| Source abbreviation | Author/Title/Publication |
| ObitJackson | Obituaries from Newspapers, Jackson County, Oregon. Revised ed.. Phoenix, OR: Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 2000. |
| OntarMarrAnc | Ontario, Canada, Marriages,1801-1928. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| OntBirthAnc | Ontario, Canada, Births, 1869-1913. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| OntDeathAnc | Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths overseas, 1939-1947. Database on Ancestry.com |
| OreDeaIndAnc | Oregon Death Index, 1903-98. Ancestry.com database. |
| OreMarIndAnc | Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009. Database on Ancestry.com |
| OSulDonPhoto | O'Sullivan Family Photo Collection. Family 88.ZIP |
| OtagoDaTimes | Otago Daily Times [Dunedin, New Zealand]. |
| OtagoDaTimPP | Otago Daily Times [Dunedin, New Zealand]. Digital Publication. National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. Website: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz |
| OtagoNom1876 | Otago Nominal Index to 1876, a joint project between the Hocken Library, University of Otago, and the Dunedin branch of the NZ Society of Genealogists. address: http://otago-nominal-index.otago.ac.nz/ |
| OtagoWitness | Otago Witness [Dunedin, New Zealand]. |
| OtagoWitPP | Otago Witness [Dunedin, New Zealand]. National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. |
| OurBond | Our Bond. Baptist Missionary Record. [Australia] |
| OxfordIndex | Oxford Index. Oxford DNB [Dictionalry of National Biography. Oxford University Press] internet: www.oxforddnb.com |
| OxStAntMEC | Oxford University. St. Antony's College. Middle East Centre. Archive. Website: www.sant.ox.ac.uk/MECHandlists. |
| OZBurCapel | Burial Information. Capel [Western Australia] Cemetery. Internet: www.OzBurials.com |
| PalmNorCemDB | Palmerston North [New Zealand] City Council. Cemetery & Cremation Database. Website: www.pncc.govt.nz |
| PaloAltoDir | Polk's Palo Alto City Directory |
| PapillonClub | The Papillon (Butterfly Dog) Club. Internet website: www.papillonclub.co.uk. |
| PassLeavUK | Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960. Database on FindMyPast.co.uk or FindMyPast.com (from 2012) |
| PCCCalen | Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Probate Records, 1383-1857. Probate Act Books. |
| PCCProb | Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Probate Records, 1383-1857. |
| PCCWillAdm | Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Probate Records, 1526-1856. Wills and Administrations. |
| PeerageCom | Lundy, Darryl, compiler. Website thePeerage.com. |
| PenDeaCerAnc | Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1944. Database on Ancestry.com |
| PennDeaInd | Pennsylvania Department of Health. Public Records. Death Indices. Internet: portal.state.pa.us |
| PenTimesTrib | Peninsula Times Tribune [Palo Alto, CA]. |
| People192com | People Search. Internet website: 192.com |
| PettPioneers | Macgregor, Miriam Petticoat Pioneers: North Island Women of the Colonial Era. Wellington, A.H. & A. W. Reed, 1973. |
| PhilPassAnc | Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945. Internet database on Ancestry.com. |
| PhoneAddrAnc | U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002. Database on Ancestry.com |
| Pigot1839 | Pigot and Co.'s Royal National and Commercial Directory and Topography..., November 1839. London: J. Pigot & Co., 1839. |
| PigotLondDir | Pigot and Co.'s London Directory ...August 1839, London: J. Pigot & Co., 1839. |
| PlaceCorres | Farmar, Austin. Place-Name Correspondences. London: David Nutt, 1904. Digita edition on internet: openlibrary.org |
| PlaceSynon | Farmar, Austin. Place-Name Synonyms Classified. London: David Nutt, 1904. Digital edition on internet: openlibrary.org |
| PlaceWorld | Room, Adrian. Placenames of the World. McFarland, 2003. ISBN 078641841. |
| PlymBaptFMP | Plymouth Baptism Register. Record set on FindMyPast.com. |
| PoliceOrders | Metropolitan Police Orders Database. Online http://www.policeorders.co.uk. |
| PolkOakland | Polk's Oakland Berkeley Alameda City Directory. Digitized on Archive.org |
| PolkPortland | Polk's Portland City Directory. |
| PopSongs1890 | Waud, J. Haydn, My Love and I, song; words by Mrs. E.S. Hill. New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co, 1890. Bound in collection Popular Songs of 1890s, v.4, at San Francisco [California] Public Library. |
| PovBayHerPP | Poverty Bay Herald [Gisborne, New Zealand]. National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. |
| PPiriCounCem | Port Pirie [South Australia, Australia] Regional Council. Cemetery search. |
| PPRCalen | Gt. Brit. Principal Probate Registry, Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration ...1858-1957. |
| PPRCalenAnc | England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1966. Database online at Ancestry.com. |
| PPRWills | Gt. Brit. Principal Probate Registry. Record Copy Wills, 1858-1925 |
| PPRWills1900 | Gt. Brit Principal Probate Registry. Record Copy Wills from the District Probate Registries, 1900-1925. |
| PPRWillsDist | Gt. Brit Principal Probate Registry. Record Copy Wills from the District Probate Registries, 1858-1899. |
| PractDent | Broomell, Isaac Norman, ed. Practical Dentistry by Practical Dentists. Philadelphia, L.D. Caulk Co., 1908. Digitized by Google Books. |
| PressChch | The Press [Christchurch, New Zealand]. |
| PressChchBev | The Press [Christchurch, New Zealand]. Digitized articles received from Beverley [surname unknown], August 2009 |
| PressChchPP | The Press [Christchurch, New Zealand]. Digitized version. National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. |
| PRODeaDut | Gt. Brit. Public Record Office. Death Duty Registers. |
| PropShark | PropertyShark.com Region: San Mateo County CA |
| PROVPassInw | Public Record Office Victoria. Unassisted Immigration to Victoria. Index of inward passenger lists for British,Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923. Internet address: proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index |
| PROVPassOutw | Public Record Office Victoria. Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ and Foreign Ports 1852-1876. Internet address: proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index |
| PROVUnInPass | Public Record Office Victoria [Australia]. Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923. |
| PROVWillInd | Public Record Office Victoria [Australia]. Online Index to Wills, Probate and Administration Records, 1841-2009. |
| Pt5dome | California Bound, 1848-1873. Website www.pt5dome.com |
| PubHistory | Pub History of London, Kent, Essex . .[and others]. Internet: pubshistory.com |
| PublicLedFMP | Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser. British Newspapers, 1710-1953. Database on FindMyPast.com |
| PubsHistory | Pub History of London, Kent, Essex . .[and others]. Internet: pubshistory.com |
| PubsLondon | Pubs in London website. http://pubsinlondon.net. |
| PubStatWk | Publishers' and Stationers' Weekly Trade Circular. Online source: books.google.com |
| PubWk | Publishers' Weekly. Online source: books.google.com |
| PurewaCem | Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Auckland, New Zealand. Online database: www.purewa.co.nz |
| QldBDMIndex | Queensland [Australia] Department of Justice and Attorney-General. Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Historical Indexes Online. |
| QldElectFMP | Queensland Electoral Rolls. Database on FindMyPast.com |
| QldImmigr | Queensand State Archives. Index to Registers of Immigrants landed at the Immigration Depot Brisbane 1885-1017. |
| QuarOrphHom | Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Sciences. The Golden Bridge. Nattatives of Facts (Annual Reports of Orphan Homes of Scotland by William Quarrier) Internet: content.iriss.org.uk/goldenbridge. |
| RainOverland | Ranier's Overland Mail Baghdad Haifa Pages. Internet website: fuchs-online.com/overlandmail. |
| RapauraHist | Matthews, Nevila Prue. Rapaura - a District History. Cape Catley Ltd, 1995. |
| RecPtPirTro | Recorder [Port Pirie, South Australia]. National Library of Australia. Trove. Digitised Newspapers and More. |
| RegisterTro | The Register [Adelaide, South Australia]. National Library of Australia. Trove, digitised newspapers and more |
| Revolvy | Revolvy.com. Expand your mind. Discover the world. Organize your knowledge. |
| RhoDea1904 | Rhodesia Registrar General. Death Notices, 1904-1963. |
| RhoDea1964 | Rhodesia Registrar General. Death Notices, 1964-1976. |
| RhoDeaEstate | Rhodesia Registrar General. Death Registers (per Estates Act) 1890-1977. |
| RhoVoters | Rhodesia Registrar General. Voter Registry 1899-1948. |
| RichmBurReg | London Burough of Richmond upon Thomas. Richmond Cemetery Services. Burial registers search. Internet: www2.richmond.gov.uk/burials |
| RingCemDF | Ringwould Parish Church Cemetery. Donna Farmar notes of visit on 25 April 1999. |
| RingCensInd | Nicol, Ruth. Census Indexes 1841 to 1881, Ringwould. KFHS RP 845. Canterbury, Kent: Kent Family History Society, c1986. |
| RingMap1841 | Extract from the 1841 Tithe Map of Ringwould and Extracts from 1841 Census and 1839 Tithe Map Award. From **JEAWI**, , September 2000. |
| RingPR | Church of England. Parish Chruch of Ringwould (Kent) Parish registers, 1569-1934. |
| RingPRAtBt | Church of England. Parish Chruch of Ringwould (Kent) Archbishop's transcripts, 1580-1812; Bishop's transcripts 1603-1899. |
| RingSmVill | Winn, Jean, ed. Ringwould: a Small Village in Kent. [Ringwould]: Ringwould History Society, [2000]. |
| RiverHerTro | Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic.) National Library of Australia. Trove, Digitised Newspapers and More. |
| RivPRAtBt | Church of England. Parish Church of River (Kent). Archdeacon's transcripts, 1566-1812; Bishop's transcripts, 1603-1907 |
| RobertDescen | Descendants of Thomas Robertson. Received from **IANRO**. 8 September 2000. |
| RobNL2000 | Robertson News Letter 2000. Publisher: Ian Robertson |
| RochestPRBap | Diocese of Rochester Parish Registers of Baptisms c1538-1910. Database on FindMyPast.com. |
| RookCemFMP | Rookwood Cemetery Transcription. Database on FindMyPast.com. |
| RookwoodMI | Society of Australian Genealogists Bicentenial Project. Rookwood Necropolis N.S.W. Monumental Inscriptions. |
| RootsWebMess | RootsWeb.com Message Boards. |
| RotoLakesCem | Rotorua [New Zealand] Lakes Council. Online Cemetery Search. |
| RotoruaCem | Rotorua [New Zealand] District Council. Cemetery Record Search. Internet: cem.rdc.govt.nz/cemeterysearch |
| RoyalAeroAnc | Great Britian, Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificates, 1910-1950. Database on Ancestry.com. Index Cards and Album Pages. |
| RoyNavSeaFMP | Royal Navy Seamen, 1899-1919. Database on FindMyPast.com. |
| RoyNavSerAnc | UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1900-1928. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| RwcTribune | Redwood City [California] Tribune. |
| RWebAusRec | RootsWeb Australian Records Database. |
| RyersonIndex | Ryerson Index of Contemporary Death Notices and Obituaries in Australian Newspapers. Internet website: www.ryersonindex.net |
| RyersonVol | Ryerson Index. Obituaries transcribed by volunteers. Received via e-mail. |
| SpringNecr | Necropolis, Springvale [Victoria, Australia]. Deceased Enquiries. Internet: www.necropolis.com.au. |
| SacUnionCDN | Sacramento Union [Sacramento California]. California Digital Newspaper Collection. Internet: cdnc.ucr.edu |
| SanbornMapSF | Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps San Francisco. NY: Sanborn-Perris Map Co. Ltd. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Stanford U. |
| SandElectors | Borough of Sandwich. Register of Electors for the Borough of Sandwich, including Deal and Walmer, 1832-1885. |
| SandsMelbDir | Sands and McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory. |
| SandsNSWDir | Sand's New South Wales Directory. Sydney, NSW: John Sands Ltd., Printers. |
| SanfordExpr | Sanford Express [newspaper, Sanford, North Carolina] |
| SanJoseDir | Polk's San Jose City Diectory. |
| SantaRosaDir | R.L. Polk & Co's Santa Rosa, Petaluma and Sonoma County Directory. |
| SaudAramWor | Saudi Armco World [magazine]. From internet website: www.saudiaramcoworld.com |
| SAusBir02 | South Australia Genealogical and Historical Society. South Australian Births 1842-1906 [on CD]. |
| SAusElectFMP | South Australia Electoral Rolls. Database on FindMyPast.com |
| ScoresbyRate | Shire of Berwick (Scoresby Riding), Victoria, Australia. Rate Book 1875. |
| ScotBirBaAnc | Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| ScotBMDReg | Scotland. General Register Office. Births, marriages and deaths, 1855-75, 1881, 1891 and general index 1855-1956. |
| ScotCen01Anc | Scotland Census 1901. Transcription. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen41Anc | Scotland Census 1841. Transcription. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen51Anc | Scotland Census 1851. Transcription. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen61Anc | Scotland Census 1861. Transcripion. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen71Anc | Scotland Census 1871. Transcripion. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen81Anc | Scotland Census 1881. Transcripion. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCen91Anc | Scotland Census 1891. Transcripion. Database on Ancestry.com |
| ScotCens1841 | Scotland. Census Office. Census Returns of Scotland, 1841. |
| ScotCens1851 | Scotland. Census Office. Census Returns of Scotland, 1851. |
| ScotMarrCert | Scotland. Statutory Marriages. Website: scotlandspeople.gov.uk |
| ScotPeopInd | ScotlandsPeople. Statutory Marriages, 1855-2013. Website: scotlandspeople.gov.uk |
| ScotPeople | Scotland's People, Official Government Source of Genealogical Data for Scotland. Internet: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. |
| ScottFamRec | Scott Family Records. Personal visit with **ROBSC** in Redwood City, California, September 1995. |
| ScreenOnline | British Film Institute. Screenonline: the definitive guide to Britain's film and TV history. www.screenonline.org.uk. |
| SeaCertComp | Great Britain Board of Trade. Certificates of Competency, Master or Mate, April 1881- . BT123/2 |
| SeaReg1845 | Great Britain. Board of Trade. Mercantile Marine Department. Register of seamen's tickets, 1845-1854 (BT113) and Alphabetical Register of Seamen's Tickets, 1845-1854 (BT114) |
| SeaRegSer1 | Gt. Brit. Board of Trade. Mercantile Marine Department. Register of Seamen Series I (1835-36) Class BT 120. |
| SeaRegSer2 | Great Britain. Board of Trade. Mercantile Marine Department. Register of seamen, series II, 1835-1844 - Class BT112 |
| SEastGazFMP | South Eastern Gazette. British Newspapers. Database on FindMyPast.com |
| SeaSpecReg | Great Britain Board of Trade. Special Index Register. BT350. CR10 1918-1921 |
| SeatPassAnc | Seattle Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1997. Database on Ancestry.com |
| SFBlock1894 | San Francisco Block Book 1894. Internet Archive. archive.org |
| SFBlock1901 | San Francisco Block Book 1901. Internet Archive. archive.org |
| SFCallCDN | San Francisco [California] Call. California Digital Newspaper Collection. Internet: cdnc.ucr.edu. |
| SFCemInd | San Francisco Cemetery Index, 1848-1863. SF Genealogy.com |
| SFChronicle | San Francisco Chronicle [newspaper] |
| SFCityDirArc | San Francisco City Directory. Digitized. Online at Archive.org |
| SFCityDirect | San Francisco City Directories. Various publishers including Le Count, Langley, Bishop, Crocker-Langley, from 1850s to 1920s. |
| SFCoronerFS | San Francisco [California] County Records, 1824-1997. Database on FamilySearch.org.. |
| SFDeathRec | San Francisco Death Records, v.1-2, Nov 1865-Apr 1873. |
| SFExaminer | San Francisco Examiner [newspaper]. |
| SFFarmarColl | Records of the San Francisco Farmar family. Family photos and memorabilia collected by Libera Teresa Farmar. |
| SFFuneRecAnc | Calfornia, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985. Database on Ancestry.com |
| SFFunerRecFS | California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1835-1979. Database on FamilySearch.org. |
| SFGenCom | San Francsico Genealogy. Internet website: sfgenealogy.com. |
| SFGenealogy | San Francisco Genealogy. Internet website: sfgenealogy.com. |
| SFSchSFGen | San Francisco Schools. database on SFGenealogy.com |
| SFVoterCard | San Francisco Voter Registration, 1888-1904. Card file at the California State Llibrary, Sacramento, California. |
| ShipArrVic | Syme, Marten A. Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Victorian Ports, volume 2, 1846-1855. Melbourne, Victoria: Roebuck, 1984-87. (Roebuck Series no.39) |
| ShippingTim | Shipping Times Clydebuilt Database. Internet website: www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt |
| ShipsList | Ships List. Internet website: www.theshipslist.com. |
| SidBernstBio | Moorehead, Caroline. Sidney Bernstein, a Biography. London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. |
| SIndiaObserv | South of India Observer [Ootacamund, India] |
| SJMarrLicAp | San Joaquin County [California] Recorder. Marriage License Applications and Certificates of Marriage 1850-1966. |
| SlatMancDir | General and Classified Directory and Street Register of Manchester and Salford.... Manchester, England: Isaac Slater. |
| SMCoMarrInd | San Mateo County Genealogical Society. San Mateo County Marriage Index, 1853-1948. |
| SMelChEngPR | Church of England in Australia. St. Luke's Church [South Melbourne, Victoria]. Parish Registers, 1858-1916. |
| SMHNewsStore | The Sydney Morning Herald News Store. Internet: smh.com.au/newsstore |
| SMProbMamie | San Mateo County. Probate file, Mary E. Farmar, 3 Jan 1940. |
| SmugglersAB | Hollingsbee, Kathleen Smugglers - Customs Men - Names A-B. E-mail message to Kent Family History Society KFHS maillist, 3 Mar 2001. |
| SocCalPion | Society of California Pioneers. [San Francisco, California] Membership Archives. |
| SoGIndiaInd | Society of Genealogists, London. India Card Index, 1785-1926. |
| SoGTrinMisc | Society of Genealogists, London. Trinity House Miscellaneous Papers. Online index at originsnetwork.com. |
| SohoStAPR | Church of England. St. Anne's Church (Soho, Westminster). Parish Retisters, 1686-1931. |
| SoMetroCemTr | Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust [Clayton, Victoria, Australia]. Deceased Search. |
| SouthTimeDea | NewZealand Society of Genealogists. Southland Branch. Southland Times Death Notices. |
| SoutSSavPRBt | Chruch of England. St. Savior's Church, Southwark. Bishop's Transcripts, 1759-1835. |
| SpringBotCem | Springvale Botanical Cemetery [Springvale, Victoria, Australia]. Deceased Search. |
| SRhodPhone | Southern Rhodesia Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Official Telephone Directory. |
| SSAppClaimAn | U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Database on Ancestry.com |
| SSDIAnc | U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935-current. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| SSDIWeb | U.S. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index on Rootsweb. Internet: ssdi.rootsweb.com |
| StamfordDir | Stamford Directory. Stamford, Connecticut: Gillespie Bros. |
| StAndMathBio | University of St. Andrews, Scotland. School of Mathematics and Statistics. Biographies. Internet: www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk |
| StarChchPP | Star [Christchurch, New Zealand]. Digital version: National Library of New Zealand. Papers Past. Internet website: paperspast.natlib.govt.nz |
| StBrigPRExt | Saint Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco California. Parish Record extract of marriage. |
| StBrigPRMar | Saint Brigid's Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco California. Microfilm of Parish Record at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, California. |
| StJohnCity | St. Johns in the City [Wellington New Zealand]. Marriages Solemnized at St Johns Presbyterian Church, Willis St, Wellington. www.stjohnsinthecity.org.nz/about/documents |
| StonAuckDir | Stone's Auckland Directory. |
| StonCantDir | Stone's Canterbury, Nelson, Marborough and Westland Directory. |
| StonNelsDir | Stone's Nelson, Marlborough and Westland Directory |
| StonWellDir | Stone's Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Taranaki Directory. |
| StoryDanden | Coulson, Helen. Story of the Dandenongs. Longman Cheshire, 1959. |
| SudanWittnDig | Sudan Witness. Digital edition on S.I.M. [Serving in Mission] website. http://archives.sim.org |
| SunBaltimDig | Sun [Baltimore, Maryland]. Digital edition published by www. GenealogyBank.com |
| SurreyBapAnc | Surrey, England, Baptisms, 1813-1912. Database on Ancestry.com. |
| SutroBkDead | State Library of California. Sutro Library Book of the Dead, Records compiled by H.B. Phillips and B.M. Newcomb. |
| SwinbFHSite | Swinburn(e) Family History Site. Internet: www.geocities.com/swinburn.geo/pent.html |
| SydMonitTro | Sydney Monitor. National Library of Australia. Trove, digitised newspapers and more. |
| SydMornHeGo | Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]. Google News Archive. News.google.com/newspapers |
| SydMornHer | Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia] |
| SydMornHer | Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia] |
| SydMornHeTro | Sydney Morning Herald [Sydney, New South Wales, Australia] National Library of Australia. Trove, digitised newspapers and more. |