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PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS.
Names of Peerages and the word Bart. in parentheses are cross-references to denote that the pedigree or a notice of the person whose name immediately precedes it will be found under the Peerage refferred to or under the Baronetage of the same name.
| adm. | admiral. |
| Advocate-General. | A.D.C. Aide-dc-Camp. |
| A.Q.M.G. | Assistant—Quartermaster-General. |
| B.C.S | Bengal Civil Service. |
| BO. C.S | Bombay Civil Service. |
| B.D | Bachelor of Divinity. |
| B.M. or M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine. |
| B.S.C | Bengal Staff Corps |
| BO.S.C. | Bombay Staff Corps. |
| b. | born. |
| bp. | baptized. |
| bd. | buried. |
| barr. | Barrister. |
| C.B. | Companion of the Bath. |
| C.I. | Companion Imperial Order of Crown of India. |
| C.I.E. | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. |
| C.J. | Chief Justice. |
| C.M.G. | Companion of St. Michael and St. George. |
| C.S.I. | Companion of the Star of India. |
| comm.-gen. | Commissary-General |
| d. | died. |
| dan. or dans. | Daughter or daughters. |
| D.A.G. | Deputy-Advocate-General. |
| D.A.C.G. | Deputy-Assistant-Commissary-General |
| D.A.Q.M.G. | Deputy-Assistant-Quartermaster-General. |
| D.Q.M.G. | Deputy-Quartermaster-General. |
| D.L. | Deputy-Lieutenant county. |
| D.C.L. or LL.D. | Doctor of Civil Law. |
| D.D. | Doctor of Divinity. |
| E.I.C.S. | East India Civil Service. |
| ext. | extinct. |
| F.G.S. | Fellow of the Geological Society. |
| F.M. | Field Marshal. |
| F.R.A.S. | Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. |
| F.R.C.P. | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. |
| F.R.G.S. | Fellow of the Royal Geographical. |
| F.R.S. | Fellow of the Royal Society. |
| F.S.A. | Fellow of Society of Antiquaries. |
| F.S.S. | Fellow of the Statistical Society. |
| G.C.B. | Knight Grand Cross of the Bath. |
| G.C.H. | Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. |
| G.C.M.G. | Knight Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. |
| G.C.S.I. | Knight Grand Cross of the Star of India. |
| heir pres. | heir presumptive |
| (hon.) | Honourable by right of office. |
| hon. | Hononrable. |
| h. | heir. |
| h. p. | half pay. |
| H.R.H. | or Her Royal Highness. |
| J.P. | County Magistrate. |
| j.n. | in right of his wife. |
| K.B. | Knight of the Bath. |
| K.C.B. | Knight Commander of the Bath |
| K.C.H. | Knight Commander of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. |
| K.C.M.G. | Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. |
| K.G. | Knight of the Garter. |
| K.H. | Knight of the Hanoverian Guelphic Order. |
| K.S.C.I. | Knight Commander of the Star of India. |
| K.P. | Knight of St. Patrick. |
| K.T. | Knight of The Thistle. |
| liuet, or lt. | Lieutenant. |
| lieut.col. | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| M.A. | Master of Arts. |
| M.B. | Bachelor of Medicine. |
| M.C.S. | Madras Civil Service. |
| M.D. | Doctor of Medicine. |
| M.P. | Member of Parliament. |
| m. | married. |
| mil. sec. | Military Secretay. |
| M.L.A. | Member Legislstive Assembly. |
| M.L.C. | Member Legislative Council. |
| M.R. | Master of the Rolls. |
| M.S.C. | Madras Staff Corps. |
| Mus.D. | Doctor of Music. |
| N.I. | Native Infantry. |
| P.C. | Privy Councillor. |
| Q.C. | Queen's Counsel. |
| Q.M.G. | Quartermaster-General. |
| R.A. | Royal Artillery. |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic. |
| R.E. | Royal Engineers. |
| R.H.A. | Royal Horse Artillery. |
| R.M. | Royal Marines. |
| R.N. | Royal Navy. |
| s. | succeded. |
| s. p. | without issue. |
| s. p. l. | without legitimate issue. |
| s. p. s. | without surviving issue. |
| unm. | unmarried. |
| V.A | Royal Order of Victoria and Albert. |
| v.c. | Victoria Cross. |
| V.P. | Vice-President. |
| v.p. | in the life of his father. |
| w. d. | will dated. |
| w. p. | will proved. |
PRINCIPAL FOREIGN ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.
| K.A.N | St. Alexander Newski in Russia. |
| K.B.E | Black Eagle in Prussia. |
| K.F. | St. Ferdinand in Spain. |
| K.G.F. | Golden Fleece in Spain. |
| K.L. | Leopold of Belgium. |
| K.L.H. | Legion of Honour. |
| M. | Medjidie. |
| K.M. | Knight of Malta. |
| K.M.T. | Maria Theresa in Austria. |
| K.R.G. | Redeemer of Greece. |
| K.F.M. | St. Ferdinand and Merit in Sicily. |
| K.T.S. | Lion and Sun in Peraia. |
| K.S.W. | St. Waldemar in Russia. |
| K.T.S. | Tower and Sword in Portugal. |
| K.E. | Elephant in Denmark. |
