Abbreviations used are:- |
d |
daughter |
s |
son |
w |
wife |
wid or W |
widow |
widr or W |
widower |
bach or B |
bachelor |
sp or S |
spinster |
L |
marriage by licence |
B |
marriage by banns |
R |
marriage by Registrar's certificate |
otp |
of this parish |
botp |
both of this parish |
bo |
both of |
wco |
with consent of |
goody |
goodman/goodwife - term of endearment - helpful person |
? |
denotes the original is unclear or seems wrong |
[ ] |
uncertain |
... |
illegible |
--- |
information not given |
y |
years |
m |
months |
w |
weeks |
d |
days |
h |
hours |
* |
note by the transcriber to explain something |
Year |
this is upgraded for Jan 01 - Mar 25 before 1752 |
Months |
are shortened to the first three letters |
Forenames |
may have been expanded (if contracted) and modernised |
Surnames |
are spelt as in the document |
County |
Chapman County Code is used |
Places |
some place names may be shortened e.g. Little as Lt., Great as Gt., Wellingborough as W'boro |
^ |
addition (partial or full) from BTs |
~ |
addition from Banns book |
< |
under e.g. <1m (age in census of under one month) |