A-B |
C-D |
E-G |
H-L |
M-N |
O-Q |
R-S |
T-Z
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| Abbreviation |
Definition |
| R. |
[1] Railways; [2] Regina, Queen; [3] Rex, King; [4] Royal; [5] River; [6] Regiment. |
| r. |
[1] right; [2] recto; [3] run(s). |
| R. and A. |
Royal and Ancient (Golf Club, St. Andrews, Scotland). |
| R. of O. |
Reserve of Officers. |
| R.A. |
[1] Royal Academy; [2] Royal Academician; [3] Royal Artillery (see also R.F.A.); [4] right accession. |
| R.A.A.F. |
Royal Australian Air Force. |
| R.A.C. |
Royal Automobile Club. |
| R.A.C.D. |
Royal Army Chaplains' Department. |
| R.A.D.A. |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. |
| R.A.F. |
Royal Air Force. |
| R.A.F.V.R. |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. |
| R.A.M. |
Royal Academy of Music. |
| R.A.M. |
Royal Arch Masons |
| R.A.M.C. |
Royal Army Medical Corps. |
| R.A.N. |
Royal Australian Navy. |
| R.A.O.C. |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps. |
| R.A.P.C. |
Royal Army Pay Corps. |
| R.A.P.D. |
Royal Army Pay Department. |
| R.A.S.C. |
Royal Army Service Corp. |
| R.A.V.C. |
Royal Army Veterinary Corps. |
| R.B. |
The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). |
| R.B.A. |
Royal Society of British Artists. |
| R.B.H. |
The Royal Bucks Hussars. |
| R.B.R. |
The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). |
| R.C. |
Roman Catholic. |
| R.C. |
[1] Red Cross; [2] Roman Catholic, [3] reinforced concrete. |
| R.C. |
Reconnaissance Corps (formed 1941; disbanded 1946). |
| R.C.A. |
[1] Royal College of Art, [2] Radio Corporation of America. |
| R.C.A.F. |
Royal Canadian Air Force. |
| R.C.Ch. |
Roman Catholic Church. |
| R.C.M. |
Royal College of Music. |
| R.C.M.P. |
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
| R.C.N. |
[1] Royal Canadian Navy; [2] Royal College of Nursing. |
| R.C.N.C. |
Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. |
| R.C.O. |
Royal College of Organists. |
| R.C.P. |
Royal College of Physicians. |
| R.C.S. |
[1] Royal College of Science; [2] Royal College of Surgeons; [3] Royal Corps of Signals. |
| R.C.S. |
Royal Corps of Signals (formed 1920). |
| R.C.T. |
Royal Corps of Transport. |
| R.C.V.S. |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. |
| R.D. |
[1] refer to drawer; [2] (Royal Naval) Reserve Decoration; [3] Rural Dean, [3] Rural District. |
| R.D.C. |
Royal Defence Corps (formed 1916; disbanded 1936). |
| R.D.C. |
Rural District Council. |
| R.D.F. |
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers (disbanded 1922). |
| R.D.I. |
Designer for Industry of the Royal Society of Arts. |
| R.D.Y. |
Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry. |
| R.E. |
Royal Engineers. |
| R.E.K.M.R. |
The Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles (The Duke of Connaught's Own). |
| R.E.M.E. |
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. |
| R.E.M.E. |
The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (formed 1942). |
| R.E.S. |
River Emergency Service. |
| R.F. |
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). |
| R.F.A. |
[1] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fleet Auxiliary. |
| R.F.C. |
[1] Royal Flying Corps, forerunner of R.A.F.; [2] Rugby Football Club. |
| R.F.C. |
Royal Flying Corps (formed 1912). |
| R.F.C.N.W. |
Royal Flying Corps Naval Wing. |
| R.F.R. |
Royal Fleet Reserve. |
| R.G.A. |
Royal Garrison Artillery. |
| R.G.H. |
The Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. |
| R.G.S. |
Royal Geographical Society. |
| r.h. |
right hand. |
| R.H.A. |
[1] Royal Horse Artillery; [2] Royal Hibernian Academy. |
| R.H.G. |
Royal Horse Guards (The Blues). |
| R.H.S. |
[1] Royal Historical Society; [2] Royal Horticultural Society; [3] Royal Humane Society. |
| R.I. |
[1] King & Emperor (f. L. Rex et Imperator); [2] Queen and Empress (f. L. Regina et Imperatrix); [3] Rhode Island; [4] Royal Institute; [5] Royal Institution. |
| R.I.A. |
Royal Irish Academy. |
| R.I.B.A. |
Royal Institute of British Architects. |
| R.I.C.S. |
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. |
| R.I.F. |
[1] The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers; [2] The Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's). |
| R.I.N. |
Royal Indian Navy. |
| R.I.P. |
Requiescat in pace, May he rest in peace. |
| R.I.R. |
[1] The Royal Irish Rifles (redesignated 1922 "Ulster"); [2] The Royal Irish Regiment (disbanded 1922). |
| R.L. |
Rugby League. |
| R.M. |
[1] Resident Magistrate; [2] Royal Mail; [3] Royal Marines. |
| R.M.A. |
Royal Military Academy. |
| R.M.F. |
The Royal Munster Fusiliers (disbanded 1922). |
| R.M.L.I. |
Royal Marine Light Infantry. |
| R.M.O. |
Reserve of Medical Officers. |
| R.M.S. |
Royal Mail Steamer or Steamship (or Service). |
| R.N. |
[1] Royal Navy; [2] registered nurse. |
| R.N.(V.)R. |
Royal Naval (Volunteer) Reserve. |
| R.N.A. |
Royal Naval Academy. |
| R.N.A.S. |
Royal Naval Air Service. |
| R.N.A.S.A.A.C. |
Royal Naval Air Service Anti-Aircraft Corps. |
| R.N.A.S.B.R. |
Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Birth Reserve. |
| R.N.A.V. |
Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers. |
| R.N.A.W.R. |
Royal Naval Auxiliary Wireless Reserve. |
| R.N.C. |
Royal Naval College. |
| R.N.C.V. |
Royal Naval Coast Volunteers. |
| R.N.D. |
Royal Naval Division. |
| R.N.D.Y. |
The Royal North Devon Yeomanry (Hussars). |
| R.N.E.C. |
Royal Naval Engineering College. |
| R.N.F. |
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. |
| R.N.L.I. |
Royal National Lifeboat Institution. |
| R.N.M.B.R. |
Royal Naval Motor Boat Reserve. |
| R.N.P.S. |
Royal Naval Patrol Service. |
| R.N.R. |
[1] The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (raised 1914; disbanded 1919). see also Canadian Army; [2] The Royal Norfolk Regiment. |
| R.N.R. |
Royal Naval Reserve. |
| R.N.R.(T.) |
Royal Naval Reserve Trawler Section. |
| R.N.T.S. |
Royal Naval Transport Service. |
| R.N.V.(S.)R. |
Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve. |
| R.N.V.(W.)R. |
Royal Naval Volunteer Wireless Reserve. |
| R.N.V.R. |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. |
| R.N.V.R.A.A.C. |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Anti-Aircraft Corps. |
| R.N.V.R.P.S. |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Pigeon Service. |
| R.N.W.A.R. |
Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve. |
| R.N.X.S. |
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. |
| R.N.Z.A.F. |
Royal New Zealand Air Force. |
| R.N.Z.N. |
Royal New Zealand Navy. |
| R.O.C. |
Royal Observer Corps. |
| R.O.I. |
Royal Institute of Oil Painters. |
| R.O.T.C. |
Reserve Officer’s Training Corps. |
| R.P.C. |
Royal Pioneer Corps. |
| R.P.S. |
Royal Photographic Society. |
| R.R. |
[1] Rhymney Railway Company; [2] Rolls Royce. |
| R.R.A. |
Royal Regiment of Artillery. |
| R.R.C. |
(Lady of the) Royal Red Cross. |
| R.R.F.A. |
Royal Regiment of Field Artillery. |
| R.R.G.A. |
Royal Regiment of Garrison Artillery. |
| R.S. |
The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment), (The Royal Regiment) [2] Royal Society. |
| R.S.A. |
[1] Royal Scottish Academician; [2] Royal Scottish Academy; [3] Royal Society of Arts. |
| R.S.B.R. |
Rhondda & Swansea Bay Railway Company. |
| R.S.D. |
[1] Royal Society of Dublin [2] Rural Sanitary District. |
| R.S.E. |
Royal Society of Edinburgh. |
| R.S.F. |
The Royal Scots Fusiliers. |
| R.S.F.S.R. |
Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. |
| R.S.M. |
[1] Regimental Sergeant Major; [2] Royal School of Musketry. |
| R.S.P.C.A. |
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. |
| R.S.R. |
[1] Raiding Support Regiment (formed 1943; disbanded 1945); [2] The Royal Sussex Regiment. |
| R.S.V. |
Revised Standard Version (of Bible). |
| R.S.V.P. |
please answer (f. Fr. Répondez s’il vous plaît) |
| R.Sigs. |
Royal Corps of Signals. |
| R.T. |
[1] radio telegraphy; [2] radio telephony. |
| R.T.C. |
Royal Tank Corps. |
| R.T.R. |
Royal Tank Regiment. |
| R.T.S. |
Religious Tract Society. |
| R.U. |
Rugby Union. |
| R.U.C. |
Royal Ulster Constabulary. |
| R.U.R(if.). |
The Royal Ulster Rifles. |
| R.V. |
[1] Revised Version (of Bible); [2] Rifle Volunteers. |
| R.V.C. |
Rifle Volunteer Corps. |
| R.W.F. |
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (redesignated 1921 "Welch"). |
| R.W.R. |
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment. |
| R.W.S. |
Royal water Colour Society. |
| R.W.Y. |
The Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales's Own). |
| R.Y.C. |
Royal Yacht Club. |
| R.Y.S. |
Royal Yacht Squadron. |
| RA |
Royal Academy |
| RA |
Royal Arcanum |
| RAD |
Radnorshire (CCC). |
| Rail. Lab. |
Railway Labourer (1841 Census) |
| RCA |
Railway Carmen of America |
| rcd |
recorded; received |
| RCJ |
Rogationists Cordis Jesu (formal name for Rogationists, Roman Catholic Order of Men) |
| Rd. |
Road. |
| re |
reference; regarding. |
| real property |
land and anything attached to it, such as houses, building, barns, growing timber, growing crops, etc. |
| rec |
received |
| rec. |
record, recorded |
| rec. |
record, recorded. |
| rec'd |
received. |
| receiver |
person appointed by court to hold property until a suit is settled. |
| Recensement |
Census |
| reconveyance |
property sold to another person is transferred back to the original owner. |
| recrq |
received by request (Quaker) |
| Redemptioner |
a colonial emigrant from Europe to North America who paid for his voyage by serving as a bondservant for a specified period of time after arrival |
| redupl. |
reduplicating. |
| reeve |
churchwarden; early name for sheriff in England. |
| ref. |
refer, reference |
| ref. |
refer, reference. |
| refl. |
reflexive. |
| reg. |
register. |
| Reg. |
Register. |
| reg. |
regular. |
| Regt. |
Regiment |
| regt. |
regiment. |
| rel |
related to. |
| relecta |
widow |
| relectus |
widower |
| relfc |
released from care of (Quaker) |
| Relict |
widow - sometimes a widower |
| relict |
widow. |
| relicta |
widow. |
| relictus |
widower. |
| relrq |
released by request (Quaker) |
| rem. |
removed (moved, left the area) |
| rem. |
removed. |
| rem. |
remove, removed |
| Remitting fever |
malaria |
| Renatus |
baptized |
| rep. |
representative |
| rep. |
[1] report(s); [2] representative. |
| repr. |
representative, representing. |
| repud. |
repudiate. |
| repud. |
repudiated |
| repud. |
repudiated. |
| res. |
residence; research. |
| res. |
resides, resided |
| res. |
[1] research.[2] resides, resided. |
| researcher id card |
All researchers using original records at the National Archives or National Archives regional centers must get a researcher ID card. If you just plan to use microfilmed records, you do not need to get an ID card. To get an ID card you will be asked to fill out an application. You should bring photo identification, such as a driver's license, school identification card, or passport on your first visit to the archives. Researcher ID cards are free of charge and are valid for two years. The ID card must be presented at each visit. |
| ret mbrp |
retained membership (Quaker) |
| ret. |
retired. |
| ret. |
retired, returned |
| ret. |
returned. |
| ret. |
retired; returned |
| retd. |
[1] retired; [2] returned. |
| rev |
reversed |
| Rev. |
reverend. |
| Rev. |
Reverend, Revolutionary |
| Rev. |
[1] Revelation; [2] Reverend [3] sometimes Revolutionary. |
| rev. |
revised, review. |
| Rev. War |
Revolutionary War. |
| Revenuer |
federal officer enforcing the law against illegal manufacturing of whiskey |
| Revolution in MD |
1689 Maryland |
| RFW |
Renfrewshire (CCC). |
| RGLI |
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry |
| RHF |
Royal Highland Fusiliers |
| RI |
Rhode Island |
| Rickets |
disease of the skeletal system |
| Rigger |
Hoist tackle worker |
| Ripper |
Seller of fish |
| rit., ritard. |
ritardando, gradually slower (music). |
| ritn. |
ritenuto, retarding (music). |
| RJLI |
Royal Jersey Light Infantry |
| rly. |
railway. |
| rm(t) |
reported married (to) |
| rm. |
room. |
| RMLI |
Royal Marine Light Infantry |
| RNA |
Royal Neighbors of America |
| Ro. |
(recto), On the right hand page (see Vo.) |
| ROC |
Ross and Cromarty (Includes part of the island of Lewis) (CCC). |
| roc |
received on certificate (Quaker) |
| rocf |
received on certificate from (Quaker) |
| Rogue River Indian |
"1851, 1853, 1856 Oregon" |
| rol |
received on letter (Quaker) |
| rolf |
received on letter from (Quaker) |
| Rom. |
Roman, romance. |
| Roper |
Maker of rope or nets |
| ROS |
Roscommon (CCC). |
| Rot. |
rotalus (Roll, Rolls) |
| Rot. |
rotalus (Roll, Rolls). |
| Rower |
builder of small wagon wheels |
| ROX |
Roxburghshire (CCC). |
| rpd |
reported |
| rpm |
revolutions per minute. |
| rqc |
requested certificate (Quaker) |
| rqct |
requested certificate to (Quaker) |
| rqcuc |
requested to come under care (Quaker) |
| RQM |
Regimental Quartermaster (US Civil War) |
| rrq |
request, requests, requested |
| Rs. |
rupees. |
| RSF |
The Royal Scots Fusiliers |
| RSOF |
Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) |
| rst |
reinstate, reinstated (Quaker) |
| rt. |
right. |
| Rt.Hon. |
Right Honourable. |
| Rt.Rev(d) |
Right Reverend. |
| RTT |
Royal Templars of Temperance |
| Rum. |
Rumanian. |
| Russ. |
Russian. |
| rustica |
country girl |
| rusticus |
country boy. |
| RUT |
Rutland (CCC). |
| Ry. |
Railway. |
| s. |
son. |
| s. |
[1] solidus, a shilling (English money); [2] second(s); [3] singular; [4] son. |
| S. |
[1] South(ern); [2] Saint; [3] Society. |
| s. |
son |
| s. & h. |
son and heir. |
| S. by E. |
South by East. |
| S. by W. |
South by West. |
| S. Yorks |
South Yorkshire. |
| s.a. |
sine anno (without year) |
| S.A. |
[1] Salvation Army; [2] South Africa; [3] South America; [4] South Australia; [5] Sturmabteilung (political militia of the Nazi party). |
| s.a. |
sine anno (without year). |
| S.A.C. |
Senior Aircraftman. |
| S.A.C.W. |
Senior Aircraftwoman. |
| S.A.E. |
Stamped, Addressed Envelope (British). |
| S.A.M.J.R. |
Stratford upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway Company. |
| S.A.R. |
Stratford Upon Avon Railway. |
| S.A.S. |
1st Special Air Service Regiment (1st Regt formed 1941; 2nd Regt formed 1943; disbanded 1945). |
| S.A.S.E. |
Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope (USA). |
| S.Afr. |
South Africa(n). |
| S.B. |
Bachelor of Science. |
| S.B.N. |
Standard Book Number. |
| S.C. |
[1] small capitals; [2] Special Constable; [3] South Carolina. |
| S.C.E. |
Scottish Certificate of Education. |
| S.C.M. |
State Certified Midwife. |
| S.C.R. |
[1] Senior Combination Room; [2] Senior Common Room; [3] Swindon & Cheltenham Railway. |
| s.d. |
sine die (without date), step-daughter |
| s.d. |
sine die (without date), step-daughter. |
| S.D.J.L.C. |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Line Committee. |
| S.D.L.R. |
South Durham & Lancashire Railway. |
| S.D.R. |
[1] Sheffield District Railway Company. [2] South Devon Railway, [3] Somerset & Dorset Railway Company. [4] Stockton & Darlington Railway. |
| S.E. |
South East(ern). |
| S.E.A.T.O. |
South-East Asia Treaty Organisation. |
| S.E.C.R. |
South Eastern & Chatham Railway Companies. |
| S.E.N. |
State Enrolled Nurse. |
| S.E.R. |
South Eastern Railway Company. |
| S.F. |
[1] Sea Fencibles; [2] The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) ("Nottinghamshire" added 1902). |
| S.F.A. |
Scottish Football Association. |
| S.G. |
[1] senior grade; [2] Solicitor General; [3] specific gravity; [4] Scots Guards. |
| s.g. |
specific gravity. |
| S.H. |
[1] Scottish Horse; [2] The Seaforth Highlanders (Ross |
| S.H.R. |
Shrewsbury & Hereford Railway. |
| S.I.H. |
South Irish Horse. |
| S.J. |
Society of Jesus (Jesuits). |
| S.L.I. |
The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's). |
| S.L.R. |
The South Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers). |
| S.M. |
Sergeant Major. |
| S.M.R. |
Swansea & Mumbles Railway. |
| S.N.D. |
Scottish National Dictionary. |
| S.N.H.Y. |
Southern Nottinghamshire Hussars Yeomanry. |
| S.O. |
Stationary Office. |
| S.O.S. |
("Save Our Souls") Distress signal. |
| S.P.C.C. |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. |
| S.P.C.K. |
Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. |
| S.P.G. |
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. |
| S.P.Q.R. |
Roman Senate and people (f. L. Senatus Populusque Romanus). |
| S.R. |
[1] Southern Railway Company; [2] The Suffolk Regiment. |
| S.R.C. |
Science Research Council. |
| S.R.N. |
State Registered Nurse. |
| S.R.N.R. |
Shetland Royal Naval Reserve. |
| S.R.O. |
[1] standing room only; [2] Statutory Rules and Orders. |
| S.R.R.(D.) |
Special Repair Ratings (Dockyards). |
| s.s. |
step-son |
| S.S. |
[1] steamship; [2] Nazi special police force (f. G. Schutz-Staffel). |
| s.s. |
step-son. |
| S.S.A.F.A. |
Soldier’s, Sailor’s and Airmen’s Families Association. |
| S.S.C. |
Solicitor to the Supreme Court. |
| S.S.E. |
south-south-east |
| S.S.P.L. |
Stranraer Steam Packet Line. |
| S.S.R. |
The South Staffordshire Regiment. |
| S.S.R.C. |
Social Science Research Council. |
| S.S.S. |
Shore Signal Service. |
| S.S.W. |
south-south-west |
| S.T.B. |
Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Sacred Theology. |
| S.T.D. |
Doctor of Sacred Theology (f. L. Sanctae Theologiae Doctor). |
| S.T.P. |
Professor of Sacred Theology (f. L. Sanctae Theologiae Professor). |
| S.U.R.C. |
Shropshire Union Railways & Canal Company. |
| s.v. |
sub voce, 'under the word'. |
| S.W.B. |
The South Wales Borderers. |
| S.W.R. |
South Wales Railway Company. |
| S.W.S. |
Shore Wireless Service. |
| S.Y. |
[1] The Shropshire Yeomanry (Dragoons); [2] The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment); [3] The Surrey Yeomanry (The Princess of Wales's); [4] The Sussex Yeomanry. |
| s/o |
son of. |
| s/o |
son of, sister of |
| s/o |
son of, sister of. |
| s/o |
son of |
| Sabine/Southwestern Indian |
"1836-37 Louisiana" |
| Sac & Fox Indian |
"1831 Illinois" |
| Saddler |
One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses |
| SAL |
Shropshire (CCC). |
| Salop |
Shropshire (Salop derives from Sloppesberie). |
| SAR |
Sons of the American Revolution |
| SAR |
Sons of the American Revolution |
| SAR |
Sons of the American Legions |
| SASE |
Self |
| Sat. |
Saturday. |
| Sawbones |
Physician |
| Sawyer |
One who saws; carpenter |
| Sawyer |
sawer of wood |
| say |
used with a date indicating a great degree of uncertainty (adverb) |
| sb. |
substantive. |
| SC |
South Carolina |
| sc. |
scilicet, Namely. |
| Sc. Nat. Dict. |
Scottish National Dictionary. |
| Sc., Scot. |
Scottish. |
| Sc.B. |
Bachelor of Science (f. L. Scientiae Baccalaureus). |
| Sc.D. |
Doctor of Science (f. L. scientiea doctor) |
| Scand. |
Scandinavia(n). |
| Scarlet Fever |
disease characterized by a red rash and sore |
| sch. |
school. |
| Schumacker |
Shoemaker |
| Scotl. |
Scotland. |
| Screws |
rheumatism |
| Scribler |
A minor or worthless author |
| Scrivener |
Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public |
| Scrivener |
scribe or clerk |
| Scrofula |
tuberculosis of the neck lymph nodes |
| Scrutiner |
Election judge |
| SCT |
Scotland |
| Scurvy |
weakness - spongy gums - hemorrhages under skin due to lack of vitamin C |
| SCV |
Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| SCV |
Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| SCW |
Society of Colonial Wars |
| SD |
South Dakota |
| SDWA |
Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge |
| sec., secy |
secretary. |
| secondary evidence |
evidence that is inferior to primary evidence or the best evidence. |
| Secondary Record |
or secondary source; a record created some time after the event |
| secondary source |
a secondary source is a record that was created a significant amount of time after an event occurred. For example, a marriage certificate would be a secondary source for a birth date, because the birth took place several years before the time of the marriage. However, that same marriage certificate would be a primary source for a marriage date, because it was created at the time of the marriage. |
| SEL |
Selkirkshire (CCC). |
| sel. |
selection. |
| self-addressed stamped envelope (sase) |
when you request records or other information from people and institutions, you should include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) in your letter. Of course, a SASE with U.S. postage stamps on it is only good in the United States. If you are expecting return mail from overseas, you should include an International Reply Coupon with your self-addressed envelope. This coupon serves as payment for any international postage you may need to pay. They can be purchased at your local post office. |
| Seminole Indian |
"1817-18 FL & GA" |
| Sempster |
seamstress |
| sen. |
senior (elder of two) |
| Sen. |
Senator. |
| Sen. |
senior (elder of two). |
| Senex |
old man |
| sep. |
separated |
| Sept |
Seven |
| Sept. |
September. |
| Septem |
seven |
| Septembre |
September |
| Septicemia |
blood poisoning |
| Sepulchered |
buried |
| seq. |
sequentia, the following. |
| ser. |
series. |
| Sergt. |
Sergeant. |
| Sergt., Sgt. |
Sergeant |
| serv. |
servant. |
| serv. |
served, servant |
| Serv. |
Servant (1841 Census) |
| serv. |
served |
| Servus/A Servarum |
servant/servants |
| sett. |
settled, settler |
| sett. |
settled, settler. |
| Sewer |
tailor or shoemaker |
| Sex |
six |
| SEYM |
South Eastern Yearly Meeting (Quaker) |
| SFK |
Suffolk (CCC). |
| sgd |
signed. |
| sgd. |
signed. |
| SGM |
South Glamorgan (CCC). |
| Sgt. |
Sergeant. |
| sh. |
shortly, ship |
| Sh. |
[1] shilling(s), [2] Shopman (1841 Census) |
| sh. |
shortly, ship. |
| sh. M. |
[1] Shoe Maker, [2] Shop Man. |
| Shakes |
delirium tremens |
| SHAPE |
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers, Europe. |
| Shay's Rebellion |
12/17861-87 Massachusetts |
| SHI |
Shetland (Also Shetland Isles, or Shetland Islands, but NOT The Shetlands, originally known as Zetland) (CCC). |
| Shingles |
viral disease with skin blisters |
| Ship's Fever |
Typhus |
| Shoe m. |
Shoe maker. |
| Shop K. |
Shop Keeper. |
| Shrieve |
Sheriff |
| SI |
sister |
| sib. |
sibling |
| sib. |
sibling. |
| Sibling |
a brother or sister |
| sibling |
a brother or sister, persons who share the same parents in common. |
| sic |
latin term signifying a copy reads exactly as the original; indicates a possible mistake in the original. |
| sic |
so written. |
| Siege of Quebec |
1759 Canada |
| SIG |
Special Interest Group (another term for the chats) |
| Sig. |
Signor. |
| s-I-l |
sister in law |
| s-i-l |
son-in-law, sister-in-law |
| sil |
son-in |
| sing. |
singular. |
| Sioux |
"1862-63 Minnesota" |
| Siriasis |
inflammation of the brain due to sun exposure |
| sis |
sister |
| sis. |
sister |
| sis. |
sister. |
| Six |
Six |
| SK |
Saskatchewan |
| Sk. |
Sketch. |
| Skr. |
Sanskrit. |
| Slater |
Roofer |
| Slav. |
Slavonic. |
| SLI |
Sligo (CCC). |
| Sloes |
milk sickness |
| Slopseller |
Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop |
| Snobscat/Snob |
One who repaired shoes |
| soc. |
society |
| Soc. |
Society. |
| social security death index |
the Social Security Death Index is an index of Social Security Death records. Generally this includes names of deceased Social Security recipients whose relatives applied for Social Security Death Benefits after their passing. Also included in the millions of records are approximately 400,000 railroad retirement records from the early 1900s to 1950s. |
| Sociol. |
Sociology, Sociological. |
| Socor |
father-in-law |
| Socvusus |
mother-in-law |
| Sœur |
Sister |
| Softening of the Brain |
apoplexy |
| SoG |
Society of Genealogists. |
| sol. |
soldier |
| SOM |
Somerset (CCC). |
| Soror |
sister |
| Sorter |
Tailor |
| Soundex |
a filing system - usually for recording surnames - using one letter followed by three numbers. The Soundex system keeps together names of the same and/or similar sounds - but of variant spellings. |
| soundex |
phoenetic indexing system. |
| source |
the document, record, publication, manuscript, etc. used to prove a fact. |
| Sov. |
Sov. - Sovereign is a title that can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word is borrowed from Old French souverain, which is ultimately derived from the Latin superānus, meaning 'above'. The roles of a sovereign vary from monarch, ruler or head of state to head of municipal government or head of a chivalric order. As a result, the word sovereignty has more recently also come to mean independence or autonomy. |
| SOWD |
Special Order War Department (US Civil War) |
| sp. |
[1] speech; [2] spelling. |
| Sp. |
Spanish. |
| sp. gr. |
specific gravity. |
| Spanish American |
"1898-99 Cuba" |
| spec. |
specifically, specimen. |
| Spicer |
grocer |
| Spinster |
A woman who spins or an unmarried woman |
| Spinster |
unmarried woman |
| sponsor |
a sponsor is an individual other than the parents of a child that takes responsibility for the child's religious education. Sponsors are usually present at a child's baptism. Sponsors are often referred to as godparents. |
| Spotted Fever |
typhus - cerebrospinal meningitis fever |
| Spouse |
a husband or wife |
| Sprue |
tropical disease characterized by intenstinal disorders and a sore throat |
| Spurius |
illegitimate |
| Spurrer |
Maker of spurs |
| sq |
square. |
| Squire |
Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace |
| Sr. |
Senior |
| Sr. |
[1] Senior; [2] Señor. |
| src. |
source |
| src. |
source. |
| SRK |
Sark, Channel Islands (CCC). |
| srnm. |
surname, last name. |
| SRY |
Surrey (CCC). |
| SS. |
Saints. |
| SSDI |
Social Security Death Index |
| SSDI |
Social Security Death Index (USA) |
| SSX |
Sussex (CCC). |
| St. |
saint; street. |
| St. |
[1] Saint; [2] stokes; [3] Street; [4] Strait. |
| st. |
stone. |
| St. Vitus Dance |
nervous twitches - chorea |
| Sta. |
Station. |
| Staffs |
Staffs |
| stand. |
standard. |
| Standard |
a chest; the upright stem or support of a lamp or candlestick |
| statute |
a law. |
| STD |
Strathclyde (Includes islands: Arran, Bute, Islay, Jura and Mull) (CCC). |
| step |
used in conjunction with a degree of kinship. |
| stepchild |
child of one of the spouses by a former marriage who has not been adopted by the step-parent. |
| stepfather |
husband of a child's mother by a later marriage. |
| stepmother |
wife of a child's father by a later marriage. |
| STI |
Stirlingshire (CCC). |
| str. |
strong. |
| Stranger's Fever |
yellow fever |
| struct. |
structure, structural. |
| STS |
Staffordshire (CCC). |
| stud. |
studies. |
| Stuff gown |
Junior barrister |
| Stuff gownsman |
Junior barrister |
| Stupuet |
a stew pan or skillet |
| subj. |
subject. |
| subord. cl. |
subordinate clause. |
| subseq. |
subsequent, subsequently |
| subst. |
substantively. |
| suc. |
succeeded (followed) |
| suc. |
succeeded (followed). |
| succ. |
successively, succession |
| succ. |
successively, succession. |
| suff. |
suffix. |
| summ. |
summoned |
| summ. |
summoned. |
| Sun. |
Sunday. |
| suo juris |
in his (her) right |
| suo juris |
in his (her) right. |
| Supercargo |
Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship |
| superl. |
superlative. |
| suppl. |
supplement. |
| supra |
above. |
| Supt. |
Superintendent. |
| surg. |
surgeon |
| surg. |
surgeon |
| Surg. |
[1] Surgery; [2] Surgical; [3] Surgeon. |
| surname |
last name, family name. |
| surv. |
survived |
| surv. |
survived. |
| SUT |
Sutherland (CCC). |
| Sutler |
accompanies troops in the field or garrison and sells food - drink - and supplies |
| SUVCW |
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (USA) |
| SVK |
Slovakia |
| Sw. |
Swedish. |
| SWE |
Sweden |
| Sweating Sickness |
infectious & fatal disease common to the UK in the 15th century |
| SXE |
East Sussex (CCC). |
| SXW |
West Sussex (CCC). |
| SYK |
South Yorkshire (CCC). |
| Syr. |
Syrian. |
| syst. |
system, systematic. |
