What all those cryptic abbreviations mean
BDM or BMD: Births Deaths Marriages
b(orn); d(ied); chr(istened); bap(tised); dec(eased)
d/o; s/o; f/o; m/o; w/o; h/o: daughter, son, father, mother, wife, husband of (resp.)
m.s. - maiden surname
n.o.k. = next of kin
Inf(ormant); Wit(nesses) reg(istered) unm(arried)
transcr(ibed); reg(istered)
MIs: Monumental Inscriptions
Crem(atorium); Cem(etery);
Ch(urch); Pres(byterian); Meth(odist); R(oman) C(atholic)
County/country - Chapman codes only
Cty = County; Twp = Township; Par(ish)
? before a place name it indicates the event referred to probably occurred where shown, but may not have
? after a town indicates I either had trouble deciphering the writing, or if after a parish, county or country, I'm unsure as to which area the place name belongs to