Family Historian User Group

On the LER the 1st Column has R, RW or NM, and the second column O, OW, DW or a dash.
My grandfahere entry has a a preceding his name and some other entries has a J after heir name.
I would be graeful if someone could let me know how to interpret the notation


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The abbreviations are normally explained at the front of the roll. If you're using something like Ancestry, it will be a few scans in after the scanner's notes and book covers etc.


I think the W denotes Wife

Here's one from 1927 Lambeth