Abbreviation · Names
What does Eliz: / Elizth mean?
Elizabeth
Elizabeth: forenames are cut short with a colon, a raised last letter or both
Meet oftenUsually left as writtenUnit 12
You’ll find it in registers, wills, court records and deeds.
Transcribers usually keep this one as it is written rather than spelling it out.
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Create a free Leo accountTaught in unit 12. Standard members get the whole course.
Listed in C. T. Martin, The Record Interpreter (1910).