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FreeCEN Abbreviations Policy

Generally:

While the intention is that transcription should be AS IS, there will be occasions when space prevents transcription of the full Census entry.
It is important that the average reader will be able to interpret any abbreviation we may use.

Use accepted forms where-ever possible as in Lieut= Lieutenant, Capt= Captain, JP= Justice of the Peace, GP= Medical or General Practitioner, RN= Royal Navy etc

It is often safe to remove vowels: schlr= scholar, mstr= master, mkr=maker, jrnymn= journeyman, blksmth= blacksmith, fshrmn= fisherman etc

Some occupations will stand severe abbreviation: "Farmer, 150 acres, employing 4 men, 2 women and 1 boy" is still understandable if shortened to"Farmer 150ac emp 4m 2w 1b" (only 25 characters!).

Always 'voice' what you have written, to ensure that it sounds something like the original entry.
If there is doubt about a particular abbreviation, use the "Notes" field to write the item in more detail.

1841 Occupations

"Instructions to Enumerators" for the 1841 Census reuired the use of standard abbreviations for Occupations.
FreeCEN policy is to expand these whenever there is no doubt about the intended meaning.

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