This may help those of you who may be struggling deciphering some of the abbreviations encountered on the later Census Schedules and Soundex. Remember, these aren't rigid and some Census Takers were very creative. Use it as a guide. A = Aunt AdD = Adopted Daughter AdS = Adopted Son At = Attendant B = Brother BL = Brother-in-law Bo = Boarder (paid for meals and/or extra services with room) C = Cousin D = Daughter DL = Daughter-in-Law F = Father FB = Foster Brother FF = Foster Father FL = Father-in-Law FM = Foster Mother FSi = Foster Sister GA = Great Aunt GD = Granddaughter GF = Grandfather GGF = Great-grandfather GGM = Great-grandmother GGGF = Great-great-grandfather GGGM = Great-great- grandmother GM = Grandmother GNi = Grandniece GS = Grandson GU = Great-uncle Hh = Hired Hand I = Inmate L or Lo = Lodger (can be Boarder or Roomer . . . typically a Roomer) M = Mother ML = Mother-in-Law N = Nephew Ni = Niece Nu = Nurse O = Officer P = Patient Pa = Partner (share common abode) Pr = Prisoner Pri = Principal Pu = Pupil R or Ro = Roomer (rents room only w/o any meals or services) S = Son SB = Stepbrother SBL = Stepbrother-in-Law SD - Stepdaughter Se = Servant SF = Stepfather SFL = Stepfather-in-Law Si = Sister SiL = Sister-in-Law SL = Son-in-Law SM = Stepmother SML = Stepmother-in-Law SS = Stepson SSi = Stepsister SSiL = Stepsister-in-Law SSL = Stepson-in-Law Su = Superintendent U = Uncle W = Wife Wa = Warden Citizenship Status A = Alien NA = Naturalized PA = First papers filed NR = Not Recorded Source: "The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy" published by Ancestry. Kathy W-F woodside1728@uswest.net