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Census Abbreviations



     Abbreviations and Terms Used in Soundex Cards

     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



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