First name abbreviations

Genealogy in Time (www.genealogyintime.com) has produced a handy list of abbreviations sometimes given for first names in documents such as censuses - it can be consulted at www.genealogyintime.com/dictionary/list-of-first-name-abbreviations.html

Chris

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