Today's Lesson - 22 Jan 2010: Understanding Latin Part 2

Earlier this week, I wrote a blog dedicated to understanding dates in Latin. This blog will be a helpful list of the most common and helpful Latin words used in baptisms, marriages and deaths in church parish records. The list is sorted alphabetically by the Latin words.

anno in the year

anno domini in the year of our lord

annus year

banni marriage bann

baptismi christening

cognomen surname, family name

consors wife

conjux husband, wife

copulatio marriage

defunctus death

die on the day

dies day

ex from

filius son

filia daughter

filiae daughters

genitores parents

gentius birth

infans child

mariti marriage

marita wife

maritus husband

mater mother

matrimonium marriage

mensis month

mortis death

mortuus death

nati/natus birth

nobilis noble

nomen name

oppido town

oppidum town

parentes parents

pater father

patrini godparents

patrinus godfather

proclamationes marriage bann

sepulti burial

sepultus burial

sponsus husband

susceptores godparents

uxor wife

vidua widow

That's the beginning of what you should need to get a basic understand of what the record states. You can find an amazing more extensive list on FamilySearch's website under Research Helps.

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp