Oxfordshire Wills Index - Abbreviations & Symbols

A

Absol. of admtor.

absolution of administrator

Acct.

administrator's account

admon.

administration act

admtor.

administrator

admtrix.

administratrix

Aff.

affidavit

Affirm.

affirmation

aftw.

afterwards

Alex.

Alexander

Alf.

Alfred

Alln.

Allegation

als.

alias

Ambr.

Ambrose

Andr.

Andrew

Anth.

Anthony

apoth.

apothecary

Appt. of ctor., ctrix.

appointment of curator, curatrix

appt. of proc.

appointment of proctor

Appt. of proxy

appointment of proxy

Archd.

Archdeacon

Arth.

Arthur

atty.

attorney at law

Aug.

Augustine

Auth. of admtor.

authorization of administrator

B

bach.

bachelor

Barb.

Barbara

bargem.

bargeman

Barth.

Bartholomew

basketm.

basketmaker

Bd.

administration bond

bdsmn.

bondsman, bondsmen

bur.

to be buried at

Benj.

Benjamin

blanketm.

blanket maker

blanketw.

blanket weaver

blksm.

blacksmith

bro.

brother

butch.

butcher

C

c.

circa

Cert.

certificate

canc.

cancelled

carp.

carpenter

Cath.

Catherine

ch., chn.

child, children

Chas.

Charles

Chris.

Christopher

Cit.

citation

Clem.

Clement

clk.

clerk

clothw.

cloth worker

Cod.

codicil

coll.

college

collarm.

collarmaker

Comm.

commission

conc.

concerning

cordw.

cordwainer

Ct.act, papers

court act, papers

ctor., ctrix.

curator, curatrix

Cur.act, bond

curation act, bond

Cur. bd.

Curation bond

D

d.

dated

d. of g.

deed of gift

Dan.

Daniel

dau.

daughter

day lab.

day labourer

decd.

deceased

Decln. of no assets

declaration of no assets

Depn.

deposition

dioc.

diocese

dmgd.

damaged

Dthy.

Dorothy

E

Edm.

Edmund

Edw.

Edward

Eliz.

Elizabeth

end.

endorsed

esq.

esquire

Excomm.

schedule of excommunication

exh.

exhibited

exor.

executor

extrix.

executrix

F

f.

father

f.

folio

fellm

fellmonger

fishm.

fishmonger

frag.

fragment

Fred.

Frederick

G

gdnr.

gardener

gent.

gentleman

gentwm.

gentlewoman

Geo.

George

Geof.

Geoffrey

Gilb.

Gilbert

glo.

glover

gn.

guardian

grandau.

granddaughter(s)

Greg.

Gregory

H

h.

husband

haberd.

haberdasher

heelm.

heelmaker

Herb.

Herbert

hoopm.

hoopmaker

Humf., Humph.

Humfrey, Humphrey

husb.

husbandman

Hy.

Henry

I

I.

Inventory

incompl.

incomplete

innh.

innholder

innk.

innkeeper

Interrog.

Interrogatories

ironm.

ironmonger

J

Jas.

James

Jn.

John

Jud.

Judith

jnr..

junior

K

Kath.

Katherine

Kathl.

Kathleen

Knt.

knight

L

lab.

labourer, labouring

man

lastm.

lastmaker

Laur., Lawr.

Laurence, Lawrence

leg.

legacy, legacies

Letters of admon.

letters of administration

Letters of atty.

letters of attorney

M

m.

mother

Magd.

Magdalen(e)

malt.

maltster

Marg.

Margery

Marm.

Marmaduke

Matt.

Mat(t)hew

Mem.

Memorandum

Mgt.

Margaret

Mich.

Michael

millw.

millwright

Mon.

monition

N

Nath.

Nathaniel

Nich.

Nicholas

no chr. name

no Christian name specified

P

par.

parish

par. clk.

parish clerk

Pat.

Patience

P.C.C.

Prerogative Court of Canterbury

pec.

peculiar jurisdiction

Phil.

Philip

pinm.

pinmaker

pr.

proved in the Court of

pro.

probate

Prob.act

Probate act

R

Rd.

Richard

Rect.

receipt

Reg.

Reginald

rel.

relict

Ren., ren.

Renunciation, renounced

Resp. pers.

Responsa personalia

Robt.

Robert

Rog.

Roger

S

s.

son

Sam.

Samuel

schoolm.

schoolmaster

sen.

senior

Sent.

Diffinitive sentence

servt.

servant

shep.

shepherd

shoem.

shoemaker

spin.

spinster

Steph., Stev.

Stephen, Steven

T

Thos.

Thomas

Tim.

Timothy

tinpl.

tinplate worker

Tn. act, bd.

tuition act, bond

U

Univ.

University

V

V.C. ct.

Vice Chancellor's court

Val.

Valentine

vict.

victualler

W

w.

wife

W.

Will

Walt.

Walter

Warr.

Warrant

whlwr.

wheelwright

wid.

widow, widower

Wm.

William

wr.

written

Y

yeo.

yeoman

Z

Zach.

Zachary

Symbol

[ ]

information not included in the documents indexed but obtained from another source, usually the Christian name of the deceased obtained from a parish register.

†

document recorded in indexes compiled at the Principal Probate Registry but now missing.