Can someone tell me what this is please.

[HarrysMum]

I have a family tree (don't ask??) that has the letters CLM beside some names.

I have no idea what CLM stands for. The only place I've found it is in the following, by googling.

This CD-ROM is indexed by Jenifer A. Edmonds from original records held at the London Metropolitan Archives under reference: H10/CLM/ B3/1 - H10/ CLM/B3/12. The index covers baptisms in London and from as far afield as Norfolk or Gloucestershire. Many travellers are included. The index lists the date of birth, the child’s and parents’ names, parents’ place of abode and occupation, and reference number.


The above has nothing to do with my tree....it's just where I found "CLM".

Any ideas what it could mean beside names?

[Olde Crone]

A wild wild guess.

Christenings London Metropolitan

An internal reference, in other words.

OC

[kiterunner]

Searching the LMA catalogue for Reference Code H10/CLM says it is City of London Maternity Hospital records.

[HarrysMum]

Thanks. I thought it might be something like that.

So..............does anyone know what clm written before a spouse's name on a tree might mean.

I'm leaning towards them not being married, but having a child together.

[kiterunner]

It might be easier to figure it out from some examples? PM some to me if you don't want to post them up, Libby.

[HarrysMum]

Have PM'd it KiteRunner. Thank you.

[HarrysMum]

I'll put this here, but have changed names for obvious reasons...

10.1 John Smith b. 26/2/1935
clm. Joan Brown
11.1 Male Smith b. 20/1/1960
clm. Mary Green
11.2 Female Smith b 1968
11.3 Female Smith b 1971
11.4 Female Smith b 1986
m. Betty Boop 4/5/1986

[Mary from Italy]

Common law marriage?

[HarrysMum]

Ahhh....of course. Thank you.

[Phoenix]

Jennifer was a Norfolk woman who spent her time indexing all sorts of obscure records, but she is obviously a red herring in this case.

I dread to think what abbreviations I am using without giving them a second thought which will cause endless confusion in the future.