Legend  for civil registration

 

Record Number:

  if rec num “1000 plus” e.g. 1003, or 1007

      that means the record is in the supplement or Part 2 or Part II

 

Notes:

h/  is husband of

w/  is wife of

wid/  is widow or widower of

b:  or  b/  means   born in

celibe and nubile note unmarried

 

Ages:

normally in years,  mo  for  months,  d  for days,  hr for hours

1+4  means one year and four months

 

in births, sometimes a midwife is listed. as a levatrice or lavatrice

hence  lev  means  midwife

 

and ALWAYS check the original documents.