Wondering what Wm means in directories
I'm doing directories from 1882-1929 and there is Wm is this an abbreviation of William or something?
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Wm is shorthand for William, but do not spell out William.
From the Given Name Field Help (purple question mark above the field):
Type the given names as they were written. Do not correct misspellings or expand abbreviations.3 -
Other names you will come across in the directories:
Geo. - George
Saml. - Samuel
Thos. - Thomas
Danl - Daniel
Jas. - James
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of course you do not expand these abbreviations either
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And good old Chas (Charles). That's the only one that, in addition to being a printed shorthand, actually gets called "Chaz" or something similar as verbal shorthand that I've heard (that I remember).
Saving room on paper was a very serious, financially-driven endeavor back then.
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and of cours jno fo john
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