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From: Christina Hunt <>
Subject: Re: [LONGFORD] Help with title abbreviations
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 13:49:53 -0400
In-Reply-To: <000201c54a87$789ef190$9b12f204@anderson>


Andy,
Some abbreviations can be found here:
http://www.gendocs.demon.co.uk/abbr.html
(Not the French one though.)
Chris

On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 10:42:34 -0700, Anderson wrote:
>
> In the Occupation column for Andrew Edgeworth of the townland of
> Edgeworthstown is written "Ex-sch T.C.D. J.P. D.L. B.A."
>
> Evidently the first abbreviations stand for "Ex-scholar, Trinity
> College, Dublin; Justice of the Peace; Deputy Lord Lieutenant..."
> Would B.A. stand for something other than Bachelor of Arts?
>
> His wife, Francoise, born in France, has "P.L.G. D.C." for her
> occupation. Am curious to know what these letters would mean. I
> take it as "P.L.G" and




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