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) |