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Project 21 Census
Commonly Used Abbreviations

1921 Census Index


7-Day Adv - Seven Day Adventist

Abt - About

Acc - Accountant

Ad - Adopted

Aft - After

Anc - Ancestor

Ang - Anglican

Ant - Aunt

App - Apprentice

Arg - Argentia

Ass - Assistant

Bap/bap - Baptized

bd - Boarder/Boarding

bef - before

Bet - Between

BIL - Brother In Law

BPL - Burying Place

Bro - Brother

c - circa/about

Can - Canada

Carp - Carpenter

CE - Church of England

Co - Company

cou - cousin

CV - Cove

d - died

dau - Daughter

Dept - Department

desc - descendant

dom - domestic

Dr - Doctor

E - East

Elec - Electrician

Eng - England

EP - Emberly Pond

Farm - Farmer

Fath - Father

FB - Fortune Bay

FIL - Father In Law

Fire - Fireman

fish - Fisherman

Fore - Foreman

gen - general

Gen Lab - General Labourer

Gvt - Government

HB - Hermatige Bay

Hd - Head/Head of Family

Hk - Housekeeper

Hr - Harbour/Harbor/Hbr

Hwf - Housewife

Hwk - Housework

ILL - Illegitimate

Imm - Immigration/Immigrant

info - information

Is - Island/Isld/Isle

Lab - Labrador

Loco - Locomotive


Log - Logging/Logger

Lum - Lumbering/Lumberman

m - married

Mach - Machine

Med - Medical

Merc - Merchant

Meth - Methodist

Mgr - Manager

MIL - Mother In Law

Mo - Month

mob - Month of Birth

Moth - Mother

N - North

Nat - Naturalization

Nep - Nephew

Non Sec - Non Sectarian

NS - Nova Scotia

Occ - Occupation

Pent - Pentecostal

PO - Post Office

poss - possible

Pres - Presbyterian

Prob - Probably

RC - Roman Catholic

Rd - Road

Ret - Retired

Rm - Room

RR - Railroad

S - South

SA - Salvation Army

Sales - Saleswoman/Man

Sch - School/At School

Schr - Schooner

Scot - Scotland

SDA - Seven Day Adventist

Se - Separated/Separate

Serv - Servant

SF - Shore Fishing

Si - Single/Unmarried

SIL - Sister In Law

Sis - Sister

SOIL - Son In Law

Stat - Statistician

Steno - Stenographer

Stp - Step

Super - Superintendent

Teach - Teacher

Tele - Telephone

trap - Trapper

Twn - Town

UC - United Church

Unc - Uncle

USA - United States of America

W - West

Wid - Widow/Widower/Widowed

yob - Year of Birth

Yr - Year

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