A-B |
C-D |
E-G |
H-L |
M-N |
O-Q |
R-S |
T-Z
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| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| h. |
[1] heir; [2] husband; [3] hecto-; [4] horse; [5] hot; [6] hour(s). |
| H.A.C. |
Honourable Artillery Company. |
| H.B.M. |
His (Her) Britannic Majesty(‘s). |
| H.B.R. |
Hull & Barnsley Railway Company. |
| H.C. |
[1] House of Commons; [2] Holy Communion. [3] Harvard College |
| H.C.F. |
[1] highest common factor; [2] Honorary Chaplain to the Forces. |
| H.C.T.C. |
High Commission Territories Corps (formed 1942; disbanded 1955). |
| H.E. |
[1] high explosive; [2] His Eminence; [3] His (Her) Excellency. |
| H.E.W. |
Department of Health, Education and Welfare. |
| H.G. |
[ 1] His or Her Grace; [2] Home Guard. |
| H.G.D.H. |
His (Her) Grand Ducal Highness. |
| H.H. |
[1] His (Her) Highness; [2] His Holiness. |
| H.H.R. |
Hull & Holderness Railway. |
| H.I. |
Hawaiian Islands. |
| H.I.H. |
His (Her) Imperial Highness. |
| H.I.M. |
His (Her) Imperial Majesty. |
| H.J.R. |
Hampstead Junction Railway. |
| H.J.S. |
(Hic jacet sepultus), Here lies buried (cf. H.S.E.). |
| H.K. |
[1] Hong Kong; [2] House of Keys. |
| H.L. |
House of Lords. |
| H.L.I. |
The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). |
| H.M. |
[1] headmaster or headmistress, [2] His (Her) Majesty(‘s). |
| H.M.A.S. |
His (Her) Majesty’s Australian Ship. |
| H.M.C.S. |
His (Her) Majesty’s Canadian Ship. |
| H.M.I. |
His (Her) Majesty’s Inspector (of Schools). |
| H.M.N.Z.S. |
His (Her) Majesty’s New Zealand Ship. |
| H.M.S. |
His (or Her) Majesty's Ship (or Service). |
| H.M.S.O. |
His (Her) Majesty’s Stationary Office. |
| H.N.C. |
Higher National Certificate. |
| H.N.D. |
Higher National Diploma. |
| h.p. |
[1] half pay, [2] horse power. |
| H.P. |
Members of HM armed forces on half pay (1841 Census) |
| H.Q. |
Headquarters. |
| H.R. |
[1] The Hampshire Regiment (designated "Royal" 1946); [2] The Highland Regiment (formed 1942; disbanded 1949), Highland Railway Company. |
| H.R.H. |
His (Her) Royal Highness. |
| H.S.E. |
(Hic sepultus est), Here lies buried (cf. H.J.S.). |
| H.S.H. |
His (Her) Serene Highness. |
| H.S.P.L. |
[1] Harwich Steam Packet Line. [2] Holyhead Steam Packet Line. [3] Hull Steam Packet Line. |
| H.S.R. |
Hull & Selby Railway Company. |
| H.W.M. |
high water mark. |
| H.Y. |
[1] The Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers); [2] The Hertfordshire Yeomanry. |
| h/o |
husband of |
| Hacker |
Maker of hoes |
| Haeretica |
heretical |
| HAM |
Hampshire (CCC). |
| Hansard |
weapon maker of seller |
| Hants |
Hampshire (Hants derives from Hantshaving, the original name for this county). |
| Hatcheler |
One who combed out or carded flax |
| Hawker |
peddler |
| Haymonger |
Dealer in hay |
| Hayward |
Keeper of fences |
| Head Tax |
tax on people - also called a poll tax or capitation tax |
| Headborough |
constable |
| Headright |
right to a certain number of acres (usually 50) of land guaranteed in advance for each settler in a new territory |
| Heatherly Distrubance |
"1836 Missouri" |
| Heb. |
Hebrew. |
| Hebr. |
Hebrew. |
| HEF |
Herefordshire (CCC). |
| heir |
person who succeeds, by the rules of law, to an estate upon the death of an ancestor; one with rights to inherit an estate. |
| heir apparent |
by law a person whose right of inheritance is established, provided he or she outlives the ancestor, see also primogeniture. |
| Her. |
Heraldry. |
| Heraldry |
the practice of devising - blazoning - and granting armoral insignia (coats of arms) |
| Hereditaments |
property that can be inherited |
| Herts |
Hertfordshire. |
| hf. |
half. |
| hh. |
hands |
| hhd. |
hogshead. |
| H-hour |
hour at which a military operation is to begin. |
| HI |
Hawaii |
| Hibernia |
Ireland |
| Higgler |
Itinerant peddler |
| High Sheriff |
the highest ranking sheriff - as opposed to deputy sheriffs. This term was popular in England and Colonial America. |
| Hillard/Hiller |
one who covers houses with slate |
| Hillier |
Roof tiler |
| Hind |
A farm laborer |
| Hind. |
Hindustani. |
| hist. |
historical, history, historian. |
| Hist.Soc. |
Historical Society. |
| Histol. |
Histology, ical. |
| HLD |
Highland (Includes the island of Skye) (CCC). |
| HLI |
Highland Light Infantry, Herefordshire Light Infantry |
| ho. |
house. |
| Holographic Will |
a document written entirely by the hand of the person whose signature it bears |
| holograpphic will |
a holographic or olographic will is handwritten and signed by the individual that the will belongs to. |
| Holster |
A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn |
| homestead |
a homestead usually is a home on land obtained from the United States government. Part of the agreement between the individual and the government was that the individual had to live on the land and make improvements to it, such as adding buildings and clearing fields. |
| Hon. |
[1] Honorable (title, not an adjective); [2] Honour. |
| hon. |
honorary. |
| Hooker |
Reaper |
| Hooper |
One who made hoops for casks and barrels |
| Horrors |
delirium tremens |
| Hort. |
Horticulture. |
| HOSJG |
Hospitaller Order of St. John of God |
| HOST GFS |
Genealogy Forum Staff (a prefix to a screen name for volunteers) |
| Hostler |
takes care of horses at an inn |
| househ. |
household. |
| housek. |
housekeeping. |
| hp |
horsepower. |
| hq |
headquarters. |
| hr |
hour. |
| hr(s). |
hour(s). |
| HRT |
Hertfordshire (CCC). |
| Huc |
here - to this place |
| Huckster |
sells small articles |
| Huit |
Eight |
| Hujus |
of this |
| Hujusidem |
of this month and year |
| HUM |
Humberside (CCC). |
| HUN |
Hungary |
| HUN |
Huntingdonshire (Also known as Huntingdon and Peterborough) (CCC). |
| Hunts |
Huntingdonshire. |
| hus. |
husband |
| husb. |
husband. |
| Husbandman |
a person whose occupation is in husbandry; a farmer |
| Hutch |
a chest - box coffer - or bin |
| HWR |
Hereford and Worcester (CCC). |
| hwy |
highway. |
| Hy. |
Henry. |
| I. |
Island(s), Isle(s). |
| I.A. |
Indian Army. |
| I.A.R.O. |
Indian Army Reserve of Officers. |
| I.C. |
Intelligence Corps (formed 1913). |
| I.C.E. |
[1] Institution of Civil Engineers; [2] internal combustion engine. |
| I.C.S. |
Indian Civil Service. |
| i.e. |
id est, that is. |
| I.E.E. |
Institute of Electrical Engineers. |
| I.G. |
Irish Guards (raised 1900). |
| I.H.S. |
(Jesus Hominium Salvator), Jesus the Saviour of Mankind. |
| I.L. |
Institute of Linguists. |
| I.L.P. |
Independent Labour Party. |
| I.M.M. |
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. |
| I.M.S. |
Indian Medical Service. |
| I.Mech.E. |
Institution of Mechanical Engineers. |
| I.Mun.E. |
Institution of Municipal Engineers. |
| I.N.R.I. |
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews (f. L. Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaerum). |
| I.O.O.F. |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. |
| I.O.R.M. |
Improved Order of Red Men |
| I.O.W. |
Isle of Wight. |
| i.p.m. |
Inquisition post mortem |
| i.p.m. |
Inquisition post mortem. |
| I.R.A. |
Irish Republican Army. |
| I.S.B.N. |
international standard book number. |
| I.S.C. |
Indian Staff Corp (later Indian Army). |
| I.S.O. |
Imperial Service Order. |
| I.W.& D. |
Inland Waterways & Docks (Railway) |
| I.W.C.R. |
Isle of Wight Central Railway Company. |
| IA |
Iowa |
| ib., ibid. |
ibidem (Latin), in the same place, in the same book or passage. |
| ID |
Idaho |
| id. |
idem, the same. |
| IE. |
Indo-European. |
| IGHR |
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, Sanford University |
| IGI |
International Genealogical Index, created and maintained by the LDS FHL |
| IGS |
Irish Genealogical Society. |
| IHGS |
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. |
| IIGS |
International Internet Genealogical Society |
| IL |
Illinois |
| ILL |
Inter-Library Loan. |
| illegitimate |
child born to a woman who is not married to the father. |
| illus |
illustrated. |
| Illustr. |
Illustration, ted. |
| imit. |
imitative. |
| Immens |
to be near |
| immigrant |
person moving into a country from another country. |
| immigration |
immigration is when an individual goes into a new country to live. |
| Imminens |
eminent - immediate |
| Immunol. |
Immunology. |
| imp. |
imported. |
| imp. |
imperative. |
| impers. |
impersonal. |
| impf. |
imperfect. |
| Impositum |
the name bestowed |
| Impressment |
the act of seizing people or property for public service or use |
| IN |
Indiana |
| in. |
inch; inches. |
| inc. |
incorporated; inclusive. |
| Incola |
resident |
| Ind. |
Indian, indictment |
| Ind. |
Independent, people living on their own means (1841 Census) |
| ind. |
indicative. |
| indef. |
indefinite. |
| Indenture |
a deed - contract - or sealed agreement executed between two or more parties; a contract by which a person is bound over for services |
| Indentured Servant |
one who was voluntarily or involuntarily committed to working for someone for a fixed number of years (usually 4 to 7) in exchange for passage to America or some other financial advantage (i.e. - learning a trade). An indentured servant had few - if any - rights - but people without skills or money accepted this position in order to emigrate. After the period of work was over - the servant usually became a freeman. It was also common practice for parents to indenture their children with the intent of having their child learn a trade or craft. |
| indentured servant |
person who is bound into the service of another person for a specified period, usually seven years in the 18th and 19th centuries to pay for passage to another country. |
| index |
in genealogical terms, an index is an alphabetical list of names that were taken from a particular set of records. For example, a census record index lists the names of individuals that are found in a particular set of census records. Indexes mostly come in book form, but you can also find them on CD-ROM, microfilm, and microfiche. |
| Indian Campaign |
"1865-68 OR, ID, CA" |
| Indian Campaign |
"1867-69 KS, CO & Ind. Terr." |
| Indian Campaigns |
"1874-75 KS, CO, TX, NM,& Indian Territory" |
| Indian Stream |
"1835-36 New Hampshire" |
| Industr. |
Industry, ial. |
| inf. |
infantry. |
| inf. |
infant, information |
| Inf. |
Infantry |
| inf. |
[1] infantry; [2] infant; [3] information [4] infancy; [5] infinitive. |
| inf. |
infant |
| Infant |
a minor |
| infant |
person under legal age. |
| Infantem |
child |
| Infantile Paralysis |
polio |
| infl. |
influenced. |
| info. |
information |
| Infra |
down - below |
| inhab |
inhabitant; inhabited. |
| In-Law |
colonists used this term for any familial relationship that occurred from a marriage. Thus - a woman's father-in-law could be her husband's father or her stepfather. Her son-in-law could be her daughter's husband or her own stepson. |
| Inorg. |
Inorganic. |
| Inprimis |
in the first place |
| Inqus |
repeat - maintain |
| Ins. |
Insurance. |
| inst. |
instant |
| inst. |
instant (last, as in Wednesday inst.) |
| Inst. |
Institute, tion. |
| inst. |
instant (Latin), of the current month |
| instant |
of this month. |
| Instrument |
a formal document such as a deed or a will |
| int. |
interned, interest, marriage intention, interred |
| int. |
[1] intention; [2] interred; [3] interjection. |
| int. |
intentions, public notice of an upcoming marriage |
| International Genealogical Index (IGI) |
the International Genealogical Index (IGI) is one of the resources of the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Containing approximately 250 million names, it is an index of people's names that were either submitted to the church, or were extracted from records that the church has microfilmed over the years. You can use the IGI to locate information about your ancestors. |
| Intestate |
having no legal will; not disposed of by legal will |
| intestate |
used to denote a person who died without leaving a will. |
| intl |
international. |
| intr. |
intransitive. |
| Introd. |
Introduction. |
| INV |
Inverness-shire (Includes islands: Lewis (part), North Uist, South Uist, and Skye) (CCC). |
| inv. |
inventory |
| inv. |
inventory. |
| Inventory |
a list of goods in the estate of a deceased person |
| inventory |
an inventory is a legal list of all the property in a deceased person's estate. The executor of the will is required to make an inventory. |
| IOF |
Independent Order of Foresters |
| IOF |
Independant Order of Foresters |
| IOGT |
Independent Order of Good Templars |
| IOJD |
International Order of Job's Daughters (freemason) |
| IOJD |
International Order of Job's Daughters |
| IOM |
Isle of Man |
| IOM |
Isle of Man I.O.M (CCC). |
| IOOF |
Independent Order of Odd Fellows (fraternal organization) |
| IOOF |
Independant Order of Odd Fellows |
| IOR |
Independent Order of Rechabites |
| IORG |
International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (freemasonry) |
| IORM |
Improved Order of Red Men |
| IOU |
I owe you. |
| IOUAM |
Improved Order of United American Mechanics |
| IOW |
Isle of Wight (Before October 1974, the Isle of Wight was administered with the county of Hampshire) (CCC). |
| Ipsius |
in person - of own accord |
| Ir. |
Irish. |
| IRC |
International Reply Coupon. |
| IRL |
Ireland |
| Ironmonger |
dealer in iron goods |
| Iroquois |
1642-53 New Eng.; Acadia |
| irreg. |
irregular, ly. |
| ISBGFH |
International Society of British Genealogy and Family History |
| ISBN |
International Standard Book Number. |
| ISSN |
International Standard Serial Number. |
| issue |
children, descendants, offspring. |
| Issue |
offspring or children |
| It. |
Italian. |
| ITA |
Italy |
| J. |
[1] jack; [2] joule(s); [3] Judge; [4] Justice, [5] Journeyman (1841 Census) |
| j. |
joined (Quaker) |
| J.C.R. |
[1] Junior Combination Room; [2] Junior Common Room. |
| J.O.A.M. |
Junior Order of American Mechanics |
| J.O.U.A.M. |
Junior Order of United American Mechanics |
| J.P. |
Justice of the Peace |
| J.P. |
Justice of the Peace. |
| j.u. |
jure uxoris (right of wife) |
| j.u. |
jure uxoris (right of wife). |
| Jagger |
Fish peddler |
| Jail Fever |
typhus |
| Jan. |
January. |
| Janvier |
January |
| Jap. |
Japanese. |
| jas |
joined another society (Quaker) |
| Jas. |
James. |
| Jaundice |
condition caused by blockage of the intestines |
| jd |
jonge dochter/ young daughter (Dutch) |
| Jenkin's Ear |
1739-42 Florida |
| JGS |
Jewish Genealogical Society |
| jm |
jonge man / young man (Dutch) |
| jno |
John or Johannes. |
| Jno. |
John (f. L. Johannes), should not be mistaken for Jonathan. |
| joc. |
jocular, ly. |
| John Brown's Raid |
"1859 VA" |
| joiner |
carpenter who does finish work. |
| Jon. |
Jonah, Jonathan. |
| Jonth. |
Jonathan. |
| Jos. |
Joseph. |
| Josh. |
Joshua or sometimes Joseph. |
| Journeyman |
craftsman hired day by day |
| Journeyman |
One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day |
| Joyner/Joiner |
A skilled carpenter |
| JP |
justice of the peace. |
| JP |
Justice of the Peace |
| Jr. |
junior (younger of two). |
| Jr., jun. |
junior (younger of two) |
| Jrnl. |
Journal. |
| JSY |
Jersey, Channel Islands (CCC). |
| jud. |
judicial. |
| Juillet |
July |
| Juin |
June |
| Julian Calendar |
calendar named for Julius Caesar and used from 45 B.C. to 1582, called the "Old Style" calendar; replaced by the Gregorian calendar. |
| Julian Calendar |
the calendar in use prior to 1752 (see Gregorian Calendar) - created by Julius Caesar |
| jun. |
junior (younger of two). |
| Jun. |
Junior. |
| Junior - Senior |
these terms were used in early times to differentiate between men (and sometimes women) with the same name whether they were related or not. These titles were not permanent - but rather conveniences in colonial families and communities. |
| junr. |
junior. |
| juvenis |
juvinile, minor, under legal age. |
| k. |
killed |
| K. |
King |
| k. |
killed. |
| K. |
King(‘s). |
| K.B. |
Knight of the Bath |
| K.B. |
[1] Knight of the Bath (decoration); [2] King’s Bench. |
| K.B.E. |
Knight Commander (of the Order) of the British Empire (decoration). |
| K.C. |
[1] King’s College; [2] King’s Counsel; [3] The King's Colonials. |
| K.C.B. |
Knight Commander (of the Order) of the Bath (decoration). |
| K.C.I.E. |
Knight Commander (of the Order) of the Indian Empire (decoration). |
| K.C.M.G. |
Knight Commander (of the Order0 of St. Michael & St. George (decoration). |
| K.C.S.I. |
Knight Commander (of the Order) of the Star of India (decoration). |
| K.C.V.O. |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (decoration). |
| K.G. |
Knight of the Garter |
| K.G. |
Knight of the Garter (decoration). |
| K.L.I. |
The King’s Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment). |
| K.O. |
The King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). |
| K.O.L.I. |
The King’s Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment). |
| K.O.R.R. |
The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). |
| K.O.S.B. |
The King’s Own Scottish Borderers. |
| K.O.Y.L.I. |
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. |
| K.of C. |
Knights of Columbus |
| K.of P. |
Knights of Pythias |
| K.P. |
Knight (of the Order) of St. Patrick (decoration). |
| K.R. |
The King’s Regiment (Liverpool). |
| K.R.R.C. |
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps. |
| K.S. |
King’s Scholar. |
| K.S.L.I. |
The King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. |
| K.St.J. |
Knight (of the Order) of St. John (decoration). |
| K.T. |
Knight of the Thistle (Scotland) |
| K.T. |
[1] Knight Templar; [2] Knight (of the Order) of the Thistle (decoration). |
| Kansas Troubles |
"1854-59 Kansas" |
| KC |
Knights of Columbus |
| KCD |
Kincardineshire (CCC). |
| Keeler |
a cooler - a broad shallow wooden vessel - where milk was set to cream or wait to cool |
| Keeler |
Bargeman |
| Keller |
salt keeper |
| Kellogg |
slaughter man |
| Kempster |
Wool comber |
| KEN |
Kent (CCC). |
| KER |
Kerry (CCC). |
| KGE |
Knights of the Golden Eagle |
| KID |
Kildare (CCC). |
| KIK |
Kilkenny (CCC). |
| Kilderkin |
a small vessel - the eighth part of a tun or vat |
| Kindred |
a group of blood-related persons |
| King George's |
1740 GA & VA |
| King Philip's |
1675-76 New England |
| King Willliam's War |
1689-97 Canada |
| King’s, The |
(Liverpool Regiment). |
| King's evil |
tuberculosis of neck and lymph glands |
| Kith and Kin |
friends and neighbors |
| KKD |
Kirkcudbrightshire (CCC). |
| Klamath & Salmon River Indian |
"1855 Oregon & Idaho" |
| KLH |
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knights and Ladies of Honor |
| knave |
servant boy. |
| knowl. |
knowledge. |
| knt. |
knight. |
| KOSB |
The King's Own Scottish Borderers |
| KOTM |
Knights of the Maccabees |
| KOYLI |
The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| KP |
Order of Knights of Pythias |
| KRS |
Kinross-shire (CCC). |
| KS |
Kansas |
| KSLI |
The King's Shropshire Light Infantry |
| KT |
Knights Templar |
| Kt. |
Knight Bachelor. |
| kt. |
knight. |
| kt., knt. |
knight |
| KUV |
Kranken Unterstuetzungs Verein |
| KY |
Kentucky |
| £.s.d. |
pounds, shillings, and pence, former British currency (f. L. librae, solidi, denarii) |
| L. |
[1] Latin; [2] Lake, [3] Liberal (Party). |
| l. |
[1] line; [2] left; [3] lire; [4] litre(s). |
| L.A.H. |
Licentiate of Apothecaries’ Hall, Dublin. |
| l.b. |
leg bye(s). |
| L.B.H.Y. |
The Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry. |
| L.B.R. |
London & Birmingham Railway Company. |
| L.B.S.C.R. |
London Brighton & South Coast Railway Company. |
| l.b.w. |
leg before wicket. |
| l.c. |
[1] letter of credit; [2] lower case (f L. loco citato) |
| L.C. |
Labour Corps (formed 1916; disbanded 1919). |
| L.C.C. |
London County Council-abolished 1963, superseded by GLC. |
| L.C.D.R. |
London Chatham & Dover Railway. |
| L.C.J. |
Lord Chief Justice. |
| L.C.P. |
Licentiate of the College of Preceptors. |
| L.D.S. |
Licentiate in Dental Surgery. |
| L.D.V. |
Local Defence Volunteers (later Home Guard). |
| L.E.A. |
Local Education Authority. |
| L.F. |
The Lancashire Fusiliers. |
| L.G. |
[1] Life Guards.; [2] Low German. |
| L.G.U. |
Ladies Golf Union. |
| l.h. |
left hand. |
| L.H.Y. |
The Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry. |
| L.I. |
[1] Light Infantry; [2] Long Island. |
| L.J. |
Lord Justice. |
| L.L. |
Lord Lieutenant. |
| L.M. |
Licentiate of Midwifery. |
| L.M.B.C. |
Lady Margaret Boat Club (St John’s College, Cambridge). |
| L.M.H. |
Lady Margaret Hall. |
| L.M.R. |
Liverpool & Manchester Railway. |
| L.M.S. |
[1] London Mathematical Society, [2] London, Midland, Scottish Railway, [3] London Missionary Society. |
| L.M.S.R. |
London Midland & Scottish Railway Company. |
| L.M.S.S.A. |
Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery, Society of Apothecaries. |
| L.N.E.R. |
London & North Eastern Railway Company. |
| L.N.L.R. |
The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. |
| L.N.R. |
Leeds Northern Railway. |
| L.N.W.R. |
London & North Western Railway Company. |
| L.R. |
[1] The Leicestershire Regiment (designated "Royal" 1946); [2] The Lincolnshire Regiment (designated "Royal" 1946); [3] The Lowland Regiment (formed 1942; disbanded 1949); [4] The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire). |
| L.R.A.M. |
Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music. |
| L.R.C.P. |
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. |
| L.R.C.P.Ed. |
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh. |
| L.R.C.P.I. |
Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland. |
| L.R.D. |
Llanelli Railway & Dock Company. |
| L.R.D.G. |
Long Range Desert Group (formed 1940; disbanded 1945). |
| L.R.F.P.S.G. |
Licentiate of the Royal faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow. |
| l.s. |
place of seal (on document) (f. L. locus sigilli). |
| L.S.A. |
Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries. |
| L.S.E. |
London School of Economics. |
| L.S.W.R. |
London & South Western Railway Company. |
| L.S.Y. |
Lovat Scouts Yeomanry. |
| L.T.A. |
Lawn Tennis Association. |
| L.T.M. |
Licentiate of Tropical Medicine. |
| L.T.S. |
London, Tilbury & Southend Railway Company. |
| L.W.M. |
low-water mark. |
| L.Y. |
[1] The Lanarkshire Yeomanry; [2] The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own); [3] The Lincolnshire Yeomanry. |
| L.Y.R. |
[1] Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company. [2] Leeds & York Railway. |
| L/Cpl. |
Lance Corporal. |
| L’pool |
Liverpool. |
| LA |
Louisiana |
| Lab. |
Labour (Party). |
| Lafitte's Pirates |
"1814 Local" |
| Lafitte's Pirates |
"1821 Galveston" |
| LAN |
Lancashire (CCC). |
| Lancs |
Lancashire. |
| land records |
land records are deeds -- proof that a piece of land is owned by a particular individual. The information you receive from the records will vary, but you will at least get a name, the location of the property, and the period of ownership. |
| Lands and Tenements |
real property - as opposed to personal property |
| lang. |
language. |
| Lardner |
Keeper of the cupboard |
| Lardner |
official in charge of pig food |
| Lat. |
Latitude. |
| lat. |
latitude. |
| late |
denoting someone who is deceased, ie., the late John Thomas. |
| Lavender |
Washer woman |
| lb. |
Pound(s) (weight) (f. L. libra). |
| LBN |
Lebanon |
| lc |
lower case (type), e.g. small letter. |
| LCBA |
Loyal Christian Benefit Association |
| Ld. |
Lord. |
| Ldg. |
Leading (Seaman etc.) |
| LDRS GFH |
Genealogy Forum Helper (a prefix to a screen name of a new volunteer. Once they become more experienced, they will become HOST GFS.) |
| LDS |
Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (Mormons). |
| LDS |
Latter Day Saints (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) |
| LDS |
Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints, Mormon Church |
| LDY |
Londonderry (Often referred to simply as Derry) (CCC). |
| lect. |
lecture(s). |
| Lederer |
Leather maker |
| Leech |
Physician |
| Legacy |
money or property bequeathed to someone by will |
| legacy |
property or money bequeathed to someone in a will. |
| legatee |
someone who inherits money or property from a person who left a will. |
| LEI |
Leicestershire (CCC). |
| Leics |
Leicestershire. |
| Leisler's Rebellion |
1688-91 New England |
| less. |
lesson(s). |
| lessee |
person leasing property from an owner. |
| lessor |
owner leasing property to a tenant. |
| LET |
Leitrim (CCC). |
| Let., Lett. |
letter, letters. |
| Letters Testamentary |
court document allowing the executor named in a will to carry out his or her duties. |
| Levante |
witness |
| LEX |
Laois (Sometimes spelt Laoighis; also known as Leix. Before 1921 it was called Queen's County, or simply Queen's) (CCC). |
| LGAR |
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic |
| Lib. Liberal. |
|
| liber |
book of public records. |
| lic. |
license. |
| lic. |
license |
| lic. |
license. |
| lien |
claim placed on property by a person who is owed money. |
| Lieut. |
Lieutenant |
| life estate |
use interest in property until death. |
| Ligatus |
bound - joined - married |
| LIM |
Limerick (CCC). |
| Limner |
draughtsman or artist |
| LIN |
Lincolnshire (CCC). |
| Lincs |
Lincolnshire. |
| lineage |
direct line of descent from an ancestor; ancestry; progeny. |
| Lineal Descendant |
being in the direct line of descent from an ancestor |
| lis pendens |
notices of suits pending litigation, usually in matters concerning land. |
| lit. |
literal, ly. |
| Lit. |
Literary. |
| Lit.B. |
Literarum Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Literature. |
| Lit.D |
Literarum Doctor, Doctor of Literature |
| Lith. |
Lithuanian. |
| litigant |
person involved in a lawsuit. |
| Litt.D. |
Doctor of Letters. |
| liv |
living, lived |
| liv. |
living. |
| liv. |
living (alive), livery |
| liv. |
living (alive), livery. |
| LKA |
Sri Lanka |
| LKS |
Lanarkshire (CCC). |
| ll. |
lines. |
| LL.B. |
Bachelor of Laws (f. L. Legum Baccalaureus). |
| LL.D. |
Doctor of Laws (f. L. Legum Doctor). |
| LL.M. |
Master of Laws (f. L. Legum Magister). |
| LMA |
London Metropolitan Archives (was GLRO until 1997). |
| LND |
London (Following the London Government Act 1963, Greater London was formed from: London (LND) Middlesex (Middx, MDX) and parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent and Surrey) (CCC). |
| LOC |
Library of Congress |
| loc. cit. |
loco citato (in the place cited) |
| loc. cit. |
loco citato, in the place cited. |
| local history |
a local history is usually a book about a particular town or county. Local histories were quite popular in the late 19th century. While they often give the history of the development of the area, they usually also include some information about the important families that lived there. |
| Lock Jaw |
tetanus |
| Loco |
to place - establish - give in marriage |
| loco parentis |
in place of the parent or parents. |
| Locus |
place |
| LOG |
Longford (CCC). |
| LOI |
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland |
| LOM |
Loyal Order of Moose |
| Long sickness |
tuberculosis |
| long. |
longitude. |
| Longshoreman |
Stevedore |
| LOOM |
Loyal Order Of Moose |
| Lormer |
Maker of horse gear |
| LOU |
Louth (CCC). |
| Louisbourg |
1745 New England |
| Loyalist |
a Tory (person who remained loyal to England during the Revolutionary War) who later moved to Canada or to another British possession |
| loyalist |
colonist who supported the British during the American Revolution; Tory. |
| LS |
locus sigilli (Latin), where a seal is placed |
| Lt. |
[1] Lieutenant( ); [2] Light. |
| Lt., Lieut. |
Lieutenant |
| ltd. |
limited. |
| Ltd. |
Limited Liability (Company). |
| ltd. |
limited. |
| ltm |
liberated to marry |
| LTN |
Lothian (CCC). |
| LTU |
Lithunia |
| Lung Fever |
pneumonia |
| Lung Sickness |
tuberculosis |
| LUX |
Luxemburg |
| lvd |
lived |
| lvg |
living |
| LXX |
Septugant; seventy. |
| Lying in |
time of delivery of a baby |
