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
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