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Exor.
                                                                          - Executor.
                                                                          - Governor.
                                                               Gov.
                                                                          - Justice  of  the Peaœ.
                                                               J.F.
                                                                          e killed.
                                                               k.
                                                                          - Knight.
                                                               Kt.
                                                               m.
                                                                          a married.
                                                                          - proved.
                                                               Pr.
                                                                          - succeeded.
                                                               S.
                                                                          - younger.
                                                               Yr.
                                                                          - youngest.
                              Abbreviations - There are a number  yst.
                              of  abbreviations  used  in  the  pre-
                              paration of  a chart which are gener-
                                                                 In addition to the above abbrevia-
                              ally  understood  by  al1 genealogists.
                                                               tions one will find those more gener-
                              Tlie  following  list  consists  of  the
                                                               ally  used  referring  to  honours  and
                              principal  ones.
                                                               awards,  ranks  and  positions  in  the
                                                               Services and Government and letters
                              apptd .
                                        - appointed.
                                                               awarded  for  such  appointments  as
                              b.
                                         - born.
                                                               Fellowship  of  the  Royal  College of
                              bapt.
                                         - baptised.
                                                               Surgeons  (F.R.C.S.) etc.
                              Et.
                                         - Baronet.
                                         -. buried.
                              bur.
                                                               Abeyance - An  expression  used  to
                                         - circa  (about)
                              Ca.
                                                               describe a Peerage when  it is vested
                                         - county.
                              CO.
                                                               in  two or  more coheirs both  or  al1
                              d.
                                         - died.
                                                               of  whom  have  an  equal  daim.
                                         - daughter.
                              dau.
                                                               Men there are several equal claim-
                              diss.
                                         - dissolved.
                                                                     e.g.  descendants  of
                                                               ants
                                                                                            the
                              div.
                                         =  divorced.
                                                               daughters  and  coheiresses  of  a
                              d.s.p.
                                         - decessit  sine  prole.
                                                               deceased  Peer,  none  can  maintain
                                           (died  without  issue).
                                                               a  claim  against  the  others  and  the
                                         a deceait  sine  prole
                              d.s.p.1.
                                                               Peerage  remains  in  abeyance  and
                                           iegitima.  (died  wi th-
                                                               cannot be held by any of  them until,
                                           out  legitirnate issue).
                                                               by  the death of  the other claimants,
                              d.s.p.rn.
                                         - decessit  sine  prole
                                                               one  ody  remains  and  he  has  the
                                           mascula.  (died  with-
                                                               right  to claim the  title.
                                           out  male  issue).
                              d.s.p.m.s.
                                         - decessit  sine  prole
                                           masala  ~"perstite,  Acbievements Limited  - The  busi-
                                           (died  without  sur-  ness name for the centre of  Heraldic
                                           viving  male  issue).   and Genealogical Research  and Art
                              d.s.p.s.   - dec-ssit  sine  prole  Work. A  non-profit  making  organi-
                                           supedte.      (died  sation  which  is  establishing a  com-
                                           without   surviving  plete  record  of  ali  Parish  registers.
                                           issue).             This  undertaking  will  take  many
                              d.  unm.   - died  unrnarried.   years  to  complete  but  it  is  fre-
                              d.v.p.  - deceait  vit8  patrism  quently worth while putting a Parish
                                           (died within  the Iife-   register  enquiry  direct  to  them  in
                                           the of  the  father).  the  first  instance.  Their  address  is:
                              d.v.rn.    - decessit  vita  matris.
                                           (died within the li.fe-       82 Northgate,
                                           Lime  of  the mother).         Canterbury,
                              educ.      -  educated  at.                   Kent.
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