Census Abbreviations
Abbreviations and Terms Used in Soundex Cards

     A ........ Aunt
     Ad ....... Adopted
     AdCl ..... Adopted child
     AdD ...... Adopted daughter
     AdGcl .... Adopted grandchild
     AdM ...... Adopted mother
     AdS ...... Adopted son
     Al ....... Aunt-in-law
     Ap ....... Apprentice
     Asst ..... Assistant
     At ....... Attendant
     B ........ Brother
     Bar ...... Bartender
     BBoy ..... Bound boy
     BGirl .... Bound girl
     Bl ....... Brother-in-law
     Bo ....... Boarder
     Boy ...... Boy
     Bu ....... Butler
     C ........ Cousin
     Cap ...... Captain
     Cha ...... Chamber Maid
     Cil ...... Cousin-in-law
     Cl ....... Child
     Coa ...... Coachman
     Com ...... Companion
     Cook ..... Cook
     D ........ Daughter
     Dl ....... Daughter-in-law
     Dla ...... Day laborer
     Dom ...... Domestic
     Dw ....... Dish washer
     Emp ...... Employee
     En ....... Engineer
     F ........ Father
     FaH ...... Farm hand
     FaL ...... Farm laborer
     FaW ...... Farm worker
     FB ....... Foster brother
     FF ....... Foster father
     Fi ....... Fireman
     First C .. First cousin
     FL ....... Father-in-law
     FM ....... Foster mother
     FoB ...... Foster brother
     FoS ...... Foster son
     FoSi ..... Foster sister
     GA ....... Great aunt
     Gcl ...... Grandchild
     GD ....... Granddaughter
     GF ....... Grandfather
     GGF ...... Great-grandfather
     GGGF ..... Great-great-grandfather
     GGGM ..... Great-great-grandmother
     GGM ...... Great-grandmother
     GM ....... Grandmother
     Gml ...... Grandmother-in-law
     GN ....... Grand or great nephew
     GNi ...... Grand or great niece
     Go ....... Governess
     God Cl ... God child
     GS ....... Grandson
     Gsl ...... Grand son-in-law
     GU ....... Great uncle
     Gua ...... Guardian
     Guest .... Guest
     Hb ....... Half brother
     Hbl ...... Half brother-in-law
     He ....... Herder
     Help ..... Help
     H.Gi ..... Hired girl
     Hh ....... Hired hand
     Hk ....... Housekeeper
     Hlg ...... Hireling
     Hm ....... Hired man
     HMaid .... Housemaid
     HSi ...... Half sister
     HSil ..... Half sister-in-law
     Husband .. Husband
     Hw ....... Houseworker
     I ........ Inmate
     L ........ Lodger
     La ....... Laborer
     Lau ...... Launderer
     M ........ Mother
     Maid ..... Maid
     Man ...... Manager
     Mat ...... Matron
     ML ....... Mother-in-law
     N ........ Nephew
     Ni ....... Niece
     Nil ...... Niece-in-law
     Nl ....... Nephew-in-law
     Nu ....... Nurse
     O ........ Officer
     P ........ Patient
     Pa ....... Partner
     Ph ....... Physician
     Por ...... Porter
     Pr ....... Prisoner
     Pri ...... Principal
     Prv ...... Private
     Pu ....... Pupil
     R ........ Roomer
     S ........ Son
     Sa ....... Sailor
     Sal ...... Saleslady
     Sb ....... Stepbrother
     Sbl ...... Step brother-in-law
     Scl ...... Step child
     Sd ....... Stepdaugther
     Sdl ...... Step daughter-in-law
     Se ....... Servant
     Se.Cl .... Servant's child
     Sf ....... Stepfather
     Sfl ...... Step father-in-law
     Sgd ...... Step granddaughter
     Sgs ...... Step grandson
     Si ....... Sister
     Sl ....... Son-in-law
     Sm ....... Stepmother
     Sml ...... Step mother-in-law
     Ss ....... Stepson
     Ssi ...... Stepsister
     Ssil ..... Step sister-in-law
     Ssl ...... Step son-in-law
     Su ....... Superintendant
     Ten ...... Tenant
     U ........ Uncle
     Ul ....... Uncle-in-law
     Vi ....... Visitor
     W ........ Wife
     Wa ....... Warden
     Wai ...... Waitress
     Ward ..... Ward
     Wkm ...... Workman
     Wt ....... Waiter

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