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indicates/is a link to another page on this site
~
in dates is a substitute for abt ("about")
abt
about (used in dates) indicates that the information is based on assumptions and is therefore not accurate. See "est" below.
aft or >
after (used in dates)
AC
Companion of the Order of Australia
AIF
Australian Imperial Force
AM
Member of the Order of Australia
AO
Officer of the Order of Australia
ARA
Australian Regular Army - full-time soldiers
ARes
Australian Army Reserve - reserve (part-time) soldiers
b
birth (date)
bef or <
before (used in dates)
Cn
Century Eg, C3 = 3rd century
ca or c
about (= Latin circa) - see "abt"
CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath
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)
CMF
Citizens Military Force (Australia) [now the Australian Army Reserve]
Co
County (in place names)
d
death or died (date)
DSO
Distinguished Service Order
est YYYY
estimated year. Such estimates are based on other data to give a result with reasonable accuracy. Eg, birth year calculated from (date of death) minus (stated age at death), or (census date) minus (stated age on census return). [Note that "stated ages" are often rounded up or down.]
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" .i.e. the humber of Gs is in addition to the use of "grand...". [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 programs. For more info select from the menu bar above Reference > Genealogy stuff > "GEDCOMs".
HFT
The Hougham/Huffam Family Tree
IGI
International Genealogical Index (maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
KCB
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
KGR
George Roy (1942-2005) - Roy and Royes researcher
m
date of marriage
MC
Military Cross
MHP
Marian Hurley Pratt (1879-1961) - early Hougham researcher
MM
Military Medal
MP
Member of Parliament
ms
manuscript
née
(n e-with-an-acute e) the usual term for a woman's maiden or unmarried or birth name. (Means "born" in French)
OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OJ
Order of Jamaica
RAN
Royal Australian Navy
RE
Royal Engineers
RN
Royal Navy
R~RFL or RRFL
Roy~Royes Family Links
RY
Robin Young - Hougham and branches researcher
TNG
The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding©, written by Darrin Lythgoe - the software used throughout this site.
VC
Victoria Cross - highest award in the British Commonwealth for bravery in the face of the enemy