I looked up the abbreviations listed for Mount St Michael's Cemetery in Spokane:
http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/spokane/mtstmike/mile_abbrev.htm It says ob means death. In the listings of relatives, the form is Ort. Dec 19, 1905, Ob. Oct 23, 1982. Those are the birth and death dates. Jennie ********* --- Terry Foxcroft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > G'day everyone. > > I've got a problem. I have a copy of Ducatus > Leodiensis, which has a few > family trees I'm interested in. I need some help > with the abbreviations. > > For example, one person married Ald. Jere. Barstow > of Leeds. ob s.p. 20 Aug > 1742. > > Does anyone know what s.p. stands for? In some > locations obt is before a > date, so I presume ob and obt are obituary, so I can > use this as a death > date. > > Does anyone know what Ald. Jere. would be short for? > I know most name > abbreviatios, but these are new to me. > > I also have a Mr Robt Jackson, Rector of Tatham, > Com, Lane. > Does anyone know what Com. Lane. stands for? > > Thanks > > Foxy > > > Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found > at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable > archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > To unsubscribe please visit: > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
