Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations Used
APR
Abbreviation used to indicate the primary source of
information as being the Anglican Parish Registers of the Church of England. These
cover the baptisms, marriages and burials conducted within the separate
parishes.
DBY - Derbyshire
LAN - Lancashire
YKS -
GRO
The General
Register Office for
GRO
cert = where I actually possess a copy of the actual certificate (birth,
marriage or death). However the actual number is immaterial as it is just the
next certificate issued by the GRO at the time.
GRO ref = the reference given in the index of births, marriages or deaths; on
the birth index where a surname is shown after the reference, this is the
mother's surname; on the marriage index where a surname is shown after the
reference, this is the spouse's surname.
IGI
- International Genealogical Index
The IGI is an enormous database created and maintained by
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), also known as the
Mormons. The Mormons have an extensive program to microfilm vast numbers of old
records which are an aid to genealogy. For example,
they microfilm records of churches of all denominations, ancient land tax
records, military records, shipping lists, and so on. When a parish record is
microfilmed, the LDS church extracts the names and details of all christenings
and marriages into a database. However it should be noted that the IGI is not
always accurate and research should always refer back to the original parish
register.
MI - Monumental Inscription
PRO
Abbreviation for the Public Records Office
Wills
& Admons
When a person dies and leaves money and/or possessions there
are two possibilities:
1) a WILL (setting
out how the owner wished to distribute the assets) was made before death. In
this case an application by the executors to the Registry of the Family
Division (Probate) of the High Court of Justice is made. The court examines the
Will for legal correctness and then grants probate.
2) no Will was made before death. Therefore the person
dies 'Intestate' and the assets are divided among the next of kin in fixed
proportions as laid down by the law governing
intestacy. In this case the court will grant 'letters of Administration'
abbreviated as ADMONS.