Abbreviations and Terms Used in Soundex Cards and Census RecordsThis list is not intended to be all inclusive. Enumerators frequently were extremely creative with abbreviations. If you find any that I have not listed, send me an email and I'll add them to this collection. NR - Not Reported, No Response Sil - Sister-in-law | Abbreviation | Description | Abbreviation | Description |
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| A | Aunt | Ad | Adopted | | AdCl | Adopted child | AdD | Adopted daughter | | AdGcl | Adopted grandchild | AdM | Adopted mother | | AdS | Adopted son | Al | Aunt-in-law | | Ap | Apprentice | Asst | Assistant | | At | Attendant | B | Brother | | Bar | Bartender | BBoy | Bound boy | | BGirl | Bound girl | Bl | Brother-in-law | | Bo | Boarder | Boy | Boy | | Bu | Butler | C | Cousin | | Cap | Captain | Cha | Chamber Maid | | Cil | Cousin-in-law | Cl | Child | | Coa | Coachman | Com | Companion | | Cook | Cook | D | Daughter | | Dl | Daughter-in-law | Dla | Day laborer | | Dom | Domestic | Dw | Dish washer | | Emp | Employee | En | Engineer | | F | Father | FaH | Farm hand | | FaL | Farm laborer | FaW | Farm worker | | FB | Foster brother | FF | Foster father | | Fi | Fireman | First C | First cousin | | FL | Father-in-law | FM | Foster mother | | FoB | Foster brother | FoS | Foster son | | FoSi | Foster sister | GA | Great aunt | | Gcl | Grandchild | GD | Granddaughter | | GF | Grandfather | GGF | Great-grandfather | | GGGF | Great-great-grandfather | GGGM | Great-great-grandmother | | GGM | Great-grandmother | GM | Grandmother | | Gml | Grandmother-in-law | GN | Grand or great nephew | | GNi | Grand or great niece | Go | Governess | | God Cl | God child | GS | Grandson | | Gsl | Grand son-in-law | GU | Great uncle | | Gua | Guardian | Guest | Guest | | Hb | Half brother | Hbl | Half brother-in-law | | He | Herder | Help | Help | | H.Gi | Hired girl | Hh | Hired hand | | Hk | Housekeeper | Hlg | Hireling | | Hm | Hired man | HMaid | Housemaid | | HSi | Half sister | HSil | Half sister-in-law | | Husband | Husband | Hw | Houseworker | | I | Inmate | L | Lodger | | La | Laborer | Lau | Launderer | | M | Mother | Maid | Maid | | Man | Manager | Mat | Matron | | ML | Mother-in-law | N | Nephew | | Ni | Niece | Nil | Niece-in-law | | Nl | Nephew-in-law | Nu | Nurse | | O | Officer | P | Patient | | Pa | Partner | Ph | Physician | | Por | Porter | Pr | Prisoner | | Pri | Principal | Prv | Private | | Pu | Pupil | R | Roomer | | S | Son | Sa | Sailor | | Sal | Saleslady | Sb | Stepbrother | | Sbl | Step brother-in-law | Scl | Step child | | Sd | Stepdaugther | Sdl | Step daughter-in-law | | Se | Servant | Se.Cl | Servant's child | | Sf | Stepfather | Sfl | Step father-in-law | | Sgd | Step granddaughter | Sgs | Step grandson | | Si | Sister | Sl | Son-in-law | | Sm | Stepmother | Sml | Step mother-in-law | | Ss | Stepson | Ssi | Stepsister | | Ssil | Step sister-in-law | Ssl | Step son-in-law | | Su | Superintendant | Ten | Tenant | | U | Uncle | Ul | Uncle-in-law | | Vi | Visitor | W | Wife | | Wa | Warden | Wai | Waitress | | Ward | Ward | Wkm | Workman | | Wt | Waiter | Wid | Widow/er |
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