{"id":2412,"date":"2015-03-20T08:24:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T08:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/"},"modified":"2024-09-02T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T12:34:07","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary and abbreviations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cm-glossary\"><div class=\"glossary-container \"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"cmtt-attribute-field\" name=\"glossary_index_style\" value=\"classic\"><div id=\"glossaryList-nav\" class=\"listNav \" role=\"tablist\"><\/div><ul class=\"glossaryList\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"glossaryList\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTermSet\"><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/canterbury-cathedral-archives\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Canterbury Cathedral Archives&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;As well as Cathedral and Diocesan records the CCA has many parish records for the Eastern part of the diocese, as well as Canterbury City archives. Many PRs and wills that are on microfilm can be viewed at the CCA or the KHLC.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;The archives is in a room off the cathedral cloisters.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Details can be found on its website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Catalogue&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Canterbury Probate Records (1396-1858): database&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Canterbury Cathedral Archives<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/cca\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;CCA&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Canterbury Cathedral Archives, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">CCA<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><div class=\"term-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/cks\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;CKS&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for Centre for Kentish Studies, now known as the KHLC (Kent History and Library Centre), &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">CKS<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/crown-copyright\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;&copy; Crown copyright&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Transcriptions of Crown copyright documents are published on this site thanks to the permission described in this National Archives PDF,&nbsp;&amp;#039;Using materials from The National Archives&amp;#039;, section 2, and in accordance with the terms of the Open Government Licence.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">&copy; Crown copyright<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/devon-heritage-centre\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Devon Heritage Centre&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviated to DHC, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Devon Heritage Centre<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/devon-record-office\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Devon Record Office&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Old name for the Devon Heritage Centre, abbreviated to DHC, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Devon Record Office<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/dhc\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;DHC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Devon Heritage Centre, which used to be known as the Devon Record Office (DRO) - various references to it under its old name or initials will still be found, some probably on this website, others at the DHC itself.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Catalogue&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;About visiting the DHC (links to other info. such as what \/ how you can access information if you can&amp;#039;t visit the DHC yourself are in the side menu)&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Devon Archives and Local Studies Service home page&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;The DHC is run by the Devon Heritage Services,(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">DHC<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/dro\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;DRO&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Devon Record Office, now known as the Devon Heritage Centre, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">DRO<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/fhc\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;FHC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Family History Centre&amp;lt;\/strong&amp;gt; - centres run by the LDS Church where more content can be viewed on the FamilySearch website than at home. They have also now begun having affiliated libraries that offer the same. Also, as in certain public libraries, they offer free access to sites like Ancestry and FindMyPast.\nFrom the point of view of this website the main benefits at present are:\n&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;access to 1858-1925 England and Wales wills;&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;\n \t&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;with about a quarter of my ancestry including a significant chunk of(...)&amp;lt;\/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;\/ul&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">FHC<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/fhs\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;FHS&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Family History Society - note Sussex Family History Group. Could be some duplication in initials (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;e.g.&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; is there a Derbyshire FHS), hence I may refer to Devon FHS.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">FHS<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/folio\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Folio&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The sheets that have been bound togeter in some collections \/ books \/ booklets are numbered rather than the pages i.e. one number applies to both the front and back of the sheet. It is important to realise this when following up a reference, which may not make it clear whether it is to a page or folio number - if the subject of the reference can not be found turn the sheet over.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;The number is generally on the front, and when bound of course this sheet appears on the right. Sometimes(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Folio<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/goons\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;GOONS&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The Guild of One-Name Studies.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">GOONS<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/inquisition-post-mortem\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Inquisition Post Mortem&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;An inquistion into who was the legal heir of someone holding land direct from the crown. Abbreviated to IPM - &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;q.v.&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; for more details.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Inquisition Post Mortem<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/ipm\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;IPM&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;IPM is the abbreviation I use for inquisitions post mortem (can also be abbreviated to Inq.p.m.).&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;This was not a &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;post mortem&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; into the cause of a death, but an enquiry into who was the heir to land held direct from the crown. These officially ceased from 1660, but in effect a few years earlier as they had not taken place during the interregnum.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Those on this tree for whom I am aware that an IPM was held are all part of my tree rather than the Go(a)tham ONS.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Although I have not found an IPM for(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">IPM<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/kent-history-and-library-centre\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Kent History and Library Centre&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviated to KHLC, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Kent History and Library Centre<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/kfhs\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;KFHS&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Kent Family History Society.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Many references on this website are to PR data indexed by the KFHS.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">KFHS<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/khlc\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;KHLC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;What was the Kent Record Office, then the Centre for Kentish Studies is now known as the Kent History and Library Centre.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;It is in Springfield in Maidstone.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Unlike most modern archives offices it was not built with suitable parking. There seems plenty nearby for a couple of hours, but if you want to stay all day you may be better using the park and ride or public transport.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Catalogue&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Although I was staying on the edge of Canterbury in 2015 I decided to go to the KHLC to print off some(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">KHLC<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/lma\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;LMA&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the London Metropolitan Archive.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">LMA<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/london-meropolitan-archives\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;London Meropolitan Archives&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviated to LMA, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">London Meropolitan Archives<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/mdr\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;MDR&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Manorial Documents Register.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Created in the 1920s, and needed for legal reasons, this is being put online, with much additional information. This started in 1995, but now (Oct 2015) the two counties in which I am most interested, Kent and Devon, are still not online. Work on both is underway; Devon will hopefully be online c. mid-2017; Kent, on which work has only just begun will probably be later.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;For counties not yet online the card index can be seen at TNA on microfilm (but of course(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">MDR<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/mis\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;MIs&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Monumental inscriptions - the term usually covers gravestones, and is used on this website to do so, except that when details are from records made of MIs at a particular parish some sources may have only recorded those in the church, and not on gravestones in the churchyard.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">MIs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/ocr\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;OCR&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Optical character recognition, the process by which printed text is interpreted by machines and made searchable. The range of letter shapes used in the past, and in some cases the quality of the old documents, means that at present the results can be very flawed, especially where the source is newspaper print. I expect this will improve with time.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">OCR<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/pcc\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PCC&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;q.v.&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">PCC<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/pr\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PR&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for Parish Register, these registers recording baptism, marriage and burial data and are particularly useful before the introduction of birth, marriage and death registration in 1837.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Occasionally other kinds information can be found, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;e.g.&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; confirmation.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Entries vary, both with different requirements over time and according to the whim of the person who entered the data. The details that vary include whether or not ages are given for burials, occupation in all entries (of father(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">PR<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/prerogative-court-of-canterbury\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Prerogative Court of Canterbury&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviated to PCC.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;In England in the past a lot of things were dealt with in church courts. These were mainly those of an Archdeacon, Bishop or Archbishop. The latter was called a &amp;#039;prerogative court&amp;#039;. The main way in which these church courts are relevant to family histories are in that they granted administration (admon.) (where there was no will or admin with will in a few special circumstances), and probate of wills, up to Jan. 1858.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Property in one Archdeaconry could be dealt with in an(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Prerogative Court of Canterbury<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/pro\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PRO&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Public Record Office, now known as The National Archives, abbreviated to TNA, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;I&amp;#039;m not sure if I refer to PRO anywhere but it may still be seen on many documents I refer to (&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;e.g.&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt; census records).&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">PRO<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/pwdro\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;PWDRO&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for the Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Catalogue&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">PWDRO<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/sfhg\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;SFHG&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreivation for Sussex Family History Group.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;A members&amp;#039; benefit is a data archive and many references on this website will be to entries found in that archive. (If you are not a member you can search but not see the detailed results).&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;SFHG website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">SFHG<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/society-of-genealogists\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Society of Genealogists&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviated to SOG, &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;qv&amp;lt;\/em&amp;gt;.&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Society of Genealogists<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/sog\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;SOG&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for Society of Genealogists.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Library Catalogue (viewable by all)&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Data online (only members can see details)&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;A bit expensive if you don&amp;#039;t live near London and can&amp;#039;t easily make good use of their library. Non-members can visit the library, and although there is a charge for non-members you&amp;#039;d have to a several times each year to make it worth belonging if the library is the main benefit for you.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;I did find it useful to be able to borrow some Devon PR entries on microfilm but(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">SOG<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/the-national-archives\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;The National Archives&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;This is the official government archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. It is based in Kew on the outskirts of London.&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Much material held there can be searched by the Discovery Catalogue (though note: this now by default also includes catalogues to many other archives around the UK; you must filter to only see what is available at Kew).&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Website: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk&amp;lt;br \/&amp;gt;Sources on this website which are held at Kew include census returns for England and Wales, &amp;#039;PCC&amp;#039; wills, death(...)&lt;\/div&gt;\"><span itemprop=\"name\">The National Archives<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/glossary\/tna\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title \" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;TNA&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Abbreviation for The National Archives, this being the official government archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom. 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