Alberta Family Histories Society

Abreviations

For transcribers of the 1911 Census, we'd like to suggest that you use the following abbreviations. We feel these abbreviations do not detract from the transcription as they only reduce the commonly used words to a shorter form (e.g., Daughter to D). The abbreviations also help transcribers, as they reduce the amount of keystrokes that have to be entered. Note that "ng" is used repeatedly by the enumerators to mean "Not Given".

If you do not wish to use these abbreviations or a suitable abbreviation is not listed below, please try to transcribe exactly the information in the various census columns. If substantial a full term is found frequently, an official abbreviation will be determined and posted here. When submitted spreadsheets are converted to PDF format for placement onto the AFHS website, the abbreviations will be be used.

Sex

  • M - male
  • F - female

Marital Status

  • M - married
  • S - single
  • W - Widowed
  • D - divorced

Religion

  • RC - Roman Catholic
  • Presb - Presbyterian
  • Meth - Methodist
  • Angl - Anglican
  • Bapt - Baptist
  • Luth - Lutheran
  • Jews - Jew
  • Conf - Confucian
  • Pagan - Pagan
  • Budd - Buddhist
  • Sikh - Sikh
  • Hindu - Hindu
  • Shinto - Shinto
  • Muslim - Mohammedan/Muslim
  • Soc - Socialist
  • None - None

  • Relationship:

  • Immediate Family Members (1 letter)
    • H - head
    • W - wife
    • S - son
    • D - daughter
  • Extended family Members (2 letters)
    • Au - aunt
    • Mo - mother
    • Fa - father
    • Br - brother
    • Si - sister
    • Ne - Nephew
    • Ni - Niece
    • Un - Uncle
  • Other family members/details
    • Cou - Cousin
    • Adpt - adopted
    • Gr - Grand
    • Ilg - Illegitimate
    • -iL - in law
    • Step - Step
  • Other Household Members:
    • Boa - Boarder
    • Gent - Gentleman
    • Lod - lodger
    • Vis - Visitor
    • Pt - Patient
  • Staff:
    • Asst - Assistant
    • Attnd - Attendant
    • Blks - blacksmith
    • Carp - Carpenter
    • Clk - Clerk
    • Const - Constable
    • Cowb - Cowboy
    • Dom - Domestic
    • Empl - Employee
    • Farm - Farmer
    • Fore - Foreman
    • Hkpr - Housekeeper
    • Hir - hired hand/man/girl/woman
    • Lab - Labourer
    • Mgr - Manager
    • Oper - Operator
    • Part - Partner
    • Ran - Ranch Hand/ Rancher
    • RanH - Ranch Head
    • Sec - section man
    • Serv - servant
    • Shep - Shepherd
    • Tea - teacher

Racial Origin, Nationality & Birthplace:

  • Where tribal names were given - simply type them out in full - abbreviations may be assigned later.
  • Provinces & States:
    • AB - Alberta
    • Assa - Assiniboia (see Geographic Tools for boundaries)
    • BC - British Columbia
    • MB - Manitoba
    • NB - New Brunswick
    • NF - Newfoundland (not a prov. at that time, but is listed occasionally)
    • NS - Nova Scotia
    • NT - Northwest Territories
    • ON - Ontario
    • PE - Prince Edward Island
    • QC - Quebec
    • DAK - Dakota (references the blend of N & S)
    • MN - Minnesota, etc.
    • SK - Saskatchewan
    • UT - Utah
    • WI - Wisconsin
    • all state codes
  • Standardized country codes
    • AUS - Australia (NSW - New South Wales, TAS - Tasmania)
    • ARG - Argentina
    • ARM - Armenia
    • AUT - Austria (BOH - Bohemia, BIH - Bosnia, BUK - Bukovinia, ELS - Alsace Lorraine, GAL - Galicia, MAE - Moravia)
    • BEL - Belgium
    • BMU - Bermuda
    • BRA - Brazil
    • BGR - Bulgaria
    • CAN - Canada
    • CHL - Chile
    • LKA - Ceylon
    • CHN - China
    • CUB - Cuba
    • DNK - Denmark
    • ESP - Spain
    • EGY - Egypt
    • ENG - England (IOM - Isle of Man, IOW - Isle of Wight, MLT - Malta)
    • FIN - Finland
    • FRA - France
    • DEU - Germany (BAY - Bavaria, PRU - Prussia, SAC - Saxony, SCN - Schleswig-Holstein)
    • FLK - Falkland Islands
    • GIB - Gibraltar
    • GRC - Greece
    • GUY - (British) Guyana
    • HKG - Hong Kong
    • HOL - Holland
    • HUN - Hungary
    • IND - India
    • IRN - Iran (Persia)
    • ISL - Iceland
    • IRL - Ireland
    • JAM - Jamaica
    • JPN - Japan
    • LUX - Luxenburg
    • MKD - Macedonia
    • MMR - Burma/Myanmar
    • MUS - Mauritius
    • MEX - Mexico
    • NLD - Netherlands
    • NZL - New Zealand
    • NOR - Norway
    • PAN - Panama
    • PHL - Philippines
    • POL - Poland
    • PRT - Portugal
    • ROM - Romania
    • RUS - Russia
    • SCT - Scotland (OKI - Orkney Islands, SHI - Shetland Islands)
    • SGP - Singapore
    • ZAF - South Africa
    • SWE - Sweden
    • SYR - Syria
    • CHE - Switzerland
    • TUR - Turkey
    • UK - United Kingdom (CHI - Channel Islands, IOM - Isle of Man, JSY - Jersey)
    • USA - United States
    • WLS - Wales

Last Updated 21 Jul 2005

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The data found on this webpage is the result of work by volunteers as a finding aid to the microfilm/online census images and may be found in error. As a result, there is no guarantee that the information is accurate. This information may be considered a first step to finding the correct page in the microfilm/online image. Even that is subject to enumerator and respondent error. Please report transcription errors to the 1911 Census Transcription Project at AFHS.

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