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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