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1888

Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse

Private Residents’ and Commercial Directory

 

Acknowledgement

Details kindly supplied by Plymouth Local Studies Library

 

The original copies were all of poor quality and this reflects in all images linked to this page.  Please mail me t_williams@Bigfoot.com with any queries and I will endeavour to clarify.  Terry

 

A list of Abbreviations

 


cres - crescent

la - lane

pl - place

rd - road

sq - square

st - street

ter – terrace

P – Plymouth

D – Devonport

S – Stonehouse

Stk – Stoke

F – Ford

MT - Morice Town

CG - Compton Gifford

(b)       policeman for borough policeman

(m)      policeman for metropolitan policeman

(j)         journeyman

ho       house

com    or coml, for commercial

ea        east

we       west

r           residence

 

Medical Abbreviations

 

M.B. - Bachelor of Medicine

M.D. - Doctor of Medicine

L.R.C.S. - Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons

L.F.P.S. - Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons

L.R.C.P. - Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians

L.K.Q.C.P. - Licentiate of the Kings and Queen’s College of Physicians

L.M. - Licentiate in Midwiferey

M.R.C.S.E. - Member of the Royal College of Surgeons

L.S.A. - Licentiate of Apothecaries’ Society

L.A.H. - Licentiate of Apothecaries Hall

M.R.C.V.S. - Member of the Royal College of Vetinary Surgeons

M.P.S. - Member of Pharmaceutical Society

 

Clerical Abbreviations

 

B.A. - Bachelor of Arts

M.A. - Master of Arts

D.C.L. - Doctor of Common Law

D.D. - Doctor of Divinity

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F.S.A. - Fellow of Society of the Arts

F.G.S. - Fellow of the Geological Society

F.R.I.B.A. - Fellow of the Royal Institution of British Architects

R.N. - Royal Navy

R.M. - Royal Marine

J.P. - Justice of the Peace

R.E. - Royal Engineers

R.M.L.I. - Royal Marine Light Infantry

L.A.M. - London Academy of Music

 

 

And the usual abbreviations as regards Christian names


           

Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Private residents

 

Surname

Abbo - Ash_

Ashf - Beer

Beer - Box_

Boxe - Cann

Cann - Coll

Coll - Crow

Cudd - Dugd

Duin - Fish

Fish - Glin

Glov - Hanc

Hand - Hick

Hick - Hyne

Icel - Keen

Keey - Lee_

Lee_ - Mcra

Madd - Mill

Mill - Newt

Nias - Pasc

Pasc - Pine

Pine - Raym

Read - Rowe

Rowe - Shar

Shea - Spry

Spur - Tayl

Tayl - Tuck

Tuck - Watt

Watt - Will

Will - Youn

 

 

 

Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse Commercial

 

Surname

Abbo - Alle

Alle - Ayre

Ayre - Baro

Barr - Beav

Beck - Bind

Bino - Bolt

Bolt - Bren

Bren - Bruc

Bruf - Cale

Call - Chew

Chid - Cole

Cole - Conn

Cons - Cox_

Cox_ - Curt

Curt - Davi

Davy - Devo

Devo - Done

Done - Eddi

Eddy - Endi

Endl - Foll

Foll - Fros

Fros - Gilb

Gilb - Gord

Gore - Gues

Gues - Hard

Harg - Hawk

Hawk - Herr

Heth - Hock

Hock - Hort

Horw - Ivey

Ivey - Jewe

Jewi - Kens

Kent - Lake

Lake - Laws

Lax_ - Litt

Litt - Macc

Mase - Mich

Mcca - Mart

Mich - Morr

Morr - Newb

Newb - Oliv

Oliv - Pars

Pars - Pell

Pell - Pick

Pick - Plym

Plym - Prow

Prow - Rend

Rend - Robe

Robe - Rowe

Rowe - Sand

Sand - Shel

Shel - Smal

Smar - Spoo

Spoo - Step

Step - Symo

Symo - Thom

Thor - Trem

Trem - Unde

Unde - Walk

Walk - Webb

Webb - West

West - Whit

Whit - Will

Will - Wrig

Wrig - Youn

 

Last revised: Date 9 Sep 2000