| = |
same as |
| ? |
possible or doubtful |
| ac |
account |
| adm |
admitted |
| advt(s) |
advertisment(s) |
| ag |
against |
| agnt |
agent |
| aka |
also known as |
| All |
Alley |
| app |
apprenticed to (with date) |
| apr |
appraiser |
| arr |
arrived |
| assoc |
associate of (or associated with) |
| asst |
assistant (of) |
| auct |
auction |
| b |
born |
| bap |
baptizes |
| bcm |
button-card maker |
| Bdge |
Bridge |
| bk |
book |
| bkrpt |
bankrupt |
| BL |
British Library |
| Bldgs |
Buildings |
| Bod |
Bodleian Library |
| bot |
bought |
| bro |
brother of |
| BroSc |
Brother of Stationers Co |
| bus |
business |
| c |
approximately |
| cat |
catalogue |
| CE |
Anglican |
| cert |
certificate |
| cf |
See or refer (also) to |
| Ch |
Church/child(ren) |
| Cham |
Chambers |
| Chron |
Chronicle |
| chs |
china/glass/earthenware seller/dealer |
| Chyd |
Churchyard |
| Cl |
Close |
| Co |
Company |
| col |
coloured |
| Coll |
Collection |
| collab |
collaborated with |
| Coml |
Commercial |
| Comm |
Commisioner |
| cont |
continued |
| cr |
corner |
| Cres |
Crescent |
| CRO |
County Record Office (preceded by county abbreviation) |
| Ct |
Court |
| d |
died |
| dau |
daughter of |
| Dir |
Directory |
| Diss |
Dissenter/Dissenting |
| diss |
dissolved |
| distr |
distributor |
| dlr |
dealer |
| doc(s) |
document(s) |
| Dr |
Door |
| E |
East |
| Ed |
edited by (or editor of) |
| edn(s) |
edition(s) |
| educ |
educated |
| empl |
employee/employed |
| eng(s) |
engraved, engraving(s) |
| est |
established |
| ESTC |
Eighteen-Century Short-Title Catalogue |
| exec |
executor |
| fath |
father (of) |
| fl |
flourished |
| Fld(s) |
Field(s) |
| FO |
Fire Office |
| FP |
fire insurance policy |
| fr |
freed (with date) |
| FSC |
Free of the Stationers' Co (with date) |
| Gaz |
Gazette |
| Gdn |
Garden |
| gds |
goods |
| gen |
general |
| Gn |
Green |
| Gro |
Grove |
| gt |
Great |
| Hse |
House |
| husb |
husband of |
| imp |
imprint(s) |
| incl |
including |
| info |
information |
| ins |
insurance (policy) |
| ins |
insurance agent |
| instr |
instrument |
| J |
Journal |
| jman |
journeyman |
| jr |
junior |
| jt |
joint |
| Jud |
Jewish/Judaica |
| JW |
Junior (Under) Warden |
| La |
Lane |
| Lit |
Little/literature |
| LivSC |
Livery Stationers' Co (with date) |
| lot |
lottery agent |
| mag |
magazine |
| mar |
married |
| mast |
master of (ie apprentices included) |
| matls |
materials |
| merch |
merchant |
| Meth |
Methodist |
| mfr |
manufacturer/manufacturing |
| mim |
mathematical-instrument maker |
| mis |
mathematical-instrument seller/dealer |
| mkr |
maker |
| Mkt |
Market |
| mo |
mother (of) |
| MS |
manuscript |
| MSC |
Master of Stationers' Co (with Date) |
| mus |
music(al) |
| N |
North |
| n |
Next |
| n/d |
next door to |
| naut |
nautical |
| nd |
no date |
| neph |
nephew of |
| nim |
nautical-instrument maker |
| nis |
nautical-instrument seller/dealer |
| no |
number |
| nr |
Near |
| nrm |
newsroom |
| o/a |
over against |
| occ |
occasionally |
| Off |
Office |
| opp/op |
opposite |
| opt |
optical |
| orig |
original(ly) |
| part |
partner of/partnership between etc. |
| Pass |
Passage |
| pcm |
pattern-card maker |
| pha |
pharmacist/druggist/chemist/patent-medicine seller |
| Pl |
Place |
| PO |
Post Office |
| pos |
postmaster/postmistress |
| poss |
possible(y) |
| prev |
previous(ly) |
| PRO |
Public Record Office |
| prob |
probable/probably |
| prop |
proprietor |
| prov |
provincial |
| pt(s) |
part(s) |
| ptd |
printed |
| ptng |
printing |
| pub |
publisher of (to) |
| pubn(s) |
publication(s) |
| qv |
whom (which) see |
| RC |
Roman Catholic |
| Rd |
Road |
| ref |
reference |
| regd |
registered |
| REIP |
Royal Exchange Insurance Policy |
| rel |
related to or relative of |
| relig |
religious |
| rept(s) |
report(s) |
| res |
residence |
| rrm |
reading room |
| S |
South |
| s/a |
same as |
| s/o |
At the sign of |
| s/r |
same as or related to |
| sch |
schoolmaster/schoolmistress |
| SFIP |
Sun Fire Insurance Policy |
| sis |
sister of |
| skpr |
shopkeeper |
| slr |
seller |
| Soc |
Society |
| son |
son of |
| SPCK |
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge |
| Sq |
Square |
| sr |
senior |
| St |
Street or Saint |
| sta |
stamp agent, stamp office |
| StatCo |
Stationers' Co |
| STC |
Short-Title Catalogue (see sources) |
| subs |
subscription(s)/subscribed to |
| subsq |
subsequent(ly) |
| succ |
succeeded |
| sucr |
successor (ie succeeded by) |
| Supt |
Superintendent |
| sur |
land surveyor |
| SW |
Senior (Upper) Warden |
| t/o |
turned over (to) |
| Tce |
Terrace |
| tob |
tobacconist |
| toy |
toyman/woman, toyshop |
| trans |
translated |
| trdg |
trading as |
| trus |
trust/in trust for |
| typog |
typographical |
| uim |
musical-instrument maker |
| uis |
musical-instrument seller |
| var |
various |
| vict |
victualler |
| W |
West |
| w |
with |
| w/n |
within |
| w/o |
without |
| whse |
warehouse |
| wid |
widow (of) |
| Wk |
Walk |
| wksp |
workshop |
| Yd |
Yard |
| yr |
year |
