This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGrath Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WWC.2ACI/3250 Message Board Post: Hi all, I've found a few references to a possible ancestor John McGrath in the Kilmacow Parish Birth registers for County Kilkenny which are listed on line as for example here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/records/kilm27.htm Several abbreviations puzzle me. These are: MSCN MSS MSF and FSCN FSS and FSF. I've looked through several genealogical abbreviation guides without any luck, so the answer isn't obvious to the non-expert. Can anyone help me out?