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indicates/is a link to an overview chart

indicates/is a link to another page on this site

indicates/is a link to a web site1

~ in dates is a substitute for abt ("about")

abt about (used in dates) - compare with "est"

aft or > after (used in dates)

aka and ali. alias or alternative name

b birth (date)

bef or < before (used in dates)

bp birth place

bur buried

Cn Century Eg, C3 = 3rd century

ca about (= Latin circa)

CE and BCE Common Era and Before the Common Era, preferred alternatives for general (international and multicultural) use to the specifically Christian AD (Anno Domini "the year of the/our Lord") and BC (Before Christ)

Co County (in place names)

d death or died (date)

dp death, place of

edu education (school and/or diploma)

em. emigrated - see emigration in Glossary

emp employment

est estimated - used in dates so as to provide on-line privacy protection to living people with no known year of birth. To be distinguished from "abt" which is usually based on some other corroborating evidence (such as age at death to determine approximate birth year).

nG n is a number. G means "great" as in relationships. 5G "great" repeated five times. "5G grandmother" is "great great great great great grandmother". [Now try that on Rollo (~846-~910) who is May Royes' 28G grandfather!!]

GEDCOM is a type of file used to transfer genealogical data between computers and software. For more info select "What is a GEDCOM?" in the Genealogy tab in the Support menu above.

HFT The Hougham/Huffam Family Tree

IGI International Genealogical Index (maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)

KGR George Roy (1942-2005) - Roy and Royes researcher

m date of marriage

MHP Marian Hurley Pratt (1879-1961) - early Hougham researcher

mn married name

mp place of marriage

ms manuscript

née (n e-with-an-acute e) the usual term for a woman's maiden or unmarried or birth name.

occ occupation

rel religion

res residence

R~RFL or RRFL Roy~Royes Family Links

RY Robin Young - Hougham and branches researcher

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1. These symbols are gradually being deleted from the pages on this site. They are a heritage from the days when Roy~Royes Family Links was a CD and was intended to advise the user what a particular link would do, especially if it was an on-line link. Since web site users are already on-line, it hardly seems to be an issue anymore.
 
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