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What is the meaning of the cross symbol I see added to individuals in Status Animarium records?
Generally, a cross preceeding or following a name indicates "deceased". If there is a date, it is "died on" (that date). Both styles were used over centuries of records, although my subjective ...
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Understanding B.D. abbreviation on Irish Marriage Register
I think B.D. is an abbreviation for By Dispensation.
You may be able to locate a separate Dispensation Record.
From What is a Dispensation Record?:
Marriage Dispensations were issued if there was a ...
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Where to find Catholic Church records for the early 1800s Middlesex, England?
Westminster Diocesan Archives are based in Kensington and have a comprehensive guide to the sacramental registers they hold available through the Family History pages of their website.
https://rcdow....
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Understanding Maltese death records
The columns appear to be:
Day of month (of death)
Month (")
Year (")
Given name of deceased
Fo (Filio = son), Fa (Filia = daughter), or M (Maritus/a = husband/wife)
Given name of the male ...
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Finding 1925 Catholic baptism record from Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Many online collections of Roman Catholic records do not include "recent" records. A better way to proceed might be to try to identify the parish and contact them for help, since you are looking for a ...
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Where to find Catholic Church records for the early 1800s Middlesex, England?
The generally accepted source for information about what Roman Catholic parishes were where and when in England (and ?) is
"Catholic Missions & Registers 1700-1880", vol. 1-6;
Author: ...
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Meaning of conditional residence in 1871 baptismal record in Kilkenny, Ireland?
Even though (Conditional) is written in the Residence column, I suspect that it is the baptism which is Conditional rather than the residence because the Wikipedia entry for Conditional baptism says:
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How long after birth would a Catholic baptism have occurred in the late 19th Century in Mexico?
Typically I have found that Catholics in the 1890s (French, German, American, etc.) had their children baptized within the first 4 or 5 weeks, or whenever mom and baby felt recovered/presentable. Some ...
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