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Family Tree Standardisation!!!!!

LINES – True

Illegitimacy

Uncertain

Abbreviations

 Born usually ‘bn’ or ‘born’
 Born if unknown have a bit of a guess and put ‘c’ in front
of the year, e.g., c1922
 Baptised bp, bap or ‘c’
 Married ‘m’ or ‘x’ or ‘=‘ (date is always under the lady’s name)
 Died ‘d’ or ‘ob’
 Buried ‘b’ or ‘bur’ (I opt for ‘bur’)
 Occupation ‘occ’
 Probate m.i.w. (mentioned in the will of)
 Killed in
action k.i.a.

What do I put on mine? Well................