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Abbreviation Meaning / Reference etc.
Admon Administration of the affairs of a non-testate deceased
AncientDeeds Ancient Deeds in the PRO, 6 vols, 1890-1915
A2A Access to Archives, TNA
Bapt. Baptism
BIHR Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, University of York
C1841 UK 1841 Census (similarly for 1851, 1861, … 1911)
CChR Calendar of Charter Rolls / Rotuli Chartarum in Turri Londinensi, 1199-1516, 7 vols
CCR Calendar of Close Rolls / Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum,1204-1468, c. 59 vols
CDI Calendar of Documents relating to Ireland
CFR Calendar of Fine Rolls / Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus in Turri Londinensi, 1199-1471, 23 vols
CIPM Calendar of IPM
ChRO Cheshire Record Office
CIM Calendar of Inquisitions, Miscellaneous
CIPM Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, 1235-1447, 1485-1509, 29 vols
CPR Calendar of Patent Rolls / Rotuli Litterarum Patentium, 1201-1509, 1547-1558, 66 vols
CRO Cumberland Record Office, Carlisle
CVChR Calendar of Various Chancery Rolls, 1277-1326
DNB Dictionary of National Biography
FamilySearch FamilySearch website at www.familysearch.org
FMP FindMyPast website at www.findmypast.com
FreeBMD Free Births, Deaths & Marriages at www.freebmd.org.uk
FreeREG FreeREG website at www.freereg.org.uk
GRO General Register Office (now TNA)
HCA Hereford Cathedral Archives
HDB Herefordshire Domesday Book (annotated c. 1166), Baliol College Archives and Manuscripts, Oxford, www.flickr.com
HoP History of Parliament Online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org
IGI International Genealogical Index
IPM Inquisition Post Mortem
Lancs Lancashire
LDS Latter Day Saints
Lic. Licence
MCR Manor Court Record
MI Monumental Inscription
Msx Middlesex
NRO Norfolk Record Office
O.P.R. Old Parochial Registers (Scotland)
PipeRoll The Great Roll of the Pipe, 1130, 1155-1210, 1242, 1259, 57 vols
PR Parish Register
PRO Public Record Office (now TNA)
RO Record Office
Rutl. Rutland
SoG Society of Genealogists, London
TNA The National Archives, Kew
U.D. Urban District
W. D. West Derby
WYA West Yorkshire Archives
YAS Yorkshire Archaelogical Society
YKS Yorkshire
Yorks Yorkshire
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