c 104*

Great Britain. Chancery Records. c 104, Vol. #. Masters' Exhibits, Trinity

c 108*

Great Britain. Chancery Records. c 108, Vol. #. Masters' Exhibits, Farrar (Account Books of Thomas Street Bird and Joseph Street Bird)

c/f

carry forward (as in the balance of a bill)

c/vecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy

c/verds

Cape Verde Islands, Portugal

ca

Carolina

Cadiz

Cadiz, Spain

cal treasbks

Calendar of Treasury Books, 1660-1718

cal treas bks papers

Calendar of Treasury Books and Papers, 1729-1745

cal treas papers

Calendar of Treasury Papers, 1557-1728

can ship list

Canadian Shipping List

canford

Canford Magna, Dorset, England

cap

captain

cape clear or c clea

Cape Clear, County Cork, Ireland

cape francois

Cape Francois, St. Domingo, West Indies

cape verds

Cape Verde Islands, Portugal

caplin bay

Caplin Bay, Newfoundland

Carb

Carbonear, Conception Bay, Newfoundland

Carb UC

Carbonear United Church Parish Records, Conception Bay, Newfoundland

card

Cardiff, Wales

Carrick-on-suir

Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland

carthagena

Carthagena (present day Cartagena), Columbia

cartwright*

Journal of Transactions and Events During a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador. George Cartwright (Boston, 1911)

catalina

Catalina, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

catalina ang

Catalina Anglican Parish Records, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

cath

Catherine

CB

Conception Bay, Newfoundland

CB Ang.

Conception Bay Anglican Parish Records, Newfoundland

CB Plant (BK) (see CO 199/18)*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 199, Vol. 18. Newfoundland. Plantation Book. Conception Bay

CB Surr

Newfoundland. Conception Bay Surrogate Court Records

CB Writs

Newfoundland. Conception Bay Court Records. Writs

CDL*

Commercial Daily List, 1838-1870 (newspaper, London, England)

census 1794-5

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 194, Vol. #. Colonial Secretary, Newfoundland. Original Correspondence. 303 Volumes. 1794-5 Census

Cent Dist

Newfoundland. Central District Court Records

cent dist min bk

Newfoundland. Central District Court Records. Minute Book

Cephalonia

Cephalonia (Kefallinia), Ionian Islands, Greece

c/f

carry forward

Chafe Sealing*

Chafe's Sealing Book. Levi George Chafe (St. John's, 1923)

chald

chaldron (a unit of dry measure usually referring to coal)

chalder

chalder (a dry unit of measure)

chandler

chandler (a retail dealer of provisions and supplies of a specific type, e.g., ship's chandler; dealer in candles, oil, soap, paint, etc.)

Channel Islands

Channel Islands, England

Charleton

Charleton, Devon, England

Charleton

Charleton, Devon Parish Records, England

charter

a contract drawn up for the employment of a merchant ship

charter party

(an agreement between shipowner and agent regarding the hiring of a vessel, in whole or in part, for a period of time or specific voyages, for shipping cargo)

chas

Charles

chepstow

Chepstow

chimoque

unknown

chivelstone

Chivelstone, Devon, England

chris

Christopher

Christow

Christow, Devon, England

Christow

Christow, Devon Parish Records, England

chron jersey*

Chronique(s) de Jersey, 1814-1958 (newspaper, Jersey, Channel Islands)

Chron*

London Chronicle (newspaper, London, England)

chudleigh

Chudleigh, Devon, England

churchwarden

one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches who were primarily responsible for parish property and alms

Churston

Churston, Devon, England

Churston

Churston, Devon Parish Records, England

Civitavecchia

Civitavecchia, Italy

ck

possibly Cork, County Cork, Ireland

clem

Clement (name)

Clonmel

Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland

clyde

Clyde (river), Scotland

CO 1*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 1, Vol. #. General Series, 1574-1757. 69 Volumes

CO 5*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 5, Vol. #. America and West Indies. Original Correspondence. [1606]-1807. 1450 Volumes and Bundles

CO 33*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 33, Vol. #. Barbados Miscelanea. Newspapers, Shipping Returns, Blue Books of Statistics, etc., 1678-1941. 150 Volumes

CO 41*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 41, Vol. #. Bermuda. Miscellanea. Newspapers, Shipping Returns, Blue Books of Statistics, etc., 1715-1820. 134 Volumes

CO 42*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 42, Vol. #. Canada Original Correspondence. 1700-1922. 1045 Volumes

CO 47*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 47, Vol. #. Canada Miscellanea. Newspapers, Shipping Returns, Blue Books of Statistics, etc., 1764-1866, 1917-1925. 213 Volumes

CO 194*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 194, Vol. #. Colonial Secretary, Newfoundland. Original Correspondence. 303 Volumes

CO 195*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 195, Vol. #. Entry Books. Newfoundland. Entry Books. 1623-1867. 23 Volumes

CO 199*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 199, Vol. #. Newfoundland. Miscellanea. Newspapers, Blue Books of Statistics, etc., 1677-1903. 98 Volumes

CO 199/18*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 199, Vol. 18. Newfoundland. Plantation Book

CO 231*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 231, Vol. #. Prince Edward Island. Miscellanea, Newspapers, Shipping Returns, Blue Books of Statistics, etc., 1807-1871. 54 Volumes

CO 324*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 324, Vol. #. Colonies. Entry Books. Series I. 1662-1872. 175 Volumes

CO 388*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 388, Vol. #. Board of Trade. Original Correspondence. Foreign and Domestic Trade, 1654-1792. 95 Volumes

CO 391*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 391. Board of Trade. Minutes. 1675-1782. 120 Volumes

CO 422*

Great Britain. Colonial Office. CO 422, Vol. #. British New Guinea (Papua). Original Correspondence. 1884-1900. 15 Volumes

co kilk

County Kilkenny, Ireland

coast

possibly coasting/coastal vessel

Cockington

Cockington, Devon, England

Cockington

Cockington, Devon Parish Records, England

coffinswell

Coffinswell, Devon, England

coffinswell

Coffinswell, Devon Parish Records, England

coffinswell exams

Coffinswell Examinations

coffinswell removals

Coffinswell removals

col

colonel, colonial or colony

Coleraine

Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland

coll sub cust

Collector sub customs

col recs*

Newfoundland Colonial Secretary. Outgoing Correspondence from Newfoundlandreat Britain. Board of Trade. BT 5, Vol. #. Minutes, 1784-1850. 59 Volumes and Bundles

Combe

Combe in Teignhead, Devon, England

Combe

Combe in Teignhead, Devon Parish Records, England

comm

commercial; commander

con

against (a person, event, issue, etc.)

Conception bay anti assembly assoc

unknown

cordwainter

cordwainer, a shoemaker or one who works in cordovan (soft, fine-grained) leather

cor(r)e fish

saltfish

corfe castle

Corfe Castle, Dorset, England

Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England

Corfe Mullen

Corfe Mullen, Dorset Parish Records, England

Cork

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

corn

Cornwall, England

corn

Cornelius

Cornworthy

Cornworthy, Devon, England

Cornworthy

Cornworthy, Devon Parish Records, England

Corunna

Corunna, Spain

Courier*

Courier (newspaper, Newfoundland)

Cowes

Cowes, N Isle of Wight, England

coy

company

cp

common plea(s)

cr

cutter (vessel)

cranborne

Cranborne, Dorset, England

crosbie notes

Gert Crosbie's early notes, which later became "Birth, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers, 1825-1890"

CSP col*

Great Britain. Calendar of State Papers. Colonial, America and West Indies

CSP dom*

Great Britain. Calendar of State Papers. Domestic

ct bk

court book

CT Recs

court records

cull

collected or collection

culme

culm (a variety of coal)

currier

leather dealer

Cust

Customs

Customs 36*

Great Britain. Board of Customs and Excise. Customs 36, Vol. #. Account Books, 1814-1828

Customs 60*

Great Britain. Board of Customs and Excise. Customs 60, Vol. #

Customs 65/4

Great Britain. Board of Customs and Excise. Customs 65, Vol. 4

Cutter

a type of small vessel

cwt

hundred weight