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- BTs = Bishop's Transcripts,
- FAQ = Frequently asked questions
- FHC = Family History Center (of the Church of Latter Day Saints)
- FHS = Family History Society
- IGI = International Genealogical Index
- LDS = Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints [Mormons].
- NLW = National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
- PRs = Parish Registers,
- PRO = Public Records Office, London
- St Caths = St Catherine's House Indexes of births, marriages and deaths
See also 1881 census relations
- AU - Aunt
- BL- Brother-in-law
- BO - Boarder
- BR - Brother
- CI - Sister
- CL - Sister-in-law
- CO - Cousin
- DA - Daughter
- DAU - Daughter
- DL - Daughter-in-law
- FA - Father
- FL - Father-in-law
- GA - Great Aunt
- GD - Granddaughter
- GF - Grandfather
- GM - Grandmother
- GS - Grandson
- GU - Great Uncle
- HB - Half Brother
- HC - Half Sister
- HD - Head of domicile, household
- HU - Husband
- IM - Inmate
- LG - Lodger
- MT - Mistress
- M - Mother
- MO - Mother
- ML - Mother-in-law
- NC - Niece
- NP - Nephew
- PP - Pupil, Scholar
- PS - Prisoner
- PT - Patient
- RE - Relative
- SB - Stepbrother
- SC - Stepsister
- SD - Stepdaughter
- SF - Stepfather
- SG - Stranger
- SL - Son-in-law
- SM - Stepmother
- SO - Son
- SS - Stepson
- SV - Servant
- TR - Traveller
- UC - Uncle
- VR - Visitor
- WI - Wife
- Ac - Acre(s)
- b - born
- Ind - of independent means (or not telling)
- Nr - near
- U - unmarried
- unmar - unmarried
The 3 letter codes used to identify counties and countries are shown below.
But International country codes are to be found on http://www.rootsweb.com/~wlsgfhs/ChapmanCodes.htm#Countries
Wales
AGY Anglesey----------
-DEN Denbighshire
-----------MON Monmouthshire
BRE Breconshire ------
-FLN Flintshire--------------
PEM Pembrokeshire
CAE Caernarvonshire --
-GLA Glamorganshire
-------RAD Radnorshire
CGN Cardiganshire ----
-MER Merionethshire
CMN Carmarthenshire--
MGY Montgomeryshire
England
BDF Bedfordshire HAM Hampshire OXF Oxfordshire
BRK Berkshire HEF Herefordshire RUT Rutland
BKM Buckinghamshire HRT Hertfordshire SAL Shropshire
CAM Cambridgshire HUN Huntingdonshire SFK Suffolk
CHS Cheshire KEN Kent SOM Somerset
CON Cornwall LAN Lancashire SRY Surrey
CUL Cumberland LEI Leicestershire SSX Sussex
DBY Derbyshire LIN Lincolnshire STS Staffordshire
DEV Devon MDX Middlesex WAR Warwickshire
DOR Dorset NBL Northumberland WES Westmorland
DUR Durham NFK Norfolk WIL Wiltshire
ESS Essex NTH Northamptonshire WOR Worcestershire
GLS Gloucestershire NTT Nottinghamshire YKS Yorkshire
Scotland
ABD Aberdeenshire ELN East Lothian PEE Peebles-shire
ANS Angus FIR Fife PER Perthshire
ARL Argyllshire INV Inverness-shire RFW Renfrewshire
AYR Ayrshire KCD Kincardineshire ROC Ross/Cromarty
BAN Banffshire KKD Kirkcudbrightshire ROX Roxburghshire
BEW Berwickshire KRS Kinross-shire SEL Selkirkshire
BUT Bute LKS Lanarkshire SHI Shetland
CAI Caithness MLN Midlothian STI Stirlingshire
CLK Clackmannan MOR Morayshire SUT Sutherland
DFS Dumfries-shire NAI Nairnshire WIG Wigtownshire
DNB Dunbartonshire OKI Orkney WLN West Lothian
- A - Adult
- BT - Bishops Transcript
- (F) - Female
- I - Infant
- (M) - Male
- PR - Parish Register
- T - Entry take from Bishop's Transcript
- V - Composite of PR and BT
- ! - Illegitimate
- + - Deceased
- - Extra information in register
- [B]-Married by Banns
- [C]-Married by consent, one of the parties being under 21
- [L]-Married by Licence
- [P]-Personal details such as status, occupation or an exact address
- [W]-Names of witnesses
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