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| a. |
Aged |
| aff. (or afft.) |
Affidavit (see Act of 1678) |
| b. |
Bachelor (or born) |
| bap. |
Baptized |
| bd. |
Bastard |
| bur. |
Buried |
| chr |
Christened |
| ch.w. |
Churchwardens |
| clerk. |
Clericus (clerk) |
| co. |
County |
| d. |
Daughter |
| dioc. |
Diocese |
| esq. |
Esquire |
| f. |
Filius
or filia (son or daughter) |
| Gard. |
Gardiani (guardian) |
| gent. (or gen.) |
Gentleman |
| inf. (or inft.) |
Infant |
| lic. |
License |
| mar. |
Married |
| nup. |
Nupti (married) |
| p. (or par.) |
Parish |
| P. (or pau.) |
Pauper |
| s. |
Son |
| sep. |
Sepultus (burial) |
| sp. |
Spinster |
| str. |
? Stranger |
| ux. |
Uxor (wife) |
| vid |
Vidus (widowed / unmarried) |
| w. |
Wife |
| wid |
Widow |
| widr |
Widower |
| wit (or W.) |
Witnesses |
A capital letter after 'of' or 'p.' denotes the parish
whose particular Register is being printed (thus 'of A' = of Albrighton).
Pauper
The word 'pauper' does not necessarily imply poverty,
but that the duty imposed by Act of Parliament on registering births,
deaths and marriages, was not paid.
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