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    Default Abbreviations in Ormiston OPRs

    I have just found the marriage of Edward ANDERSON to Isobel DONALDSON in Ormiston in 1752. The entry reads

    Sat 12 April 1752
    Edward ANDERSON, wright, in Ormiston & Isobel DONALDSON is the D George DONALDSON, shoemaker, in Ormiston, now in N.N.K.P.
    Other entries on the same page end with abbreviations such as NEP, NWP, SWP. Does anyone know what they stand for?

    Aha! have just realised the P probably stands for parish and they are all neighbouring parishes. Off to consult a map.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sue Mackay View Post

    Aha! have just realised the P probably stands for parish and they are all neighbouring parishes. Off to consult a map.....
    Mmm. Still none the wiser.
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    It seems to be an Edinburgh thing. The online register (printed) at https://archive.org/details/registerofmarria35edin is riddled with the same abbreviations, and the P appears to be in lower case with the other letters in capitals.
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    Hi Sue,
    Take a look at page iv, end of Prefatory Note of the Register and all will be revealed.

    Regards
    Malcolm.
    Last edited by macwil; 20-10-2016 at 11:43 AM. Reason: correction of chapter's name

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