What all those cryptic abbreviations mean
County/country - Chapman codes onlyCty = County; Twp = Township; Par(ish)
BDM or BMD: Births Deaths Marriages
b(orn); d(ied); chr(istened); bap(tised); dec(eased) transcr(ibed); reg(istered)
d/o; s/o; f/o; m/o; w/o; h/o: daughter, son, father, mother, wife, husband of (resp.)
m.s. - maiden surname
Inf(ormant); Wit(nesses) reg(istered) unm(arried)
nok - next of kin
Ch(urch); Pres(byterian); Meth(odist)
Crem(atorium); Cem(etery); MIs: Monumental Inscriptions
? 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