Oxfordshire Wills Index - Abbreviations & Symbols
| Abbreviation / Symbol |
Meaning |
| A |
| Absol. of admtor. |
absolution of administrator |
| Acct. |
administrator's account |
| admon. |
administration act |
| admtor. |
administrator |
| admtrix. |
administratrix |
| Aff. |
affidavit |
| Affirm. |
affirmation |
| aftw. |
afterwards |
| Alex. |
Alexander |
| Alf. |
Alfred |
| Alln. |
Allegation |
| als. |
alias |
| Ambr. |
Ambrose |
| Andr. |
Andrew |
| Anth. |
Anthony |
| apoth. |
apothecary |
| Appt. of ctor., ctrix. |
appointment of curator, curatrix |
| appt. of proc. |
appointment of proctor |
| Appt. of proxy |
appointment of proxy |
| Archd. |
Archdeacon |
| Arth. |
Arthur |
| atty. |
attorney at law |
| Aug. |
Augustine |
| Auth. of admtor. |
authorization of administrator |
| B |
| bach. |
bachelor |
| Barb. |
Barbara |
| bargem. |
bargeman |
| Barth. |
Bartholomew |
| basketm. |
basketmaker |
| Bd. |
administration bond |
| bdsmn. |
bondsman, bondsmen |
| bur. |
to be buried at |
| Benj. |
Benjamin |
| blanketm. |
blanket maker |
| blanketw. |
blanket weaver |
| blksm. |
blacksmith |
| bro. |
brother |
| butch. |
butcher |
| C |
| c. |
circa |
| Cert. |
certificate |
| canc. |
cancelled |
| carp. |
carpenter |
| Cath. |
Catherine |
| ch., chn. |
child, children |
| Chas. |
Charles |
| Chris. |
Christopher |
| Cit. |
citation |
| Clem. |
Clement |
| clk. |
clerk |
| clothw. |
cloth worker |
| Cod. |
codicil |
| coll. |
college |
| collarm. |
collarmaker |
| Comm. |
commission |
| conc. |
concerning |
| cordw. |
cordwainer |
| Ct.act, papers |
court act, papers |
| ctor., ctrix. |
curator, curatrix |
| Cur.act, bond |
curation act, bond |
| Cur. bd. |
Curation bond |
| D |
| d. |
dated |
| d. of g. |
deed of gift |
| Dan. |
Daniel |
| dau. |
daughter |
| day lab. |
day labourer |
| decd. |
deceased |
| Decln. of no assets |
declaration of no assets |
| Depn. |
deposition |
| dioc. |
diocese |
| dmgd. |
damaged |
| Dthy. |
Dorothy |
| E |
| Edm. |
Edmund |
| Edw. |
Edward |
| Eliz. |
Elizabeth |
| end. |
endorsed |
| esq. |
esquire |
| Excomm. |
schedule of excommunication |
| exh. |
exhibited |
| exor. |
executor |
| extrix. |
executrix |
| F |
| f. |
father |
| f. |
folio |
| fellm |
fellmonger |
| fishm. |
fishmonger |
| frag. |
fragment |
| Fred. |
Frederick |
| G |
| gdnr. |
gardener |
| gent. |
gentleman |
| gentwm. |
gentlewoman |
| Geo. |
George |
| Geof. |
Geoffrey |
| Gilb. |
Gilbert |
| glo. |
glover |
| gn. |
guardian |
| grandau. |
granddaughter(s) |
| Greg. |
Gregory |
| H |
| h. |
husband |
| haberd. |
haberdasher |
| heelm. |
heelmaker |
| Herb. |
Herbert |
| hoopm. |
hoopmaker |
| Humf., Humph. |
Humfrey, Humphrey |
| husb. |
husbandman |
| Hy. |
Henry |
| I |
| I. |
Inventory |
| incompl. |
incomplete |
| innh. |
innholder |
| innk. |
innkeeper |
| Interrog. |
Interrogatories |
| ironm. |
ironmonger |
| K |
| Jas. |
James |
| Jn. |
John |
| Jud. |
Judith |
| jnr.. |
junior |
| K |
| Kath. |
Katherine |
| Kathl. |
Kathleen |
| Knt. |
knight |
| L |
| lab. |
labourer, labouring man |
| lastm. |
lastmaker |
| Laur., Lawr. |
Laurence, Lawrence |
| leg. |
legacy, legacies |
| Letters of admon. |
letters of administration |
| Letters of atty. |
letters of attorney |
| M |
| m. |
mother |
| Magd. |
Magdalen(e) |
| malt. |
maltster |
| Marg. |
Margery |
| Marm. |
Marmaduke |
| Matt. |
Mat(t)hew |
| Mem. |
Memorandum |
| Mgt. |
Margaret |
| Mich. |
Michael |
| millw. |
millwright |
| Mon. |
monition |
| N |
| Nath. |
Nathaniel |
| Nich. |
Nicholas |
| no chr. name |
no Christian name specified |
| P |
| par. |
parish |
| par. clk. |
parish clerk |
| Pat. |
Patience |
| P.C.C. |
Prerogative Court of Canterbury |
| pec. |
peculiar jurisdiction |
| Phil. |
Philip |
| pinm. |
pinmaker |
| pr. |
proved in the Court of |
| pro. |
probate |
| Prob.act |
Probate act |
| R |
| Rd. |
Richard |
| Rect. |
receipt |
| Reg. |
Reginald |
| rel. |
relict |
| Ren., ren. |
Renunciation, renounced |
| Resp. pers. |
Responsa personalia |
| Robt. |
Robert |
| Rog. |
Roger |
| S |
| s. |
son |
| Sam. |
Samuel |
| schoolm. |
schoolmaster |
| sen. |
senior |
| Sent. |
Diffinitive sentence |
| servt. |
servant |
| shep. |
shepherd |
| shoem. |
shoemaker |
| spin. |
spinster |
| Steph., Stev. |
Stephen, Steven |
| T |
| Thos. |
Thomas |
| Tim. |
Timothy |
| tinpl. |
tinplate worker |
| Tn. act, bd. |
tuition act, bond |
| U |
| Univ. |
University |
| V |
| V.C. ct. |
Vice Chancellor's court |
| Val. |
Valentine |
| vict. |
victualler |
| W |
| w. |
wife |
| W. |
Will |
| Walt. |
Walter |
| Warr. |
Warrant |
| whlwr. |
wheelwright |
| wid. |
widow, widower |
| Wm. |
William |
| wr. |
written |
| Y |
| yeo. |
yeoman |
| Z |
| Zach. |
Zachary |
| Symbol |
| [ ] |
information not included in the documents indexed but obtained from another source, usually the Christian name of the deceased obtained from a parish register. |
| † |
document recorded in indexes compiled at the Principal Probate Registry but now missing. |
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