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* 1801 Census UK, Date	10 March Tuesday 1801 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1811 Census UK, Date	27 May Monday 1811 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1821 Census UK, Date	28 May Monday 1821 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1831 Census UK, Date	30 May Monday 1831 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1841 Census UK, Ages	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,136418	Census
* 1841 Census UK, Date	6 June Sunday 1841 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1851 Census UK, Date	30 March Sunday 1851 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1861 Census UK, Date	7 April Sunday 1861 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1871 Census UK, Date	2 April Sunday 1871 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1881 Census UK, Date	3 April Sunday 1881 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1891 Census UK, Date	5 April Sunday 1891 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1901 Census UK, Date	31 March Sunday 1901 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1911 Census UK, Date	2 April Sunday 1911 (publication date 1 January 2012) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1911 Census UK, Occupation Codes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,467505	Census	Occupation
* 1911 Census UK, Welsh speakers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442277	Census
* 1921 Census UK, Date	19 June Sunday 1921 (publication date 1 January 2022) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1931 Census UK, Date	26 April Sunday 1931 (publication date 1 January 2032) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1939 Registration	29 September 1939 World War II National Registration http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,418504 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,626501 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,739657	Census
* 1941 Census UK, Date	1941 no census taken due to World War II. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1951 Census UK, Date	8 April 1951 (publication date 1 January 2052) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1961 Census UK, Date	23 April 1961 (publication date 1 January 2062) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1971 Census UK, Date	25 April 1971 (publication date 1 January 2072) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1981 Census UK, Date	5 April 1981 (publication date 1 January 2082) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 1991 Census UK, Date	21 April 1991 (publication date 1 January 2092) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
* 2001 Census UK, Date	29 April 2001 (publication date 1 January 2102) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
1939 Registration	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,418504	Census
Abbreviations	Useful abbreviations, plus links http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,21899
Abbreviations (in census)	see Census Abbreviations	Census
Absent	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,9619	Census
Acclamation, as in 'by Acclamation'	see Marriage by Acclamation	Marriage	BMD Records
Act Books	Records of Ecclesiastical Courts http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,496770	Religious
Administrations	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,262126	Wills
Adoptions	RootsChat Topics: Adoptions http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,253490
Adult Baptism	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,245886 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,317012	Baptism
Advowson	The right of nomination or presentation to an ecclesiastical benefice. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,226370 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,465734
Ag.lab. / AgLab	see Agricultural Labourer	Occupation
Age at Baptism	see also Adult Baptisms and Multiple Baptisms http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,60903 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,73769 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266452 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,508978	Baptism	BMD Records
Age at Baptism - Reliability	Discussion about the reliability of daes and ages of birth and baptism http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,499366	Baptism	Birth
Age at Death	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,217476	Death	BMD Records
Age at Marriage	see Marriage - Age	Marriage	BMD Records
Age of Consent	see Marriage - Age	Marriage	BMD Records
Age of Marriage Witness	see Marriage Witness - Age	Marriage	BMD Records
Age of Nurse	See Nurse, age	Census	Occupation
Ages on 1841 Census	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,136418	Census
Agricultural Labourer	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,3892 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,29570 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242449 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,321880 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,326014 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,519355	Occupation
Agricultural Labourers and Drink	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161272	Occupation
Alias	refers to a change of name, whether by marriage, adoption, or because of inheritance. See the link in Reply #2 for a comprehensive description. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,291100 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,462463	BMD Records	Old Documents
Alms	The occupation column of the census entry is frequently used to show a persons source of income http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,288239	Occupation	Census
Als	see Alias	BMD Records	Old Documents
Ambrotypes (topics)	RootsChat Topics: Tin-Types, Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,232983 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,488401	Photo Restoration
Anglicisation of Names	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,44924	Names
Annuitant	The occupation column of the census entry is frequently used to show a persons source of income http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168474 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,69067 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192571	Occupation	Census
Annulments	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,253074	Marriage
Apprentice Indentures	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260336 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,552870	Occupation
Apprentice Records	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,196759 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,140680 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,14518	Occupation
Apprenticeship	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235606 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248649 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,440923 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,445310 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,456410	Occupation
Assignment	see Bankruptcy: "... it's my understanding that people in severe financial difficulties could assign their estates to trustees (who might be creditors) f
Attorney	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,264883	Occupation
Bailiff	see also Underground Bailiff http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,293228 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296660	Occupation
Bailiff, Underground	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,250374	Occupation
Bailiff, Water	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297986	Occupation
Bankruptcy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295861 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301267 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,443088 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,451052
Banns	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,135123 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,213345 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,250286 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255003 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,446030 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,506365 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,573860	Marriage
Banns - forbidden	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,462258	Marriage
Baptism	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235690 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238286 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266452	Baptism
Baptism - fees	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492071	Baptism
Baptism - Nonconformists	Child baptisms for nonconformists http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,496803	Baptism	Religious
Baptism - person(s) present	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,514061	Baptism
Baptism although unmarried	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,499915	Baptism
Baptism and Burial on same day	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,145766	Baptism	Burial
Baptism Requirements	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,263712	Baptism
Baptisms before 1837	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54385	Baptism	BMD Records
Baptisms in Scotland	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468	Baptism	BMD Records
Baptist Ministers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,109319 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,223852
Barber	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,154457	Occupation
Barnados Homes - getting information	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,456989
Barnardos Homes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230229
Barrington Registers	local parish registers of Durham and Northumberland for 1797 - 1812 when the amount of information especially in baptisms, was given in great detail http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,535193	Registers	Baptism
Base gotten	see Baseborn	Birth	Illegitimacy
Baseborn / Base Child	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,4860 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127706 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,136985 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,213688 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266832	Birth	Illegitimacy
Bastardy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,555637	Birth	Illegitimacy
Bastardy and Imprisonment	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,472574	Birth	Legal
Bastardy Bonds	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,16343 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,103320 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,190647 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248609 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,510885 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,613914	Birth	Illegitimacy
Bastardy Orders	see Bastasdy Bonds	Birth	Illegitimacy
Batch Numbers	Hugh Wallis's IGI Batch Numbers http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18801	IGI	BMD Records
BDM Records	see BMD Records	BMD Records	Registers
Beachman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,162878	Occupation
Bequeath	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,231408	Wills
Bequest of 19 Pounds 19s.	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,96053	Wills
Bequests to Married Women	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238479	Wills
Bigamy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239163 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229181 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161238 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,263944 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,284980	Marriage	Legal
Bigamy - Penalties	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,500678	Marriage	Legal
Bigamy - unwitting	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,507842	Marriage	Legal
Billiard Marker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,39095	Occupation
Birmingham Warehouseman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,101260	Occupation
Birth	see also Illegitmacy
Birth 'by Declaration'	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,53094 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,172653 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,317163 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442279	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Certificates - Scotland	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,106234	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Certificates - UK	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276642	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Place - Accuracy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,501839	Birth	Census
Birth registration - multiple entries	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,454917 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,507840	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Registration before 1837	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168781 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,210105	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Registration, incomplete	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296772	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Registration, no first name	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,277644	Birth	BMD Records
Birth Spurious	(illegitimate) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,492857	Birth	Illegitimacy
Bishops Transcripts	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,89547 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,209788	BMD Records
BIVRI	see BVRI	Births	BMD Records
Blacksmith	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,95487 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,183401	Occupation
Blood Kin, Blood Related	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295400	Relationships
BMD Certificates (UK)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80235 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,452387	BMD Records
BMD Records	Acronym: Birth, Marriage and Death Records. Also referred to as: Vital Records	BMD Records	Registers
Boarder	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,16297 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,274569 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,444175	Census
botp	Acronym for "both of this parish"
Bow Bells	see also Cockneys http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,82685 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,259118 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,280490	Places
Boxer Rebellion	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275898	Military
British Home Children	Children sent from various Homes and Institutions to other countries, mainly Canada, and Australia http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355348 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,547412 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,679713 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,716214 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,720118
British Subject	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,444752	Census
Brothel Keeper	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276433	Occupation
Brother-German	see Cousin-German	Relationships
BS / B.S.	Acronym: British Subject	Census
BT / B.T.	Acronym: Bishops Transcripts	BMD Records
Bucks.	Abbrev.: Buckinghamshire	Place Names
Buffs	Nickname for the Royal East Kent Regiment http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,61310 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,233207	Military
Burial without Baptism	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,270322	Burial	Baptism
Burials before 1837	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54385	Burial	BMD Records
Burials in Scotland	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468	Burial	BMD Records
Burials without Minister	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,39953	Burials	BMD Records
Buried in (the) Woollen	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,2721 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,218246 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,461468 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,493629	Burial
BVRI (BVRI2)	Acronym: British Isles Vital Records Index (2nd. Edition) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,15317 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,29667	BMD Records
Calender Reform	Gregorian/Julian Calendars http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,9319 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,13258 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,300795 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,745520	BMD Records	Old Documents
Cancellation Books	see also Griffith's Valuations http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8545
Cantab.	Abbrev.: Canterbury, UK http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106	Place Names
Carman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,183323	Occupation
Carrier	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256360	Occupation
Carter	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,322739	Occupation
Cary Grant	"my Mum/Aunt/Granny... says we are related to Cary Grant ..." http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33914 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158805 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158809 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,447691	Relationships
Castle Gardens	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,109057	Emigration
Catholic Birth Registration	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296772	Birth	BMD Records
Catholic Marriages	see Roman Catholic Marriages	Marriage
Cause of Death	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11074	Death	Medical
Cautioners	Scot.: someone who stands surety. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,289184 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,522832	Marriage	BMD Records
Cemeteries	See Graves (Topics)	Graves
Census Abbreviations, 1841 UK	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,261727 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,30788 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,499236 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,537948	Census
Census Forms	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,73287	Census
Census Obligations	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,283976	Census
Census UK, 1911 (with Tips)	Officially available after 2011, but partially available now ... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,352985 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,354412 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355239	Census
Census UK, 1911 Page Image	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,205321	Census
Census UK, Dates	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18446	Census
Census UK, missing districts	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297296	Census
Census, plural	and the plural of census is ..... NOT censi ! http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,294190	Census
Chance Child	Another term for bastard, illegitimate, etc http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301829	Relationships
Chapman Codes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,19831	Place Names
Chas	Abbrev.: Charles	Names
Chelsea Pensioner	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,95621 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,105753	Occupation
Christenings	see also Baptism	Baptism
Churched	... after the birth of a child a woman should not be seen in public until she had been to church to be purified. AKA: Thanksgiving of Women After Child-Birth http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142864 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,258389 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,426861 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,428530 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,590559 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,622407 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,721395	Birth	Baptism
Civil Marriage	Dates and statistics http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297760	Marriage	BMD Records
Clergy, Directory of	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,209368	Registers
Clicker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,153175 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,453161	Occupation
Coat of Arms	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,223657	Heraldry
Coat of Arms	see Heraldry	Heraldry
Cockneys	see also Bow Bells http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,162885	Names	Places
Coke Burner	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254812	Occupation
Collateral Lines	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,5202	Relationships
Colliery Surface Worker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256242	Occupation
Commission Agent	An agent who transacts business for others on the principle of commission or a percentage. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,188309	Occupation
Communi forma, in	Latin: in common form http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,523031	Old Documents
Communion	see Adult Baptism	Baptism
Compulsory Schooling	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,283822	Schooling
Conditional Baptism	see also Half Baptism and Private Baptism http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,20605	Baptism
Confirmatiom	see Adult Baptism	Baptism
Confirmation, Names after	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,250606	Baptism
Conscription	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239171	Military
Convert Rolls	(Irl.) An Act was passed in 1703 "to prevent the further growth of popery" which made it obligatory ... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,283096	Religious
Copyhold	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139735 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248750 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,305234 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,450151	Land
Cordwainer	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,18003 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,126598 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,146942	Occupation
Corkcutter	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,70636	Occupation
Coroner's Reports	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,30174 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,170342	Death
Countryman	Countryman: One who lives in the country or rural parts and follows a rural occupation; a husbandman.	Occupation
County Codes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,19381	Place Names
Cousin-German	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,155829	Relationships
Cremation	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192215 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301852	Death	Burial
Crests	see Heraldry	Heraldry
Crofter (textiles)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,147782	Occuptions
Currency	see Value of old Money	Weights and Measures
Curtilage	Old Engl.: An area of enclosed land around the dwelling, but not including it. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,26880	Old Documents	Land
CWGC	Acronym: Commonwealth War Graves Commission	Military
Dade Register	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,83673 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,82760 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,39818	BMD Records	Registers
Daguerreotypes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,125816	Photo Restoration
Daguerreotypes (topics)	RootsChat Topics: Tin-Types, Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,232983	Photo Restoration
Date of Birth, from Age	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239568	Weights and Measures
Dates of UK Census	see Census UK, dates	Census
Dates, early 18th. Century	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275635	Weights and Measures
Dates, online calculator	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238347	Weights and Measures
Death Duty Registers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,208794 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236246	Registers
Death Registration	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,65806	Death	BMD Records
Deaths in Scotland	These topics include overlapping information on Fatal Accident Enquiries Procurator Fiscal Register of Corrected Entries http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,79187 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80265 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,119874 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,113864 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,72732 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,119874 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,119131	Death
Declaration, as in 'by Declaration'	see Birth by Declaration	Birth	BMD Records
Declaration, as in 'by Declaration'	see Irregular Marriages and Marriage by Acclamation	Marriage	BMD Records
Decline	as 'cause of death' http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,437539	Death	Medical
Deed Poll	see Statutory Declarations	Names
Deodand	(English Law) ... (formerly) a thing that had caused a person's death and was forfeited to the crown for a charitable purpose: abolished 1862. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,302612 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,338501	Old Documents
Devise	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,231408	Wills
Dispensation	An act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior grants relaxation from an existing law. This topic concentrates on dispensation for marriages. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296296	Marriage	Religious
Dissenters	see als Non Conformist http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,293133	Religious
Divorce	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,114059 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,247843
DNA	Acronym: Deoxyribonucleic acid	Relationships
DNA Testing	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235674 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,96674 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,208054 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,50312 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,452544 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,454049	Relationships
Do / Do.	(Latin) Abbrev.: ditto ( = the same)
Dowry	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,81217	Marriage
Dr Barnardos	see Barnardos Homes
Dr Williams's Registers	see Non-Conformist Registers	BMD Records	Registers
Dressmaker	see Seamstress	Occupation
DRF	Acronym: Donegal Relief Fund. Irish emigration to Australia http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275452	Emigration
Dsp / d.s.p.	Abbrev.: for latin decessit sine prole 'died without issue' http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,279407	Death
Ear	Old Engl.: to plough http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,21106	Land	Old Documents
Edge Tool Maker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,232496	Occupation
Electoral Registers	see Electoral Rolls	Registers
Electoral Rolls	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,224344 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256606 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,631554	Registers
Electoral Rolls and Women	see Women and Electoral Rolls	Registers
Ellis Island	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192234	Emigration
Em'ee	Abbrev.: Employee http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,93348	Occupation
Emigration	Category for Emigration from Great Britain	Emigration
Enclosures	see Land Enclosures	Land
Engine driver, stationary	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,140346	Occupation
Engine Keeper	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275236	Occupations
Enumerator's Books	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275241	Census
Enumerator's Routes	see Enumerator's Schedule	Census
Enumerator's Schedule	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,245789 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,13365	Census
Escheat	Old Engl.: Forfeiture of a tenancy if the tenant died without heirs or was convicted of felony	Land	Old Documents
Escheater	Old Engl.: an officer appointed to look after the king's escheats, that is, property that reverts to the crown in the absence of legal hiers of claimants.	Land	Old Documents
Eyre	The Eyre system imposed royal power directly by a system of traveling justices. The eyre inquired about money's owed to the king, unexplained deaths ... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,214522
FAI	(Scot.) Acronym: Fatal Accident Enquiries - Equivalent of Coroner's Inqests (UK) See Deaths in Scotland	Death
Family History Centre	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237342	LDS
Family History Courses	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,231446
Family History Programs	RootsChat Topics: Family History Software, Genealogy Programs http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158637	FH Programs
Family History Society	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,218801 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,441232
Family History Software	See Family History Programs	FH Programs
FC	(Scot.) Acronym: Free Church
Feeble Minded	see Idiot / Imbecile / Lunatic / Feeble Minded	Medical
Fettler	E.g. "In the Mills" - Carding Machine Fettler, Silk Weaving Fettler, Cotton Weaving Fettler http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295257	Occupation
Feuar	Scottish: one who holds a feu (land or house) at a rent. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,212644 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,287387	Old Documents	Land
FH	Acronym: Family History
FHC	Acronym: LDS Family History Centre	LDS
FHS	Acronym: Family History Society
Flu Epidemic 1918	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,86682	Medical
Fly proprietor	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,251360	Occupation
Folio	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142916	Census
Forced Marriage	There is a link to a an article on this topic: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301570	Marriage
Foreign (England)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242618	Place Names
Fossil Digger	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235714 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,294543	Occupation
Fossil Digger	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235714 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,247042	Occupation
Framework Knitters	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,59229 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,160747	Occupation
Frankpledge	Old Engl.: A system where ten households were bound together and responsible for each other's conduct.	Land
Freemason	Was my ancestor a freemason ? http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,302354
Freemasons	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,211275
Frizette Maker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248052	Occupation
FS / F.S.	Acronym: Female Servant	Occupation
Full Age	see Age at Marriage	Marriage	BMD Records
FWK	Abbrev,: Framework Knitter	Occupation
Gamekeeper	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,441676	Occupation
GEDCOM	Acronym: GEnealogical Data COMmunication http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,183504 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442909 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,593221
Genealogy Programs	See Family History Programs	FH Programs
Genealogy Software	See Family History Programs	FH Programs
General Paralysis	General Paralysis [of the insane] as 'cause of death' http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,73583 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,87088 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,359107 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,367620	Death	Medical
Genetics	see also DNA http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229892
Gentleman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,9926 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,17154 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,27126 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,51835 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296401	Occupation
Geo	Abbrev.: George	Names
German (in Relationships)	as in Cousin-German, etc. See also Category: Relationships	Relationships
GOONS	Acronym: Guild of One Name Studies http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33388
Graves (Topics)	RootsChat Topics: Graveyards, Gravestones, Gravestone Symbols, etc. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,203252	Graves
Gravestones & Symbols	See Graves (Topics)	Graves
Graveyards	See Graves (Topics)	Graves
Greenwich Pensioner	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,108629 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,191568	Occupation
Gregorian Calendar	see Calendar Reform
Gretna Green Marriage Records	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,4103 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8355	Marriage	BMD Records
Griffith's Valuations (Irl.)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8545 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,148574 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,211440
Griffith's Valuations (Irl.), links	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,151829
GRO	Acronym: General Record Office
GROS	Acronym: General Record Office Scotland
Gun Screwer	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266849	Occupation
Gutta Purcha Worker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235113	Occupation
Haemophilia	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,88722	Medical
Hairdresser	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,154557	Occupation
Half Baptism (also Half christened)	O.E.D.: "To baptize privately or without full rites, as a child in danger of death." or possibly non-CofE. See also Private Baptism http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,246546 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,104599	Baptism
Handwriting	see Old Handwriting	Old Documents
Hants.	Abbrev,: Hampshire, UK http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,46002	Place Names
Hantshaving	see Hants	Place Names
Hawkers and Peddlars	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,212945 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296557 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296600 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,298923	Occupation
Health History	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,152385	Medical
Heraldry	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254381	Heraldry
Hides	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242618	Place Names
Higler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,25654 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,10536 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,262438	Occupation
Home Children	see Barnardos Homes, British Home Children
Hugh Wallis	see Batch Numbers	IGI
Hugueonots	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127689
Hundreds	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242618	Place Names
Husbandman	see also Agricutural Labourer http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,181403 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299325	Occupation
Hy	Abbrev.: Henry	Names
Idiot / Imbecile / Lunatic / Feeble Mind	Often used interchangeably in the census as a general "catch all" for a variety of symptoms which are diagnosed differently these days. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,124975 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127137 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,213471 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,234610 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252923 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,292500	Census	Medical
IGI	Acronym: International Genealogical Index (of the LDS) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,56530 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,132209 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,179204 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235068 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,309574	IGI
IGI Batch numbers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,224654 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,318060	IGI	BMD Records
IGI complete ??	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,241088 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,132209 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,70988	IGI
IGI dates	why are 2 dates given http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229561 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297424	IGI	BMD Records
IGI Extracted/Submitted records	What's the difference between ..... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,307668	BMD Records	IGI
Ilk	as in "of that ilk" Ilk means same but in the usual use of the word in 'of that ilk' it means of the same family / kind http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,360825	Old Documents
Illegitimate	see also Bigamy and Birth http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236066 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,263944 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,32287 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,450176 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,474990	Birth	Illegitimacy
Imbecile	see Idiot / Imbecile / Lunatic / Feeble Minded	Medical
Immigration	Category for Immigration to Great Britain	Immigration
Imperial Measurements	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260553	Weights and Measures
in communi forma	Latin: in common form http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,523031	Old Documents
In door poor	If they were living in the workhouse, they were called 'in door poor'. See also Out door poor http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,625232	Census
In Woolen	see Buried in Woolen	Burial
In-Law	Older form for Step-Relation http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,135002 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266957 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,69511	Relationships
Ind	Abbrev.: Independent	Census	Occupation
Independent	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,184671 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,277667	Census	Occupation
India	Topic: INDIA: Resources for Ancestors in British India. Links to various databases http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,30580	Immigration	Emigration
Indoor Worker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,134246	Occupations
Inquest Reports	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,26580	Death
Inquests	see Deaths in Scotland	Death
Internment (Aliens)	RootsChat Topics: Naturalisation and Internment http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,157691
Irish Census, 1659	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237811	Census
Irish Emigration	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276087 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276077 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,156512 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,202612 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275911 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276082 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,269103	Emigration
Irish Place Names	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276250	Place Names
Iron Puddler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,257329	Occupation
Irregular Marriages	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,227262 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192293 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,209937 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,348725	Marriage
Japanner	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,232516 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,17004	Occupation
Jas	Abbrev.: James http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,31087	Names
Jno	Abbrev.: John http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,61521	Names
Journeyman, -woman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,65509 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,182171 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260995 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,282117 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,456419	Occupation
JP	Acronym: see Justice of the Peace
Julian Calendar	see Calendar Reform
Justice of the Peace	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301457
Jy'man	Abbrev.: Journeyman	Occupation
Kelly's Directories	Trade Directories http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11639	Registers
Knight's Fee (admin.)	... the area held by a knight for which he was obliged to perform military service, or Knight Service, to his immediate overlord. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,312309	Land
Knight's Fee (Land)	... in land measurement, was a variable measure which depended on the quality of the soil. It was considered to be the amount of land which could support a knig http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,312309	Land
Lady's companion	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,173235	Occupation
Land Enclosures	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275387	Land
Land Measurements	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,122503 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260492 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,623131	Weights and Measures
Land Ownership	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,27789	Land
Late	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,103364	Marriage
Lawful Daughter / Son	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237753 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,454301
LD / L.D.	Acronym: Lawful Daughter
LDS	Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons)
Legal Age	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,222943	Marriage
Liberty	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,249034	Place Names
Licenced Victualler	see Victualler	Occupation
Living Relatives	see Tracing Living Relatives
Lodger	see Boarder	Census
LS / L.S.	Acronym: Lawful Son
Lunatic	see Idiot / Imbecile / Lunatic / Feeble Minded	Medical
Maltster	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,455055 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,505740	Occupation
Manor Court Rolls	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139735 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139735	Land
Marriage - Age	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,70216 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,23080 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,199256 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,147405 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,320600	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriage Allegations and Bonds	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,77843 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11150 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,160057 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,160589 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260369 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,308539 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,332994	Marriage
Marriage Banns	See Banns	Marriage
Marriage Bonds	see Marriage Allegations and Bonds	Marriage
Marriage by Acclamation	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,284813	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriage by Certificate	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,293285	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriage by Licence	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,136860 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255467 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301570	Marriage
Marriage Licence Bonds	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,45469	Marriage
Marriage Rules	Rules and Prohibitions for marriages between relations http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,118581 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,209679 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,301920 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,319292 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,319899 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,326793 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,408960 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,456819	Marriage
Marriage Settlements	see also Wills and Women for some related topics. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,69532 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,159766	Marriage
Marriage Supt. Registrar's Cert.	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,253502	Marriage
Marriage when Pregnant	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276672	Marriage
Marriage Witnes - How many ?	.. witnesses allowed on a marriage cert. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,290214	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriage Witness - Age	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242784 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,317588	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriage Witnesses - When ?	How old must a marriage witness be ? http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,170376	Marriage
Marriage Witnesses - Who ?	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,292998	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriages before 1837	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54385	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriages in Gretna Green	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,4103	Marriage	BMD Records
Marriages in Scotland	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468	Marriage	BMD Records
Married by Publican	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,193679	Marriage
MB	Acronym: Municipal Borough
Measurements	see Imperial Measurements or Land Measurement	Weights and Measures
Medical Qualifications	List of Abbreviations http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158154	Medical
Medieval Genealogy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24194 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,271781 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,306727
MENT / M.E.N.T.	Mile End New Town (see also M.E.O.T.) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260089	Place Names
MEOT / M.E.O.T.	Mile End Old Town (see also M.E.N.T.) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260089 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,463718	Place Names
Merchant	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,287753	Occupation
Messuage	Old Engl.: The whole of an estate, including land and buildings.	Land	Old Documents
MI / M.i.	Acronym: Memorial Inscriptions
Midwife	Victorian: an "experienced woman who assists in childbirth" http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,261110 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,298955	Occupation
Milk Fever	see Purpural Fever	Medical	Birth
Milliner	see Seamstress	Occupation
Millwright	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,199937	Occupation
Minor	See Marriage - Age
Mole Catcher	... and superstitions about moles http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296246 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,521540 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,720799	Occupation
Money	See Value of old Money	Weights and Measures
Monthly Nurse	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,165416 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,16184 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,90559 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,52487 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,243173	Occupation
Mort Cloth	Scot.: Mortcloths were hired out by the kirk session to cover a coffin http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,206072 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230567 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295735 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,720333	Burial
Mortification	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,202213	Death	Medical
MS / M.S.	Male Servant	Occupation
MS / M.S.	Scot. Acronym: Maiden surname
Multiple Baptism	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,153253 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,246894 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256598 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,299121	Baptism
Musgrave's Obituaries	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,170177	Death
Names after Confirmation	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,250606	Baptism
Naming Customs	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,3652 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80817 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,99754 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,160920 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,217592 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,218984	Names
National Archives	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80476
National Schoolmaster	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236738	Occupation
Natural Daughter / Son	See: Lawful Daughter / Son
Naturalisation (UK)	RootsChat Topics: Naturalisation and Internment http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,157691	Immigration
Navvy	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,17441	Occupation
NBI (NBI2)	Acronym: National Burial Index (2nd. Edition) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,65970 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,139896 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,193751 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,234379	Burial	BMD Records
NBI3	Acronym: National Burial Index, 3rd. Edition http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,434142	Burial	BMD Records
Needleworker	see Seamstress	Occupation
Nephew	Can also mean Grandson	Relationships
Night Scavenger	see Scavenger	Occupation
Night Soiler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,58492	Occupation
NK or N/K	Acronym: Not Known, Unknown
NLI	Acronym: National Library of Ireland http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238233
Non-Conformist	Sometimes means: any religion that is not 'Church of England' Sometimes means: any religion that is neither 'C of E' nor Roman Catholic http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,106181 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,217567 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229791 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,248876 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,293133 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295254
Non-Conformist Admission Form	"A Form of Admission into Church Fellowship" http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,281876	Religion
Non-Conformist Baptisms	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,68260	Baptism	BMD Records
Non-Conformist Burials	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,150414	Burial	BMD Records
Non-Conformist Registers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11051 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,13806 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,173589 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,268872	BMD Records	Registers
Northants	Abbrev.: Northamptonshire, UK http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106	Place Names
Nurse Child	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,34844 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,45473 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,48520 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,55106 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,140362
Nurse, age	Sometimes a young girl (7-10 years old) is listed in the census as a "nurse". Is this too young ? http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,77464 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,358554 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,623145	Census	Occupation
Obsolete Occupations	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,93823	Occupation
Of this Parish	Please note: 'of this parish' means also 'at this time'. Sometimes they may have been 'of this parish' all their lives, or only for the last three weeks. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33446 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255430	Marriage	BMD Records
Old English in Wills	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239704	Old Documents	Wills
Old Handwriting	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,31993 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,328949	Old Documents
Online Parish Clerk	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,46825
Online Resources	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,204104 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255037	BMD Records
ONS	Acronym: One Name Study http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33388	Names
OPC	Acronym: Online Parish Clerk
OPR	(Scot.) Acronym: Old Parochial Registers	BMD Records
OPS	Acronym: One Place Studies	Place Names
Organising FH Research	RootsChat Topics: Organising and Presenting your Family History http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158638	FH Organisation
Ostler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,170198	Occupation
Ostler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236681	Occupation
Otp	Acronym: Of this Parish	Marriage	BMD Records
Otsp	Acronym: Of the Same Parish. see Of this Parish	Marriage	BMD Records
Out door poor	People who were being paid parish relief but not living in the workhouse. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,625232	Census
Oxon.	Abbrev.: Oxfordshire, UK (from Latin: Oxoniensis) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106	Place Names
P. or Pd.	Abbrev.: Paid. see Stamp Duty
Page	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142916	Census
Palaeography	see Old Handwriting
Pallots Birth Indexes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,249992	Births
Pallots Marriage Indexes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,249992	Marriage
Paralysis, General	as 'cause of death', see General Paralysis
Pare ab acter	Latin: brought forward from the previous or another register. (possibly !) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,296165	Baptism	BMD Records
Parish Clerk	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,243105	Occupation
Parish Clerks, Online	see Online Parish Clerk
Parish Registers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,54385 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238339	BMD Records	Registers
Parish Registers, Online	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230716	Registers
Parish Relief	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,138493 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,318838
Parish, Of this	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255430
Parkhurst Boys	juvenile convicts transported from Parkhurst Prison to Australia/NZ during the period 1838-1864 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,80510	Emigration
Passim	Latin: in a document or cited section of a document: = occurs often; = is widespread; = is found throughout the document
Pauper	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,204350 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254311 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,273241
PB	Acronym: Parliamentary Borough http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238010	Census
PB	Acronym: Private Baptism	Baptism
Pd. or P.	Abbrev.: Paid. see Stamp Duty
Pearly Kings and Queens	see also Cockneys http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33692	Names
Peculiar Marriage Licence	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,78993 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,202664	Marriage
Pedlar	see Hawkers and Peddlers	Occupation
Pensioner	see Chelsea Pensioner and Greenwich Pensioner	Occupation
Petty Sessions Clerk	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297673	Occupation
Phthisis pulmonalis	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,31769 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,34978	Death	Medical
Piece	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142916	Census
Pig Merchant	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,91235	Occupation
Pigot's Directories	Lists of Trades and Gentry http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11754	Registers
Pilot	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,279556	Occupation
Pilot (river boat)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,171943 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,180461 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158793	Occupation
Place Name Origins (Britain)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,210017	Place Names
Place Names	Category for names of places, administrative units, etc	Place Names
PLG	Acronym: Poor Law Guardian (Irl.) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,241342
Plymouth Brethren	The Plymouth Brethren are a non-denominational Christian movement which originated in Ireland and England during the 1820s and 1830s. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,65582	Religious
Poll Books	See: Electoral Rolls	Registers
Poor Law Unions	Commonly known as 'the Workhouse' see =>Useful Links: Workhouses
Poor Relief	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,625232
Posse Comitatus	Militia Lists (Bucks. UK) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,180963 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,74114	Military
Post Mortem Carte de Visite	"Post-mortem portraits were taken to commemorate the final rite of passage, death itself." http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,265117 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,277813	Death
Post Mortem Inquisitions	(Scot.) see also Deaths in Scotland http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237176	Death
PR	Acronym: Parish Registers	BMD Records
Pre-1841 Census returns	In general the pre-1841 census returns were only head counts, but sometimes a few names were also recorded. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,547967 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,632247	Census
Precognition	(Scot.) A preliminary examination of witnesses and others, to determine whether the matter should go to trial. See also Deaths in Scotland http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,144285	Death
Presenting FH Research	RootsChat Topics: Organising and Presenting your Family History http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158638	FH Presentation
Presentments	"Presentments [of Fornication] were accusations of offences against Ecclesiastical law made by the wardens or chapter quest ..." (Isle of Man) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,743215	Legal
Primitive Methodists	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,11051	Registers
Private Baptism	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236486 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,121214 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,4812	Baptism
Procurator Fiscal	(Scot.) Equivalent of Crown Prosecution Servicee (UK); District Attorney (USA) See also Deaths in Scotland	Death
Programs, Family History	See Family History Programs	FH Programs
Prohibitions for Marriages	see Marriage Rules	Marriage
PRONI	Acronym: Public Record Office, Northern Ireland http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,133364
Prostitute	Including various discussions about 'Seamstress', 'Dressmaker' etc. See also Victorian Morality http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,134310 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161505 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,166718 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,174328	Occupation
Protestation Oath Returns	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,267928	Registers
Public Graves	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,182872 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255746	Graves
Puddler	"A puddler was a person who operated a puddling or ball furnace in which pig or scrap iron was refined to produce wrought iron." http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,67429 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,196290 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,339860	Occupation
Puerperal Fever	Childbed Fever, also known as 'milk fever' http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,19236 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,307536	Death	Medical
Pupil Teacher	Replies #11 ff http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236738	Occupation
Quaker Marriages	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,308237	Marriage	BMD Records
Rag 'n Bone Man	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,81306	Occupation
Rag Sorter	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,355232	Occupation
RAOB	Acronym: Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
RCE	Acronym: Register of Corrected Entries. See Deaths in Scotland	BMD Records	Registers
RD	Acronym: Rural District http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192668	Place Names
Received into (the) Church	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,95537	Religious	BMD Records
Recusants (Roman Catholic)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,27716	Religion	Registers
Register of Corrected Entries (RCE)	Scot.: see Deaths in Scotland	BMD Records	Registers
Registers	Category for Registers, Directories, Lists of names, etc.	Registers
Registrars	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,280088	BMD Records
Relationships (Topics)	RootsChat Topics: Xth Cousin, Nth removed http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,159422	Relationships
Relict	latin: Widow(er) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235401
Removal Orders	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,134847 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,233639 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,249433
Residence at Marriage	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276165	Marriage
RIC	Acronym: Royal Irish Constabulry http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,297561	Occupation
RIC	see Received into (the) Church	Religious	BMD Records
RNE	Acronym (Scot.): Register of neglected entries, 1801-54. This register was compiled by the Registrar General after statutory registration was introduced in 1855	BMD Records
Robt	Abbrev.: Robert	Names
Roman Catholic Baptisms	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,155100	Baptism	BMD Records
Roman Catholic Marriages	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,35015 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,127032 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,255760	Marriage	BMD Records
Romany	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254942
Route, Enumerator's	see Enumerator's Schedule	Census
RSD	Acronym: Rural Sanitary District
Salop	Shropshire, UK http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106	Place Names
Sasines	(Scot.) Records of the transfer of ownership of a piece of land or of a building. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,26232 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,163871	Land
Scavenger	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,215723 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,118276 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,206805	Occupation
Schedule	see Enumerator's Schedule	Census
Schedule, Enumerator's	see Enumerator's Schedule	Census
Scholar	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,272206	Census
School Master	see Teacher	Occupation
Scottish Baptisms	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,446951	Baptism
Scottish Handwriting	see Old Handwriting	Old Documents
Scutage	Old Engl.: Shield Money - Money paid in lieu of a physical commitment to military service	Weights and Measures	Old Documents
Seamstress	Warning: this description was sometimes used ambiguously for Prostitute http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,165556 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,292299 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,763155	Occupation
Secretary Hand	see Old Handwriting	Old Documents
Sempstress	see Seamstress	Occupation
Senility	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,16800	Death	Medical
Settlement Examination	see Marriage Settlements
Sexton	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,246352	Occupation
Sherrif's Warrant	see Irregular Marriages	Marriage	BMD Records
Sherriff	see Bailiff
Shipwright	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,53090	Occupation
Shires	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106	Place Names
sic or [sic]	Latin: means "transcribed exactly as seen" http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,41016 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,311201
Sister-German	see Cousin-German	Relationships
Skin Dealer	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237081	Occupation
Skinner	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236408	Occupation
Slater's Directories	lists of local businesses and people http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,229188	Registers
Slop Seller	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,79773 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,199024	Occupation
Smith	see Blacksmith, Coppersmith, Tinsmith, Whitesmith	Occupation
Socage	Old Engl.: Money paid in lieu of a commitment to providing physical labour.	Weights and Measures	Old Documents
Software, Family History	See Family History Programs	FH Programs
SOG	Acronym: Society of Genealogists http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252034
Soj / Sojourner	A person who was not "of the parish" in which the marriage took place, or any known parish, a temporary resident. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,123733 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,169022 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,223577	Marriage	BMD Records
Soton	Southampton, UK	Place Names
Stamp Duty	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,278772
Statutory Declarations	272301	Names
Step-Relations	see In Law	Relationships
Stereotyper	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275352 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,274599	Occupation
Stevedore	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,38389	Occupation
Stillborn Births	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,118082 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,235198 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275752 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,292900 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,308127 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,309097	Birth	BMD Records
Stonemason	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,153582	Occupation
Strays	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236924	Census
Submitted Entries (IGI)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,247393	IGI
Subsidy Roll	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,283533
Suicide	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,35265 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,150821 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237463 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,210861 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,294395	Death
Surface Worker (colliery)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256242	Occupation
Surfaceman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238393	Occupation
Surname Distribution	see also Surname Frequency http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,116999 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,180449 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,259476	Names
Surname Frequency	see also Surname Distribution http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,47676 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,48975 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295780	Names
Surname Origins	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,120827 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,74207	Names
Syncope	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,15361 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,33959	Death	Medical
Tailors	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,205930	Occupation
Teachers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275456 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,78766 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,81218	Occupations
Teaching FH in schools	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,31114
Teething Convulsions	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,35459	Death	Medical
Testament	see also Wills http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236440	Wills
Thos	Thomas	Names
Tin Plate Worker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,251944	Occupation
Tin-Types (topics)	RootsChat Topics: Tin-Types, Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,232983	Photo Restoration
Tinker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,254942
Tinsmith	see also Tin Plate Worker	Occupation
Title Deeds	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,46720	Land
TNA	Acronym: The National Archives, Kew
Tolpuddle Martyrs	... as ancestors of Rootschatters. With discussion and external links http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,411910
Tornographer	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252599	Occupation
Tort	Old Engl.: A civil wrongdoing.
Tracing Living Relatives	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,142443 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,261434
UD	Acronym: Urban District http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,192668	Place Names
UK Census dates	see Census UK, dates	Census
Underground Bailiff	see Bailiff, Underground	Occupation
UP	Acronym: United Prebyterian (Church, Scot.)
Urban Numbers	(Irl.) Belfast Postal districts http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161093 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,298063
USD	Acronym: Urban Sanitary District http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,202554 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,289444
Ut asseritur	Latin: as it is asserted http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,213688
UVF	Acronym: Ulster Volunteer Force (Irl.) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,154233
Value of old Money	... in present day terms http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,105639 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,111058 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,173941 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,198707 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,221732 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,239765 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252166 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,761409	Weights and Measures
Victorian Morality	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,270493
Victualler	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,34965 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,111312 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,282412 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,453063	Occupation
Visitation of God	Death Cause unknown, or Death by Natural Causes http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,68204 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,187595 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,253390	Death
Vital Records	Birth, Marriage and Death records. See also BMD	BMD Records	Registers
Voters Registers	see Electoral Rolls	Registers
Voting Age	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,81481
Wadset(t)	(Scot.) A kind of pledge or mortgage http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252548	Old Documents
Wages	... throught the ages. Comparative values of wages at different times. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,434078 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,456130	Weights and Measures
Wapentakes	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,168106 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,242618	Place Names
Water Bailiff	see Bailiff, Water
Water Meadow Drowners	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,256235	Occupation
Waterman	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,196732 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,290202	Occupation
Weather in the past	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,628510
Wedding Banns	See Banns	Marriage
Weights and Measures	Category for Weights, Measures, Dates, Currency, etc.	Weights and Measures
Well Sinkers	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,215893 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,440032 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,484338	Occupation
Wheelwright	A person that repairs and aligns defective wheels of automotive vehichles, e.g., buses & trucks. Historically, wheelwrights made wheels for a range of transport http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,76553	Occupation
White Seam Worker	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,2116	Occupation
Whitesmith	see also Tinsmith http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230455 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252102 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,252654	Occupation
Williams's, Dr. W. Registers	see Non-Conformist Registers	BMD Records	Registers
Wills	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,8120 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,107030 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,208794 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,230637 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236296	Wills
Wills and Women	... could women make wills ? see also Marriage Settlements for some related topics. http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,236440 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,319162 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,320177	Wills
Witness	see Marriage Witness	Marriage
WLA	Acronym: see Women's Land Army	Military
Wm	Abbrev.: William	Names
Women and Electoral Rolls	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,35846	Registers
Women's Land Army (WLA)	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,10949 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,23196	Military
Woolen, buried in	see Buried in Woolen	Burial
Workhouse Burials	http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,266332	Burials
Writer	Scot. Law, Writer to the Signet http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,197646 http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,111482	Occupation
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