Thi page lists all abbreviations used throughout the register
ACB |
Alex Clark Burials - information taken from Undertakers of Hobart Vols 1 and 2 produced by TFHS Inc. from the funeral records of Pierce J Keating 1895–1964 and Alex Clark and Son 1885–1907. |
AIF |
Australian Infantry Forces |
aka |
also known as |
assig |
assigned |
Aug. |
Augusta |
b. |
born |
Batt. |
Battalion |
Bch |
Beach |
Capt |
Captain |
CBC |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery |
CMB |
Courier-Mail Brisbane |
Comm. |
Commissioned |
crem. |
cremation |
CQOH |
Children Queen’s Orphanage Hobart - see list of books by Joyce Purtscher page iv |
Cttge |
Cottage |
Col |
Colonel or Colonial |
d |
day |
d. |
died |
DCG |
Deputy Commissary General |
Dept |
Department |
disch. |
Discharged |
Dist |
District |
D/N |
Death Notice |
d/o |
daughter of |
eld |
eldest |
Eliz |
Elizabeth |
f |
father |
F |
followed by a number refers to the Church of England Section F and plot number at Cornelian Bay Cemetery where many vaults and tombstones were relocated following the closure of St John’s Burial Ground. |
FOS |
Female Orphan School |
fr |
from |
fun. |
funeral |
Glen. |
Glenorchy |
Gov. |
Government |
h |
hour |
Hbt |
Hobart |
h/o |
husband of |
Hosp. |
Hospital |
HTC |
Hobart Town Courier |
inf |
infant |
Inq. |
Inquest |
Insp. |
Inspector |
IQOH |
Infants Queen’s Orphanage Hobart - see list of books by Joyce Purtscher page iv |
IOS |
Infant Orphan School |
IRE |
Ireland |
KB |
Keating Burials - information taken from Undertakers of Hobart Vols 1 and 2 produced by TFHS Inc. from the funeral records of Pierce J Keating 1895–1964 and Alex Clark and Son 1885–1907 available at TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch Library. |
KIA |
Killed in action |
KOS |
King’s Orphan Schools |
Lind. |
Lindisfarne |
Lt. |
late |
Lt |
Lieutenant |
m |
month |
Maj. |
Major |
m/o |
mother of |
m. |
married |
M Ex |
Member Executive |
MB |
Millington Burials - records available at TFHS Inc. Hobart Branch Library. |
MD |
Medical doctor |
MLC |
Member Legislative Council |
MOS |
Male Orphan School |
NSW |
New South Wales |
NT or N Town |
New Town |
OS |
Orphan School |
PHD |
Public Health Department |
QFOS |
Queen’s Female Orphan School |
QIOS |
Queen’s Infant Orphan School |
QMOS |
Queen’s Male Orphan School |
QOS |
Queen’s Orphan Schools |
Provid. Vy |
Providence Valley |
Pt |
Point |
RC |
Roman Catholic |
Rd |
Road |
reg. |
Registered |
Repat. |
Repatriation |
Ret. |
Retired |
Rev. |
Reverend |
Rgt |
Regiment |
RHH |
Royal Hobart Hospital |
San. |
Sanatorium |
SB or S Bay |
Sandy Bay |
sis/o |
sister of |
Sgt |
Sergeant |
s/o |
son of |
SCRT |
Southern Regional Cemetery Trust |
StJ |
St John’s |
Supt |
Superintendent |
Terr. |
Terrace |
TFI |
Tasmanian Federation Index |
TPI |
Tasmanian Pioneer Index |
VIC |
Victoria |
Vy |
Valley |
w |
week |
W H |
West Hobart |
wks |
weeks |
w/o |
wife of |
wid/o |
widow or widower of |
y or yrs |
year or years |
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