Abbreviation · Names
What does Ja: / Jas · Jac mean?
James
James: forenames are cut short with a colon, a raised last letter or both
CommonUsually 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.
In practice lines
Examples of this one are on their way
Create a free Leo accountTaught in unit 12. Standard members get the whole course.
Listed in C. T. Martin, The Record Interpreter (1910).