Could be an abbreviation for "vacated" ie void ? > From: pateena@iprimus.com.au > To: warwick@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 22:53:03 +1100 > Subject: [WAR] Lichfield Wills > > > What do the letters vacat. stand for after a person name when looking for a will. > I am looking at Lichfield Wills and Administration 1629 but after the person name it has vacat > Thank you > Jeff