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What does FL mean

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Steven

Steven Report 3 Oct 2008 21:15

I found this entry below,please what does the FL stand for...thanks
MYERS, Lewis to FLOYD, Clara, 1869-04-24, FL

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 3 Oct 2008 21:16

Where have you found this entry?

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Steven

Steven Report 3 Oct 2008 21:25

It is from a marriage index,below is the full entry,also the grooms father has FL .
MYERS, Lewis to FLOYD, Clara, 1869-04-24, FL, Groom’s Father John MYERS, FL, Bride’s father Thomas FLOYD, St Mary Church South Rd [St Marys],Ade,79/202

Sam

Sam Report 3 Oct 2008 21:51

If it is connected to the father of the groom, could it be Farm Labourer?

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Oct 2008 23:26

definately looks like US connotation there, they write their dates back to front compared to UK dates...FL looks like Florida to me, also.

we would write
24/4 /1869
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Steven

Steven Report 3 Oct 2008 23:34

Thanks but the marriage was in Australia.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 3 Oct 2008 23:37

is the ADE...........Adelaide?

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

mgnv

mgnv Report 4 Oct 2008 01:39

For Bob - US would write 4/24/1869

Camille

Camille Report 4 Oct 2008 11:17

Florida is FLA

Alistair

Alistair Report 4 Oct 2008 12:59

Have you tried looking at some other entries to determine what usually appeared in that position?

Alistair

mgnv

mgnv Report 4 Oct 2008 13:42

Re Luelli's point, Fla. is the traditional abbreviation for Florida. In 1963, the US Postal service introduced a set of two letter codes for all the states and Florida got the code FL. These codes have since received a lot of acceptance, and are percolating into a usage where they are partially replacing the traditional abbreviations. There is a stylistic difference, so one can say Pittsburg, Pa., or Pittsburg PA, with differing capitalization and punctuation - (a code is not an abbreviation).

I would presume the usage FL=Florida can be excluded by date in Steven's citation.

Steven

Steven Report 5 Oct 2008 20:23

Yes Bob ADE is Adelaide,Thanks all for your replies,it looks like i have several options

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 5 Oct 2008 21:17

Is this a modern transcription and not original entry.? FL after female could have been originally FS farm servant. L and S are frequently mistranscribed

Lachlan

Lachlan Report 7 Oct 2008 05:47

It is Latin, and means . fl. floruit - was alive at a certain date (fl 1991 = was alive in 1991)

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 7 Oct 2008 09:41



Lachlan.
Thats intersting to know