Dictionary of Quaker Abbreviations (Part 2)

In this second part of my “Dictionary of Quaker Abbreviations, I continue with the abbreviations you will find in the Quaker records in the United Kingdom, Ireland with some terms from North America. While there are many such versions on the Internet, I’m primarily drawing from two excellent dictionaries “Index to Abbreviations Found in Quaker Records,” www.combs-families.org/combs/quaker/abb.htm on the Combs-families.org website and the “Glossary of Quaker Terms,” www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~quakers/quakdefs.htm on the Rootsweb website.

m: marry, married, marrying, marriage, month

ma: marriage authorized

mbr: member

mbrp: membership

mcd: married contrary to Discipline

MG: minister of the Gospel

MH: meeting house, church

mi: miles

MM: monthly meeting

mos: married out of society

mou: married out of unity

mt: married to

mtg: meeting

mvd: moved

n: north

na: not attending meeting

neg att: neglecting attendance

ni: not identified

nm: non member

nmn: no middle name

NW Terr: Northwest Territory

O: Orthodox (Ohio)

ou: out of unity

PM: particular or preparative meeting

PO: post office address

prc: produced a certificate

prcf: produced a certificate from

prob: probably

Qkr: Quaker

QM: quarterly meeting

rcd: recorded

rec/rcd: receive, received

recrq: received by request

relfc: released from care for

relrq: released by request

rem: remove(d), removal certificate

ret: returned, retired

ret mbrp: retained membership

rev: reversed

rm: reported married

rmt: reported married to

roc: received on certificate

rocf: received on certificate from

rol: received on letter

rolf: received on letter from

rpd: reported

rq: request, requests, requested

rqc: requested certificate

rqct: requested certificate to

rqcuc: requested to come under care (of mtg)

rqlt: requested letter to

rrq: request, requests, requested

rst: reinstate(d)

rtco: referred to care of

s: son, south

sep: separated

sis: sister

temp: temporarily

transfrd: transferred

twp: township

uc: under care (of mtg)

unm: unmarried

upl: using profane language

w: wife, west

w/c: with consent of

wid: widow

w/pwr: with power

wrkd: worked

y: year

YM: yearly meeting