Abbreviation | Reference |
s. ca | South Carolina |
s/p | St. Pierre |
s/p & m | St. Pierre et Miquelon |
s/s let bk | Sweetman and Saunders, Merchants, Poole, England and Placentia, Newfoundland. Letter book, 1788-1804 |
s-teign | Stoke-in-Teignmouth, Devon, England |
s-teign | Stoke-in-Teignmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
sack | salt fish exporter ship |
salc or saclmbe or salcombe | Salcombe, Devon, England |
salc or saclmbe or salcombe | Salcombe, Devon Parish Records, England |
saltcoats | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
san seb | Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland |
schr | schooner (vessel) |
scilly | Scilly Islands, Cornwall, England |
seal Island | Seal Island, Labrador |
Seary | Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland E. R. Seary (St. John's, 1977) |
seat | a place from which authority is exercised |
seaton | Seaton, Devon, England |
seaton | Seaton, Devon Parish Records, England |
Seddiac | Shediac, Westmorland County, New Brunswick |
seel | unknown (type of cargo from Tobago) |
sept | September |
serge | durable twilled fabric |
Seville | Seville, Spain |
sgt | Sergeant |
shaldon | Shaldon (formerly St. Nicholas), Teignmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
shallop | shallop (light vessel approximately 25 tons) |
Shaston | Shaston, Dorset, England |
Sherb | Sherborne, Dorset, England |
Sherb | Sherborne, Dorset Parish Records, England |
Sherb Merc* | Sherborne Mercury (newspaper, Dorset, England) |
ship | Lloyds Register of Shipping |
Shipping & merc* | Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, 1838-1884 (newspaper, London, England) |
shleb | Shelburne, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia |
Shoe Cove | Shoe Cove, Newfoundland |
sicily | Sicily, Italy |
Sidmth | Sidmouth, Devon, England |
Sidmth | Sidmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
silverton | Silverton, Devon, England |
SJ* | Societe Jersaise. Bulletin annuel. (periodical, Jersey, Channel Islands) |
sk | smack (vessel) |
Slade or Slade Fogo | Slade Mercantile Records, Fogo, Newfoundland and Poole, England |
Slade battle | Slade Mercantile Records, Battle Harbour, Newfoundland and Poole, England |
Slade ledger | Slade Mercantile Records, Fogo, Newfoundland and Poole, England. Ledger |
slade trinity | Slade Mercantile Records, Trinity, Newfoundland and Poole, England |
slade twillingate | Slade Mercantile Records, Twillingate, Newfoundland and Poole, England |
Slapton | Slapton, Devon, England |
Smyrna | Smyrna, Turkey |
snow | snow (vessel) |
soj | sojourner (one who is not a permanent inhabitant of the community) |
South | Southampton, England |
South | Southampton Parish Records, England |
Southants | South Hampshire, England |
Southants | South Hampshire Parish Records, England |
sp (eg: 40/8) | sloop (vessel) |
SP (see CSP)* | Great Britain. Calendar of State Papers. Colonial, America and West Indies |
spg | Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (1702) |
spliter | (or spilter) one who splits the fish around the backbone in preparation for salting and drying |
sppt | supported |
sqn | squadron |
ss | sack ship |
St. Andrews | St. Andrews, Scotland or St. Andrews, New Brunswick |
St. Aubin | St. Aubin, France |
St. George | St. George, Maine or St. George, St. George's Island, Bermuda |
St. Jas | St. James Parish, Poole, Dorset Parish Records, England |
St. Jas (news or paper)* | St. James Chronicle (newspaper, London, England) |
St. Jas Eve Post* | St. James Evening Post (newspaper, Dublin, Ireland) |
St. Jns | St. John's, Newfoundland |
St. Jns ang | St. John's Anglican Parish Records, Newfoundland |
st. jns assize | Newfoundland. St. John's Court Records. Assizes |
St. Jns Cong | St. John's Congregational Church Records, Newfoundland |
St. jns ct | Newfoundland. St. John's Court Records |
St. jns meth | St. John's Methodist Parish Records, Newfoundland |
St. jns rangers | St. John's Volunteer Rangers, founded during the war of 1812 and disbanded within 2 years |
st. jns rc | St. John's Roman Catholic Parish Records, Newfoundland |
st jns sup ct | Newfoundland. St. John's Supreme Court Records |
st jns surr ct | Newfoundland. St. John's Surrogate Court Records |
st. jns writs | Newfoundland. St. John's Court Records. Writs |
st. law | Gulf of St. Lawrence, east coast of Canada; St. Lawrence, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland |
st mary | St. Mary, Jersey, Channel Island or St. Mary Church, Devon, England |
St. Mary's ct | Newfoundland. St. Mary's Court Records |
St. Mary's surr ct | Newfoundland. St. Mary's Surrogate Court Records |
St. Michaels | St. Michaels, The Azores |
st. nich | St. Nicholas (present day Shaldon), Teignmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
St. Olave's | St. Olave's, County Waterford, Ireland |
st. pancras exon | St. Pancras, Exeter, Devon, England |
St. Petrox | St. Petrox Parish, Dartmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
St. Saviours | St. Saviours Parish, Dartmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
St. Savkour/s | St. Saviours Parish, Dartmouth, Devon Parish Records, England |
St. Thos ang | St. Thomas, Exeter, Devon Anglican Parish Records, England |
St. Ubes | St. Ubes (present day Setubal), Portugal |
stan ck | Stangate Creek, Kent, England |
Star* | Poole Evening Star (newspaper, Poole, Dorset, England) |
start | Start Point, Dartmouth, Devon, England |
Staverton | Staverton, Devon, England |
Staverton | Staverton, Devon Parish Records, England4 |
steph | Stephen |
stg | sterling |
stoborough | Stoborough, Dorset, England |
stoborough | Stoborough, Dorset Parish Records, England |
Stock Gaylard | Stock Gaylard, Dorset, England |
Stock Gaylard | Stock Gaylard, Dorset Parish Records, England |
Stock II* | Proceedings & Debates of the British Parliament Respecting North America, Vol, II, 1689-1702. ed. Leo Francis Stock (Washington, 1924) |
stock in trade | stock-in-trade, equipment, which is used to run a trade or business |
stockton | Stockton, England (there are several) |
stoke damerel | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England |
stoke in Teign | Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon, England |
stoke in Teign | Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devon Parish Records, England |
Stoke Fleming | Stoke Fleming, Devon, England |
Stoke Fleming | Stoke Fleming, Devon Parish Records, England |
Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England |
Stoke Gabriel | Stoke Gabriel, Devon Parish Records, England |
Stoke Wake | Stoke Wake, Dorset, England |
Stokenham | Stokenham, Devon, England |
Stokenham | Stokenham, Devon Parish Records, England |
stour/stower | Stour/Stower, Dorset, England |
stour/stower | Stour/Stower, Dorset Parish Records, England |
Stourpain/durweston | Stourpaine and Durweston, Dorset, England |
Stowe 463 | Stowe Manuscript, Item 463, British Library |
Stowe 464 | Stowe Manuscript, Item 464, British Library |
stroyan | Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland |
sturm marshall | Sturminister Marshall, Dorset, England |
Sturm N | Sturminster Newton, Devon, England |
Sturm N | Sturminster Newton, Devon Parish Records, England |
sturminster | Sturminster Marshall or Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England |
sub | subscribe |
sund | Sunderland, Durham, England |
SUP CT | Newfoundland. Supreme Court of Newfoundland. Court Records |
sup ct writ | Newfoundland. Surpreme Court of Newfoundland. Writs |
surety | a person who is legally liable for a debt; a formal agreement in order to fulfill an undertaking |
svt (svts) | servant (servants) |
Swanage | Swanage, Dorset, England |
Swanage | Swanage, Dorset Parish Records, England |
swansea | Swansea, Wales |
swanskin | fabric with a soft nap (surface), similar to flannel |
Sydney | Sydney, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia |
Symondsbury | Symondsbury, Dorset, England |
Symondsbury | Symondsbury, Dorset Parish Records, England |
