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From: "W.Paul Featherstone" <>
Subject: RE: [FEATHERSTONE] Re: FEATHERSTONE-D Digest V00 #194
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 20:48:07 -0000
In-Reply-To: <000201c05bcb$f4a7cbe0$1d9560cb@feather>


I cannot remember the original country of origin, but this certainly does
not apply in England, In some respects there has never been a laid down
proceedure for the abbreviation of Christian names and it mostly depends on
who indexed the particular register. Boyds index definatly uses Jn. for John
and Jno for Jonathan.

Regards
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Featherstone [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 05:29
To:
Subject: Re: [FEATHERSTONE] Re: FEATHERSTONE-D Digest V00 #194


I asked this question of another of my lists - "Markham" - and was referred
to this helpful web site below.

Typeface won't reproduce the old handwriting very well but from this it
would appear that:

John is "Jno/"

Jonathan is "Jo/n"

where the slash is horizontal with the "o" above and (in the case of
Jonathan) the "n" is below.

Thanks and regards

http://www.firstct.com/fv/x-prop.html

----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 7:31 AM
Subject: [FEATHERSTONE] Re: FEATHERSTONE-D Digest V00 #194


> In a message dated 11/27/00 3:42:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> > I think Paul is probably right. Jn is the usual abbreviation for John,
> > whereas Jon or Jno would be the abbreviation for Jonathan/Johnathon.
> >
> > Christine
> FYI: In the U.S. Jno. is the standard abbreviation for "John."
>
> Darlene
>
>
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