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Abbreviations and Terms
Used in Soundex Cards and Census Records

This list is not intended to be all inclusive. Enumerators frequently were extremely creative with abbreviations. If you find any that I have not listed, send me an email and I'll add them to this collection.

NR - Not Reported, No Response
Sil - Sister-in-law

Abbreviation Description Abbreviation Description
A Aunt Ad Adopted
AdCl Adopted child AdD Adopted daughter
AdGcl Adopted grandchild AdM Adopted mother
AdS Adopted son Al Aunt-in-law
Ap Apprentice Asst Assistant
At Attendant B Brother
Bar Bartender BBoy Bound boy
BGirl Bound girl Bl Brother-in-law
Bo Boarder Boy Boy
Bu Butler C Cousin
Cap Captain Cha Chamber Maid
Cil Cousin-in-law Cl Child
Coa Coachman Com Companion
Cook Cook D Daughter
Dl Daughter-in-law Dla Day laborer
Dom Domestic Dw Dish washer
Emp Employee En Engineer
F Father FaH Farm hand
FaL Farm laborer FaW Farm worker
FB Foster brother FF Foster father
Fi Fireman First C First cousin
FL Father-in-law FM Foster mother
FoB Foster brother FoS Foster son
FoSi Foster sister GA Great aunt
Gcl Grandchild GD Granddaughter
GF Grandfather GGF Great-grandfather
GGGF Great-great-grandfather GGGM Great-great-grandmother
GGM Great-grandmother GM Grandmother
Gml Grandmother-in-law GN Grand or great nephew
GNi Grand or great niece Go Governess
God Cl God child GS Grandson
Gsl Grand son-in-law GU Great uncle
Gua Guardian Guest Guest
Hb Half brother Hbl Half brother-in-law
He Herder Help Help
H.Gi Hired girl Hh Hired hand
Hk Housekeeper Hlg Hireling
Hm Hired man HMaid Housemaid
HSi Half sister HSil Half sister-in-law
Husband Husband Hw Houseworker
I Inmate L Lodger
La Laborer Lau Launderer
M Mother Maid Maid
Man Manager Mat Matron
ML Mother-in-law N Nephew
Ni Niece Nil Niece-in-law
Nl Nephew-in-law Nu Nurse
O Officer P Patient
Pa Partner Ph Physician
Por Porter Pr Prisoner
Pri Principal Prv Private
Pu Pupil R Roomer
S Son Sa Sailor
Sal Saleslady Sb Stepbrother
Sbl Step brother-in-law Scl Step child
Sd Stepdaugther Sdl Step daughter-in-law
Se Servant Se.Cl Servant's child
Sf Stepfather Sfl Step father-in-law
Sgd Step granddaughter Sgs Step grandson
Si Sister Sl Son-in-law
Sm Stepmother Sml Step mother-in-law
Ss Stepson Ssi Stepsister
Ssil Step sister-in-law Ssl Step son-in-law
Su Superintendant Ten Tenant
U Uncle Ul Uncle-in-law
Vi Visitor W Wife
Wa Warden Wai Waitress
Ward Ward Wkm Workman
Wt Waiter Wid Widow/er
 

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