Hello, I am trying to decipher the difference in the following abbreviations, or if they actually mean the same thing just written differently?
These are all in three different baptism records I am trying to figure out:
Ps (sorry, the "s" is supposed to be written as an exponent character, but can't find that option on my keyboard)
P. nos
P.P.
I know P.s is for padrinos, and P is for padre, but trying to figure out these other ones and how they all fit in.
If anyone can help, I would be most grateful.
Thank you!
Spanish Abbreviations Assistance
Hi there,
This site https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/abbrPtoT.aspx is very helpful in deciphering some of the documents I come across. Hope it helps!
-Erika
Spanish Abbreviations Assistance
Erica, thank you for the link. I have used that site before, and it is helpful. It's a good tool to have. The abbreviations I am looking for are not all on there though.
Padrinos
P.P. is definitely Padrinos in many of the records I've looked at. I suspect P.nos is also padrinos, but it would be helpful to see it in context.
Incidentally, some abbreviations I've often seen mistaken or un-noticed:
7bre = Septiembre (September used to be the 7th month, when the year began in March)
Some reseachers have mistaken the 7 for an F and concluded Febrero but it really is 7bre.
8bre = Octubre
9bre = Nobiembre
M (in the margin of the record) = Mujer, often the only clear indication of gender.
H (in the margin of the record) = Hombre ... frequently seen in christening records.
Stuart Armstrong
Padrinos
Hello Stuart, Thank you for your response. Here are the links for the three records I am looking at. All three have Bernardo Roman for the father and two have Ysavel Ortis and the last one has Ysavel Leogarda.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-15048-14522-68?cc=1804458&wc… Bottom right of the page, second to the bottom for Joseph Roman-father Bernardo Roman
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-15280-10707-55?cc=1804458&wc… Bottom left of the page, last entry. For Josepha Crestina Roman, father Bernardo Roman
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-15048-13156-70
Bottom left hand of the page, last entry. For Joseph Bicente Roman, father Bernardo Roman.
Kristine
Padrinos
Yes, I'm convinced those are padrinos in all three records. The order is often important - scribes usually wrote the details in the same order each time. Also, the phrase "á quién(es) adbertí su(s) obligación(es) y parentesco espiritual" is also a clue that it's talking about the godparents and their obligations.
Stuart Armstrong
Padrinos
Ok, great! thank you. Appreciate the help!
I thought that might be it, but was not sure.
Kristine