James Stewart Ross used them in 1905

See MCP

ld Ref 118-2183

Lawful daughter

LFPS Ref 118-74

Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians & Surgeons

LlD Ref 118-2181

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

legum doctor

LNR Ref 118-2277

Local Nature Reserve

LRAM Ref 118-1223

Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music

LRCP Ref 118-1063

Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians

LRCPI Ref 118-1057

Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

LRCS Ref 118-73

Licenciate of the Royal College of Surgeons

ls Ref 118-2202

Lawful son

MA Ref 118-1584

Master of Arts. Same as AM

Marg Ref 118-67

Margaret

Mart Ref 118-34

Martha

Matt Ref 118-69

Matthew

Mattw Ref 118-68

Matthew

MB Ref 118-1521

Bachelor of Medicine

MBC Ref 118-2116

Metropolitan Borough Council

MBE Ref 118-1474

Member of the Order of the British Empire

See CBE, DBE, GBE, KBE, MBE and OBE

MBIE Ref 118-9

Member of the British Institute of Embalmers

See Francis Clifford Lawrence

MC Ref 118-1001

Military Cross

MCP Ref 118-1218

Question: Does anyone know what the letters stand for?
Robert Dallinger Markham used them in 1861

MD Ref 118-1606

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

medicinae doctor

also Managing Director

MI Ref 118-2232

Monumental inscription

MICE Ref 118-10

Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers

MIME Ref 118-8

Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers

MIPE Ref 118-1625

Member of the Institute of Production Engineers

See AMIPE

MOH Ref 118-903

Medical Officer of Health

mp Ref 118-1631

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

monumentum posuit

MP Ref 118-1653

Member of Parliament

M.Ph.Sc Ref 118-1132

Master of Pharmaceutical Science

MRCS Ref 118-1453

Member of the Royal College of Surgeons

MS Ref 118-2243

This Latin term is found in Monumental Inscriptions and is an abbreviation for

memoriae sacrum

ms Ref 118-32

Male servant

Mus.Bac Ref 118-1195

Bachelor of Music

My Ref 118-35

Mary

NAT Ref 118-2224

Naturalised.

This was used in the census from 1851 to indicate that the individual was a naturalised British citizen.

See BS and F

NBI Ref 118-2114

National Burial Index

OBE Ref 118-1601

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

See CBE, DBE, GBE, KBE and MBE

ONS Ref 118-2260

One Name Study.

See GOONS

OPS Ref 118-1956

One Place Study.

See ONS

OTC Ref 118-6

Officers' Training Corps aka the University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC)

otp Ref 118-2177

of this parish, resident in this parish.

This does not imply that the individual was born in the parish, but only that he/she has lived here for (at least) the preceding 3 Sundays / 3 weeks.

See botp and otsp

otsp Ref 118-2113