| Abbreviation / Symbol | Meaning |
|---|
| 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. |