A-B |
C-D |
E-G |
H-L |
M-N |
O-Q |
R-S |
T-Z
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Abbreviation |
Definition |
T. |
township. |
t. |
ton(s); tonne(s).. |
T. & A.V.R. |
Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve. |
T.A. |
Territorial Army. |
T.A.V.R. |
Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve. |
T.B. |
[1] torpedo-boat; [2] tubercle bacillus, hence tuberculosis. |
T.C. |
Tank Corps (formed 1917; "Royal" 1923). |
T.C.D. |
Trinity College Dublin. |
T.D. |
Territorial (Officer’s) Decoration; [2] (Ir.) Teachta Dala, Member of the Dáil. |
T.L.S. |
Times Literary Supplement. |
T.M.O. |
telegraph money order. |
T.R.H. |
Their Royal Highnesses. |
T.S.H. |
Their Serene Highnesses. |
T.T. |
Tourist Trophy (motorcycling). |
T.U. |
Trade Union. |
T.U.C. |
Trades Union Congress. |
T.V.R. |
[1] Taff Vale Railway Company. [2] Tees Valley Railway. [3] Trent Valley Railway Company. |
TAG |
The American Genealogist |
TAG |
The American Genealogist (quarterly journal published since 1922) |
Tam. |
Tamsin or Thomasin. |
Tanner |
One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather |
Tante |
Aunt |
Taper |
candlewick maker or seller |
Tapley |
One who puts the tap in an ale cask |
Tarletan |
a thin - stiff - transparent muslin |
Tasker |
Reaper |
TAY |
Tayside (CCC). |
tbsp. |
tablespoon. |
Teamster |
One who drives a team for hauling |
techn. |
technical, technically. |
Technol. |
Technology, Technological. |
Telegr. |
Telegraphy |
Teleph. |
Telephony. |
temp. |
temporarily |
terr. |
territory. |
test. |
testament. |
Testament |
the disposition of one's personal property by will |
testate |
died leaving a valid will. |
Testate |
having made or left a valid will |
Testator |
a man who died leaving a valid will |
testator |
man who writes a valid will. |
Testatrix |
a female who died leaving a valid will |
testatrix |
woman who writes a valid will. |
testis |
witness. |
Texan |
"1835-36 Texas" |
THA |
Thailand |
Thatcher |
Roofer |
Theatr. |
theatrical. |
Theol. |
Theology, Theological. |
Theoret. |
Theoretical. |
Thess. |
Thessalonians (O.T.). |
Thirdborough |
tithing man or deputy constable |
Thoro |
marriage - union |
Thorus |
bed |
Thos. |
Thomas. |
Thrush |
childhood disease characterized by spots on mouth - lips and throat |
Thurs. |
Thursday. |
Tide waiter |
Customs inspector |
Tinker |
Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman |
Tinker |
itinerant mender of kettles and pans |
TIP |
Tipperary. |
Tipstaff |
Policeman |
Tit. |
Titus (N.T.). |
tithable |
a person taxable by law. |
Tithable |
person subject to a tax |
tithe |
in English law, the tenth part of one's annual increase paid to support noblemen and clergy; amount of annual poll tax. |
TMG |
The Master Genealogist (computer software) |
TMG |
The Master Genealogist (software) |
TN |
Tennessee |
Toc H |
Talbot House Society of (orig. ex |
Toledo |
"1835-36 Ohio & Michagan" |
Tolvet |
a measure - holding half a bushel |
Tory |
a resident of the American Colonies who remained loyal to England during the Revolutionary War (see Loyalist) |
township |
in a government survey, is a square tract six miles on each side containing thirty-six square miles of land; a name given to the civil and political subdivisions of a county. |
Toxemia of Pregnancy |
eclampsia (high blood pressure & seizures) |
tp. |
township. |
tr., transl. |
translated, translation. |
Trans. |
Transactions. |
trans. |
transitive. |
transf. |
transferred sense. |
transfrd |
transferred |
Transientibus |
in transit form - traveling |
Trav. |
Travel(s). |
Travers |
Toll bridge collection |
Treas. |
Treasury. |
Treat. |
Treatise. |
Treatm. |
Treatment. |
Trench Mouth |
painful ulcers along gum line - usually caused by poor nutrition and poor hygiene |
Tres |
three |
Tribus Mensibus |
three months |
Trig. |
Trigonometry. |
Tripper |
dancer |
Troi |
Three |
Trop. |
Tropical. |
Truckle Bed |
trundle bed with casters to run under a higher bed |
Trug |
a basket with fixed handle like an old american woven wooden grape basker |
Trustee |
a person or agent holding the legal title to property |
TSSF |
Third Order of St. Francis |
Tucker |
Cleaner of cloth goods |
Tue(s). |
Tuesday. |
Tunnel |
a funnel |
Turk. |
Turkish. |
Turner |
A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles |
Turnout |
an equippage - a carriage with horses - attendants - and equipment |
Tuscarora |
1711-12 Virginia |
Tussis Convulsiva |
whooping cough |
TVC |
Texas Veterans Commission |
twp. |
township |
twp. |
township, division of land |
TWR |
Tyne and Wear (CCC). |
TX |
Texas |
TX & NM Indian |
"1849-55 " |
Typhus |
infectitious fever characterized by high fever - headache and dizziness |
Typog., Typogr. |
Typography. |
TYR |
Tyrone (CCC). |
U.C. |
University College. |
U.C.C.A. |
Universities Central Council on Admissions. |
U.D. |
Urban District. |
U.D.C. |
Urban District Council. |
U.K. |
United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). |
U.K.A.E.A. |
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. |
U.M.C.A. |
Universities Mission to Central Africa. |
U.N. |
United Nations. |
U.N.A. |
United Nations Association. |
U.P. |
Uttar Pradesh (formerly United Provinces, India) |
U.S. |
United States (of America) |
U.S.A. |
[1] United States Army; [2] United States of America. |
U.S.A.F. |
United States Air Force. |
U.S.D. |
Urban Sanitary District. |
U.S.M.C. |
United States Marine Corps. |
U.S.N. |
United States Navy. |
U.S.S. |
[1] United States Ship; [2] United States Steamer; [3] Universities Superannuation Scheme. |
U.S.S.R. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. |
UBCJA |
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America |
uc |
under care of (Quaker) |
UCV |
United Confederate Veterans |
UDA |
United Daughters of America |
UDC |
United Daughters of the Confederacy |
UDC |
United Daughters of the Confederacy |
UFT |
Ultimate Family Tree (software) |
UG |
Users Group |
UGA |
Utah Genealogical Association |
UKI |
United Kingdom |
UKR |
Ukraine |
ult. |
ultimo (last month, as in on the 5th ult. |
ult. |
ultimo (last month, as in on the 5th ult.) |
ult. |
ultimo (Latin), of the preceding month |
Ultimo |
last |
ultimo |
the preceeding month |
Un |
One |
unc. |
uncle |
Univ. |
University. |
unk. |
unknown. |
unk., unkn. |
unknown |
unkn. |
unknown. |
unm. |
unmarried. |
unm. |
unmarried |
unm. |
unmarried. |
unm. |
unmarried |
unprobated will |
will never submitted for probate. |
unsolemn will |
will in which an executor is not named. |
Unus |
one |
upl |
using profane language (Quaker) |
USA |
United States |
USCT |
United States Colored Troops |
USD 1812 |
Daughters of the War of 1812 |
USGW |
USGenWeb (online collective providing genealogical resources via linked webpages) |
USIGS |
United States Internet Genealogical Society |
usu. |
usually. |
USV |
United States Volunteers (US Civil War) |
UT |
Utah |
Utah Indian |
"1850-53 " |
ux. |
uxor or uxoris, wife |
ux. |
uxor or uxoris, wife. |
Uxor |
wife - the married state |
uxor. |
wife, spouse, consort. |
v. |
[1] verse; [2] verso; [3] versus; [4] very. |
V. & A. |
Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
V.A. |
[1] Veterans’ Administration (U.S.A.); [2] Vicar Apostolic; [3] Vice-Admiral; [4] Order of Victoria and Albert. |
V.A.D. |
(Member of) Voluntary Aid Detachment. |
V.B. |
Volunteer Battalion. |
V.C. |
[1] Victoria Cross; [2] Vice |
V.D. |
[1] veneral disease; [2] Volunteer (Officer’s) Decoration. |
V.G. |
[1] Vicar-General; [2] very good. |
V.G.R. |
Vale of Glamorgan Railway. |
V.I. |
Virgin Islands. |
V.I.P. |
very important person. |
v.m. |
Vita matris (during mother's life) |
V.N.R. |
Vale of Neath Railway. |
V.O. |
Royal Victorian Order. |
v.p. |
Vita patris (during father's life) |
V.P. |
Vice-President. |
V.R. |
vital record. |
V.R.C. |
Volunteer Rifle Corps. |
V.S. |
Veterinary Surgeon. |
VA |
Virginia |
valid |
that which is legal and binding. |
var(r)., vars. |
variant(s) of. |
VE |
day Victory Europe, 8 May 1945. |
Ven. |
Venerable. |
Venator |
huntsman |
Venesection |
bleeding |
Vero |
certainly - to be sure |
Vers |
Towards |
Vertebr. |
Vertebrate(s). |
vestry |
administrative group within a parish; the ruling body of a church. |
Vet. |
Veterinary. |
Vet. Sci. |
Veterinary Science. |
Vevir |
brother-in-law |
VFW |
Veterans of Foreign Wars (USA) |
VI |
Virgin Islands |
Victualer |
A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food supplies |
vide |
see |
vidua |
widow. |
Vidus |
widow |
Viduus |
widower |
viduus |
widower. |
Villicus |
village |
Vincinitate |
neighboring area |
Vineroon |
wine grower |
Vintner |
wine merchant |
Viper's Dance |
St. Vitus' Dance - chorea |
Vir |
husband |
Virgo |
unmarried girl |
virgo |
used to describe an unmarried woman in English and European marriage records. |
Vis. |
Viscount. |
Visitation |
a visit for the purpose of making an official inspection or examination. This term was used to describe census activities. |
Vita |
life |
vital records |
birth, marriage, and death records. |
Vitner/Vintner |
wine merchant |
viz. |
videlicet, namely. |
viz. |
videlicet (Latin), namely |
VJ |
day Victory over Japan, 15 Aug 1945 (2 Sep 1945 in U.S.A.). |
Vo. |
(verso), On the left-hand page (see Ro.) |
vol. |
volume, volunteer (military) |
vol. |
volume, volunteer (military). |
Vol. |
volume. |
vol. |
volume. |
Voy. |
Voyage. |
VR |
vital record |
VRC |
Veteran Reserve Corps (US Civil War) |
vs. |
versus, against. |
VT |
Vermont |
Vulcan |
Blacksmith |
vulg. |
vulgar. |
vv. |
[1] verses; [2] volumes. |
VVI |
Vermont Volunteer Infantry (US Civil War) |
W |
white, Caucasian |
W. |
[1] West(ern); [2] womens; [3] Welsh. |
w. |
[1] wicket; [2] wide; [3] wife; [4] with. |
w. |
wife |
W. Yorks |
West Yorkshire. |
w., wf. |
wife |
W.A.A.C. |
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (Waac). |
W.A.A.F.(S.) |
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (Services) (Waaf). |
W.A.C. |
Women’s Army Corps (U.S.A.). |
W.A.F. |
Woman in the Air Force (U.S.A.). |
W.A.F.S. |
Women’s Auxiliary Fire Service. |
W.A.R. |
West Africa Regiment (formed 1898; disbanded 1928). |
W.B. |
Willbook. |
W.C. |
water closet (toilet). |
W.C.C. |
World Council of Churches. |
W.C.R. |
[1] West Cornwall Railway. [2] Whiteland & Cardigan Railway. |
W.C.Y. |
The Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry. |
w.d. |
will dated |
W.D. |
[1] War Department; [2] Works Department. |
W.E.A. |
Worker’s Educational Association. |
W.E.R. |
Wrexham & Ellesmere Railway. |
W.E.U. |
Western European Union. |
W.F.J.R. |
Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway. |
W.F.T.U. |
World Federation of Trade Unions. |
W.G. |
Welsh Guards (raised 1915). |
W.I. |
Women’s Institute. |
W.I.P.O. |
World Intellectual Property Organisation. |
W.I.R. |
West India Regiment (disbanded 1927). |
W.K.Y. |
The West Kent Yeomanry (Queen's Own). |
W.L.A. |
Women’s Land Army. |
W.N.W. |
west-north-west |
W.O. |
Warrant Officer. |
w.p. |
will approved |
W.P. |
weather permitting. |
w.p.b. |
waste paper basket. |
W.P.C. |
woman police constable. |
W.R. |
[1] The Welsh Regiment (redesignated 1921 "Welch"); [2] The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's); [3] The Worcestershire Regiment; [4] Wirral Railway Company. [5] Wycombe Railway. |
W.R.A.C. |
Women’s Royal Army Corps. |
W.R.A.F. |
Women’s Royal Air Force. |
W.R.N.(S.)R. |
Women’s Royal Naval Supplementary Reserve. |
W.R.N.R. |
Women’s Royal Naval Reserve. |
W.R.N.S. |
Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wren). |
W.R.V.S. |
Women’s Royal Voluntary Service. |
W.S. |
[1] West Saxon; [2] Writer to the Signet. |
W.S.R. |
Watton & Swaffham Railway. |
W.S.W. |
west-south-west |
W.S.W.R. |
Wilts, Somerset & Weymouth Railway. |
W.S.Y. |
The West Somerset Yeomanry. |
W.T.S. |
Women’s Transport Service. |
W.V.S. |
Women’s Voluntary Service. |
W.W. I |
World War One (also W.W. 1). |
W.W. II |
World War Two (also W.W. 2). |
W.W.1 |
World War One (also W.W. I). |
W.W.2 |
World War Two (also W.W. II). |
W.Y. |
[1] The Warwickshire Yeomanry; [2] The Worcestershire Yeomanry (The Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars). |
W.Y.R. |
The West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Own). |
w/c |
with consent of |
W/Cdr. |
Wing Commander. |
w/o |
wife of, never widow of |
w/o |
wife of (never widow of). |
w/o |
wife of |
w/pwr |
with power (Quaker) |
WA |
Washington |
Wagoner |
Teamster not for hire |
Wainwright |
Wagon maker |
Waiter |
Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in |
WAR |
Warwickshire (CCC). |
War In North |
1676-78 Maine |
War of 1812 |
1812-15 General |
War of Rebellion |
"1860-65 General" |
War with France |
1798-1800 Naval |
War with Tripoli(Naval) |
1801-05 North Coast Africa |
Warks |
Warwickshire (CCC). |
warranty deed |
guarantees a clear property title from the seller to the buyer. |
WAT |
Waterford (CCC). |
Water on Brain |
enlarged head |
Waterman |
Boatman who plies for hire |
wd |
warranty deed |
wd. |
word. |
Webster |
Operator of looms |
Wed. |
Wednesday. |
WEM |
Westmeath (CCC). |
WES |
Westmoreland (CCC). |
Westm. |
Westminster. |
WEX |
Wexford (CCC). |
wf. |
wife. |
WGM |
West Glamorgan (CCC). |
WGmc. |
West Germanic. |
Wharfinger |
Owner of a wharf |
Wheelwright |
a person who builds wagon wheels |
Wheelwright |
One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages,etc. |
wheelwright |
person who makes and repairs vehicle wheels, such as carts, wagons, etc. |
Whiskey Insurrection |
1794 Pennsylvania |
Whitcher |
maker of chests |
white rent |
blackmail; rent to be paid in silver. |
White Riv. (Ute Indians) |
"1879 Utah & Colorada" |
Whitesmith |
one who finishes and polishes; tinsmith |
Whitesmith |
Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work |
Whitewing |
Street sweeper |
Whitlow |
boil |
Whitster |
Bleach of cloth |
WI |
Wisconsin |
WIC |
Wicklow (CCC). |
wid. |
widow |
wid. |
widow. |
wid. |
widow |
widow |
a widow is a woman whose husband has died. |
widower |
a widower is a man whose wife has died. |
WIG |
Wigtownshire (CCC). |
WIL |
Wiltshire (CCC). |
will |
a document stating how a person wants real and personal property divided after death. |
Will |
the legal document containing the statement of a person's wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property after death |
Wilts |
Wiltshire. |
Winnebago Indian |
"1827 Wisonsin" |
Winter Fever |
pneumonia |
WIS |
Western Isles (Includes islands: Lewis, North Uist and South Uist) (CCC). |
wit. |
witness |
witness |
a witness is an individual present at an event such as a marriage or the signing of a document who can vouch that the event took place. |
wk. |
[1] week; [2] weak; [3] work. |
Wks. |
Works. |
WLN |
West Lothian (CCC). |
WLS |
Wales |
Wm. |
William. |
WMD |
West Midlands (CCC). |
WOR |
Worcestershire (CCC). |
Worcs |
Worcestershire. |
Worm Fit |
convulsions associated with teething - worms - elevated temperature or diarrhea |
WOTW |
Woodmen Of The World |
WOW |
Woodmen Of The World |
WRC |
Women's Relief Corps |
Wright |
Workman, especially a construction worker |
writ of attachment |
court order authorizing the seizure of property sufficient to cover debts and court costs for not appearing in court. |
writ of summons |
document ordering a person to appear in court. |
wrkd |
worked |
WRY |
West Riding of Yorkshire (CCC). |
Wt. |
Warrant. |
wt. |
weight. |
WV |
West Virginia |
WY |
Wyoming |
WYK |
West Yorkshire (CCC). |
Wyoming Valley |
1782-87 Pennsylvania |
Xian |
Christian. |
Xing |
crossing. |
XL |
extra large. |
Xmas |
Christmas. |
Xpr |
Christopher. |
y. |
young, years |
y. |
[1] young; [2] years. |
Y. |
Yeomanry. |
Y.& L.R. |
The York and Lancaster Regiment. |
Y.H. |
The Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own). |
Y.H.A. |
Youth Hostels Association. |
Y.M.C.A. |
Young Men’s Christian Association. |
Y.N.B.R. |
York Newcastle & Berwick Railway. |
Y.N.M.R |
York & North Midland Railway Company. |
Y.W.C.A. |
Young Women’s Christian Association. |
Yakima Indian |
1855 Local |
yd |
yard |
Yellow Jacket |
yellow fever |
yeo |
Yeoman |
yeoman |
farmer; freeholder who works a small estate; rank below gentleman. |
YKS |
Yorkshire (CCC). |
YM |
yearly meeting (Quaker) |
YMCA |
Young Men's Christian Association |
Yorks |
Yorkshire. |
yr. |
year. |
Yrs. |
Years. |
YT |
"Yukon " |
ZAF |
South Africa |
Zeph. |
Zephaniah (O.T.). |
Zéro |
Zero |
ZMB |
Zambia |