endobj It contains genealogical information about millions of people from many nations. Use. I recommend reviewing the text to see if there is another possibility for these letters. They multiplied with time, and were never so numerous as on the eve of the discovery of printing; many of the early printed books offer this peculiarity, together with other characteristics of the manuscript page. Thank you for this interesting question. By Rick Crume Premium. An undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in the. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. missals, antiphonaries, Bibles; in one way or another the needs of students seem to have been the chief cause of the majority of medieval abbreviations. I suspect it may refer to s.p. In many countries throughout the world, Catholic parish records were written in Latin even into the 20th century. Therefore January, February and most of March were the last months of the year. [closed] +3 votes. Missus., it looks as though both words are abbreviations but it doesnt seem too important at this point. nat. mean? Geo = George. CCC = Catechism of the Catholic Church. - (he or she) died without offspringParish - parochia, pariochialisParish priest - parochusTestes - witnessesTown - urbeVillage - vico, pagusVidelicet - namelyWill/Testament - testamentum. <> locus domicilii cum numero domus . Finally, the FamilySearch website includes a list of Latin Genealogical Word List, providing a concise online source of the most frequently encountered Latin terms in genealogical documents. If you look carefully again at the f.p. I suspect youll see that the f hasnt got its little cross-stroke. B. Vicarium Apostolicum hujus Districtus dispensatione ab impedimento primi (vel secundi &c.) gradus consanguinitatis (aut affinitatis seu alio quovis impedimento) which translates asobtained by the Most Reverend Lord A. Comp: Eric Thomsen fromTierstrup, Eric Rasmussen, etc. For example, avus refers to grandfather, avia to grandmother, and avi is used to indicate grandparents. Need assistance? This death occurred 2 mo postpartum in a 37-year-old woman. Praesentibus ) Joanne Edwards (talis loco) Latin terms are often encountered by genealogists in early church records, as well as in many legal documents. I have read it stands for a Latin phrase but cannot locate the exact phrase. See also, "for the time being", "temporarily", "in place of". As the new system is readily found in use prior to the formal introduction, great care should be taken when transcribing documents of the pre-1752 period between 1 January and 24 March. Irish was never used in the registers. The development of printing brought about the abandonment of many abbreviations, while it suggested and introduced new ones a process also favoured by the growth of ecclesiastical legislation, the creation of new offices, etc. For instance, one of the records (translated) reads thus: Niels Pedersen and Dorethe Thomasdatter of Albge _?_ (a child) in the church called Thomas. Its a good idea to look through the whole register if it is a printed register then it might contain an example of the format that the priest was supposed to use, which can be a help when deciphering badly written words. = manuscript, Terr.Tent.=Terre Tenant the lord of a manor or freeholder in actual occupation of the land, as distinct from his superior lord.X = a mark made by a person instead of a signature; Christ; ChristianOED = Oxford English Dictionary, Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English), UK Genealogy - Common Acronyms and Jargon, https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Abbreviations_Found_in_Genealogy_Records&oldid=4774178. Hi, I studied medieval Irish history at Trinity College, Dublin but this one stumps me. endobj (. I dont have a firm answer about the abbreviation f.p. Here are some abbreviations you may find in genealogy records. \ legitim.) The last piece of the puzzle is the names. <> For a female: Sarah filia Henrici BLOGGS et Anna uxor ejus baptizata fuit (date in Latin) Anno Pdo. Since the Council of Trent (1545-1563), Catholic parish priests have been required to keep record of certainsacraments in bound register books. The tabular format generally has columns with the headings in Latin with the information within the columns writtenin Latin, although the grammar does not always precisely follow the proper grammatical function indicated. The birth date was assumed to be October(10th month), 28, 1874. g.h.o. Thanks for any help. Record TypesBaptismal Register - matricula baptizatorum, liberCensus - censusChurch Records - parish matrica (parish registers)Death Register - certificato di morteMarriage Register - matrica (marriage register), bannorum (register of marriage banns), liberMilitary - militaris, bellicus, Family EventsBaptism / Christening - baptismi, baptizatus, renatus, plutus, lautus, purgatus, ablutus, lustratioBirth - nati, natus, genitus, natales, ortus, oriundusBurial - sepulti, sepultus, humatus, humatioDeath - mortuus, defunctus, obitus, denatus, decessus, peritus, mors, mortis, obiit, decessitDivorce - divortiumMarriage - matrimonium, copulatio, copulati, conjuncti, nupti, sponsati, ligati, maritiMarriage (banns) - banni, proclamationes, denuntiationes, RelationshipsAncestor - antecessor, patres (forefathers)Aunt - amita (paternal aunt); matertera, matris soror (maternal aunt)Brother - frater, frates gemelli (twin brothers)Brother-in-law - affinis, sororiusChild - ifans, filius (son of), filia (daughter of), puer, prolesCousin - sobrinus, generDaughter - filia, puella; filia innupta (unwed daughter); unigena (only begotten daughter)Descendant - proles, successioFather - pater (father), pater ignoratus (unknown father), novercus (stepfather)Grandchild - nepos ex fil, nepos (grandson); neptis (granddaughter)Grandfather - avus, pater patris (paternal grandfather)Grandmother - avia, socrus magna (maternal grandmother)Great-grandchild - pronepos (great grandson); proneptis (great granddaughter)Great-grandfather - proavus, abavus (2nd great grandfather), atavus (3rd great grandfather)Great-grandmother - proavia, proava, abavia (2nd great grandmother)Husband - uxor (spouse), maritus, sponsus, conjus, coniux, ligatus, virMother - materNiece/Nephew - amitini, filius fratris/sororis (nephew), filia fratris/sororis (niece)Orphan, Foundling - orbus, orbaParents - parentes, genitoresRelatives - propinqui (relatives); agnati, agnatus (paternal relatives); cognati, cognatus (maternal relatives); affines, affinitas (related by marriage, in-laws)Sister - soror, germana, glos (husband's sister)Sister-in-law - glorisSon - filius, natusSon-in-law - generUncle - avunculus (paternal uncle), patruus (maternal uncle)Wife - vxor/uxor (spouse), marita, conjux, sponsa, mulier, femina, consorsWidow - vidua, relictaWidower - viduas, relictus, DatesDay - dies, dieMonth - mensis, mensesYear - annus, anno; often abbreviated Ao, AE or aEMorning - maneNight - nocte, vespere (evening)January - JanuariusFebruary - FebruariusMarch - MartiusApril - AprilisMay - MaiusJune - Junius, IuniusJuly - Julius, Iulius, QuinctilisAugust - AugustusSeptember - September, Septembris, 7ber, VIIberOctober - October, Octobris, 8ber, VIIIberNovember - November, Novembris, 9ber, IXberDecember - December, Decembris, 10ber, Xber, Other Common Latin Genealogical TermsAnd others - et alii (et. Thanks. The ecclesiastical words most commonly abbreviated at all times are proper names, titles (official or customary), of persons or corporations, and words of frequent occurrence.A list of those used in Roman Republican and early Imperial times may be seen in James Chidester Egbert, Jr.'s Latin Inscriptions (New York City, 1896), 417-459. Without seeing the document, its not possible to determine what trem. stands for. Merovingian, Lombard, and Anglo-Saxon scripts offer each their own abbreviations, not to speak of the unique scotica manus or libri scottice scripti (Irish hand, or books written in the medieval Irish hand). Church Abbreviations in Latin 2. Translation: Honest young man Nicolaus Jochim son of deceased Friedrich Adam Jochim mayor of this town and Anna Barbara deceased his second legitimate wife with chaste virgin Maria Eva Gade daughter of George Gade, alderman and innkeeper (adursum??) Coad equates with Missioner Coadjutor assistant priest. These include records of baptisms or christenings, marriages, deaths or burials, and confirmations. From the 18th century, authors started using their mother tongues to write books, papers or proceedings. A part of the monarch's title. Online tutorial acquainting viewers with medieval Latin scripts and abbreviations. When Christian names are written in Latin it is not always clear what the English equivalent is. Ultimo (often abbreviated "ult."): Ultimo or Ultimo Mense is a Latin . Denby. Irish Catholic parish register entries were recorded in either English or Latin. Anno Dni. debate cases in English, but all written records had continued to be in Latin. Under this general heading may be included all abbreviated forms of addresses in ordinary intercourse, whether of individuals or of members of religious orders, congregations, institutes, to which may be added the forms of addresses usual for members of Catholic lay societies and the Papal orders of merit. Dates may be given in Roman numerals. Catholic Family History Society CD/DVD-ROM Publications, Catholic Family History Society Print Publications, Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. This page has been viewed 61,888 times (0 via redirect). 3 0 obj 4 0 obj Eventually such productive centres of technical manuscripts as the Papal Chancery, the theological schools of Paris and Oxford, and the civil-law school of Bologna set the standards of abbreviations for all Europe. Im researching Slovak church records in Latin. legitimus (abbreviations: leg. Quantin, Prou). Another newspaper article, this one from 1977, reports that a 14th century definition for the equivalent of caelebsbachelorapplied to candidates for knighthood, and those who had earned an academic degree. Did a person have heirs? Any help would be appreciated. The programs of PAF (by the LDS), ancestors (Evertons), Family tree, Legacy 7.5 are the standard's of Genealogical data entry - their abbreviations are the . xpher or Xpoferus= Christopher The first two letters are not really X and p but the greek letter X (Ch) and p (r) Xp was a customary abbreviation for Christ. Just after the frontispiece, there were instructions on how to complete the entries, with the printed text in normal print and the priests entries in italics , Anno 1885 die 13 mensis Maii, Ego N.N. Latin was once the universal academic language in Europe. Used in several related senses such as "in the sense of" or "in accordance with". Words and abbreviations that have been in general use but are currently used less often. Read the entire document or article to see if a phrase was reiterated in English. John = Joannes, Jno. The writing is hard to read, the records are not standardized, and, most importantly, it is in Latin. I recommend you look for other records (written by the same recorder on nearby pages to see if there is something similar that might give clarity to the old script. adel- nobility. Jos = JosephGeo = George See if there is a corresponding or follow-up document to verify information (such as in a probate file). 20+ Church acronyms and abbreviations related to Latin: Latin. Without seeing your Slovak example, I would suspect P.L. To convert dates between 1 January and 24 March to modern dating, add one year onto the year given in the parish . Widows and Widowers: Consort and Relict. Notice in the following obituary, the death date is reported as the 29th ultimo. Since the obit was published on 5 October 1838, this is saying Elizabeth Grady died 29 September 1838. <> https://www.thoughtco.com/latin-genealogical-word-list-1422735 (accessed March 5, 2023). I have a question unrelated to the above queries and comments. endobj See our separate guide to Latin terms for examples of this. fuit suggests a past tense = has been erat = was est = is. In addition to records of the sacraments performed in the parish, administrativerecords of parish activities exist. Different endings will be used if a word is masculine, feminine or neuter, as well as to indicate singular or plural forms of a word. Coad, You will see that the priest is expected to indicate his rank. <> Latin was used in legal and church records in the past. Also included are lists of the months of the year, days of the week, and abbreviations. Reading Latin baptism, marriage and death records can be difficult at times. The same Latin word may be found with multiple endings, depending on the way the word is used in the sentence. praesentibus notis testibus Henrico Baron et Catherine Baron qui uterque habitat Wiganthe presence of witnessesHenry Baronand Catherine Baron, who both live in Wigan. Churchwardens attended to see that the ceremony was performed, the name is derived from their staves of office.w.d. Not to be confused with. Learning to read Roman numerals and a little basic Latin will help you transcribe and understand the manuscript documents that you collect. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Have a question? The abbreviation conjug- legitt-can also easily betranscribed as conjugum legitimorum, meaning lawfully married, if one has previously seen this term written out in full. On these documents from an Italian church, the last names were in their original Italian. Between the seventh and ninth centuries the ancient Roman system of abbreviations gave way to a more difficult one that gradually grew up in the monastic houses and in the chanceries of the new Teutonic kingdoms. 17. p.t. Suggest. The first line of a baptism entry lists the parents and the name of the child. I am Catholic myself, but have no idea what this means. I suspect that this entry is from a manuscript book register with the entries written out in free text. 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This is a mixture of Latin and English abbreviations. Understanding Terms Found in Historical Newspapers, Perseus Latin Dictionary at Tufts University, Job Names in Historical Newspapers: Researching Old Occupations, Historical Job Names in Newspapers (Part II), Early Women Occupations, Jobs & Avocations, Old Diseases & Early Medical Terms in Historical Newspapers, Nautical Terms & Phrases Found in Old Newspapers. And now search early newspapers for the term. . Marriage Register - matrica (marriage register), bannorum (register of marriage banns), liber. Your email address will not be published. Rici=of RichardBenj = Benjamin. The list of 9.3k Church acronyms and abbreviations (February 2023): 50 Categories. Habit and convenience are today the principal motives for using abbreviations. The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Apcus. - "pro tempore" (temporary or acting in the place of). "Guilel" is an abbreviation of Gulielmus, Latin for William. ; likewise abbreviations used in the administration of the Sacraments, mortuary epitaphs, etc. Without seeing the record, you may need to contact a South African physician. Know that male names often end in - us or - ius, while female names end in - a. Often abbreviated as "r." followed by the dates during which the king or queen reigned/ruled, as opposed to the monarch's dates of birth and death. xU}Wq1Nv0tt1;dah!JCD$bVYv@j@]a7K0T2R+di{~wwG=9{s%K,Yd%K,Yd%K,Y m{hOv1\}^sq2H+7m,gm:Q(GNex]nAn/ts;[RBeR-@\43z;_% {_o"In/:[Rbb%$>w#um3p52? and Barabara his legitimate wife. This abbreviation is used in citations to indicate an unspecified number of pages following the specified page. lists Christian names; lists titles of columns in registers; . Once I got used to them, it wasn't a problem. Record Types. Sort. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 16:12. Examples: CCLC, LC, CNC or CWC. Many just have Eum. elaborately abbreviated. Last week, we covered the Church records written in Latin. Without seeing the original, I wonder if it is calling her the good mother. If you solve the mystery, please let me know. You may want to purchase a Latin to English dictionary to help with translations. sep.= sepuliebatur or sepultus(-a) erat; was buried, par.=parochie; of the parish ofq. This abbreviation was used in English as well as Latin. Roman. Certain letters, like p and q, that occur with extreme. The degree is typically studied for in fine art, humanities, social science or theology and can be either fully taught, research-based, or a combination of the two. Ante Meridiem. It is most often used in, Used in historical research where spellings of names varied, such as genealogy tables and ancestry charts, for example when MacDonald, Macdonald, and McDonald are used by different members of the same family, or even by the same person at different times (before spellings were standardized). This example comes from St. Sylvester's Church, Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii. Used to indicate additions to a text after the signature of a letter. and "e.g. The medieval writer inherited a few from Christian antiquity; others he invented or adapted, in order to save time and parchment. "If you are well, it is good. This page was last edited on 14 June 2022, at 13:13. I don't know what they mean. Click on the links below to start learning more about these magnificent sources of genealogical and demographicalinformation. Required fields are marked *. What is the cause of death Pytorie?