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What is the meaning of Ult or Inst mean with a date like 6 Ult 1750

HafenDianna
HafenDianna ✭
October 11, 2021 in Indexing

What does jnst or Inst or ult mean

1 ult 1850 or 5 inst 1855

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  • genthusiast
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 11, 2021 edited October 11, 2021 Answer ✓

    Without the specific record - inst/instant usually has reference to the 'current month' - ult/ ultimate - may refer to 'previous month'

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  • annewandering
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    October 11, 2021 edited October 11, 2021

    "Ultimo (Ult.) – This refers to the previous month."

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  • B.Weber.Jensen
    B.Weber.Jensen ✭
    October 12, 2021

    Thank you for this information. My daughter and I went to Google and found the explanations of Ult and Inst, which agree with comments made above.

    My question is:

    How do I index these abbreviations? Do I just index the abbreviation as shown in the batch/record? Or do I substitute the name of the previous month when the record indicates "Ult", or the name of the current month, when the record indicates "Inst"?

    I am indexing an advanced batch for the Middlesex parishes, circa 1770. I am able to read the handwriting; it is excellent. I want to be accurate and thorough in my efforts to index this batch, and would really appreciate an official response so I may do this indexing correctly.

    Thank you so much,

    Sister Barbara A. Jensen (CSM, St George, Utah, FS Center

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  • DHilary2
    DHilary2 ✭✭✭
    October 13, 2021

    Hello,

    Yes, you would select the name of the actual month from the drop-down box. It won't let you type in anything other than a month (or "BLANK"). Inst and Ult are accepted terms, just as, if you saw "Eodem Die" in a Latin script one, you would type the date of the previous entry.

    Hilary.

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