Glossary
Format of a photo’s details on the Photoalbum
Title
for a single person:
format: Surname Initial. (year birth – year death), Church, Place, REGION CODE, COUNTRY CODE “initial inscription…”
example: Young G. (1822 – 1878 ), St Margaret, Rottingdean, SXE, ENG “Since thou couldst…”
for 2 people:
format: Surname Initial. (year birth – year death)/ Surname Initial. (year birth – year death) [relation] , Church, Place, REGION CODE, COUNTRY CODE “initial inscription…”
example: Young G. (1822 – 1878 ) / Young M. (1822 – 1873) [wife], St Margaret, Rottingdean, SXE, ENG “Since thou couldst…”
for more than 2 people:
format: Surname Initial. (year birth – year death) et. al. , Church, Place, REGION CODE, COUNTRY CODE “initial inscription…”
example: Young G. (1822 – 1878 ) et. al., St Margaret, Rottingdean, SXE, ENG “Since thou couldst…”
Location abbreviations
format: Place, County, Nation
examples:
East Sussex, England becomes SXE, ENG
Lincolnshire, UK becomes LIN,ENG
Lincoln, ENG becomes Lincoln, LIN,ENG
For the complete list, refers to:
http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/codes/codes3.html
Relation abbreviations
| code | relationship to first name on the monument |
|---|---|
| a | first name on monument |
| au | aunt |
| b | brother |
| d | daughter |
| dl | daughter-in-law |
| e | employer |
| f | father |
| fl | father-in-law |
| gf | grand father |
| gfl | grand father-in-law |
| gm | grand mother |
| gml | grand mother-in-law |
| ggf | great grand father |
| ggm | great grand mother |
| h | husband |
| m | mother |
| ml | mother-in-law |
| n | nephew |
| ni | niece |
| sis | sister |
| s | son |
| sl | son-in-law |
| sf | step father |
| sm | step mother |
| u | uncle |
| w | wife |
( table taken from http://www.gravestonephotos.com/ )
Description
“the inscription or part of it, each line separated by / “
It refers to:
in case there are more people buried, but the inscription does not refer to them all
Other information:
…here you copy and paste the info from the tags and add any additional notes…
Machine tags
| Label | Possible Values | Description |
|---|---|---|
| plot | single, family (n.people), unrelated (n.people) | the num. of people in the plot and their relationship |
| marker | roundtop, column, cross, monolith, monument, obelisk, pillar, pyramid, star of David, footstone, headstone, ledger stone, Plinth (a base for a column, tomb, or gravemarker), stone, table stone, tombstone | type of marker |
| direction | S,SW,SE,E,N,NW,NE | plot direction in relation to the church (the door of the church is the South) |
| tomb | box, crypt, wall vault, slot, tab, table, vault, parapet, platform, society | shape of the tomb |
| characteristic | inscription, marker’s shape | what is the peculiarity of the tomb (why it has been recorded here) |
| materials | Brick, Concrete, also called “Cement”, Field Stone (fieldstone), Limestone, Marble, Native Stone, Sandstone, Soapstone, Wood | the materials used to make the tomb |
| inscription-font | Behm ScriptOld English, Chapel, Optima Medium, Classic Roman, Outlined Nelson Vermarco, Common Gothic, Outlined Roman, Futura Medium, Outlined Vermarco, Garamond Bold, Polished Edge Roman, GoudyRoman Condensed, Goudy Bold, Roman Modified, Government, Roman Modified Script, Greek, Round, Raise, Greek Bold, Round Serif, Script, Helvetica Medium, Shadow Edge Roman, Helvetica Regular, Special Roman, Irish, Splayed Gothic, Korinna, Times Roman, Latin, Triple Cut Roman, Modern Classic Roman, Uncial Gothic, Murray Hill Bold, Universal | Type of font used for the inscription |
| inscription-style | cut, raised, painted | How the inscription has been made |
| inscription-case | lower case, upper case | If the lettering is lower or upper case |
| mason | mason’s name, address | the mason who made the marker |
| person (rel) | Surname Name (year of birth – year of death) | a person’s details:the relationship with the first person in the monument, surname, name, birth and death dates |
To add a machine tag on Flickr, click (as for the other tags) on the Add a tag link, then follow this format:
namespace:label=value i.e. churchyardtraveller:plot=family(2)
Tombs & Markers
| type | photo | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ledger Stone |  |
|
| Box |  |
They were in built in the shape of a box with a ceiling, walls, and no floor. The reason for the box like structure was to fool tomb robbers into thinking that the body is inside of the box, when the body is actually buried in a hole that is at least five feet from the surface. |
| Step |  |
A low, single-vault semi-subterranean tomb possessing a stepped or moulded top and a top slab or end tablet. |
| Platform |  |
A single or multiple vault tomb whose height is equal to or less than its width. |
| Slot and Tab Stone |  |
An oblong horizontal lid (ledger stone) made of local soapstone (local greenish-grey soft chloritic schist) with two slots cut into it, through which the vertical head and foot stones are fitted.The body is underground. |
| Wall Vault |   |
Multiple tiers of individual burial vaults of brick vault or stone slab construction, arranged to form a single block or perimeter enclosure wall. |
| Crypt |  |
Markers
Table: A horizontal tablet supported by individual uprights, often in the form of a table.
- Basal: A horizontal tablet supported by a low solid wall base. (Resembles a platform tomb but does not house a burial within the structure.)Pyramid: A freestanding architectural form with four adjacent triangular walls that meet at a common apex and rest on a quadrilateral base.
Die: Tomb with a prominent die, or middle portion of a pedestal between a base and the surbase, also called a dado.
Pedestal: Any combination of column, obelisk, urn, or sculpture surmounting a pedestal or pedestal-base.
Column: A full or truncated single pillar standing alone as a monument.
Obelisk: A monumental, four-sided stone shaft, usually monolithic and tapering to a pyramidal tip.
Other: Any architectural or sculptural combination.
Inscription:
font types
styles
| Description | Photo |
|---|---|
| cut and black painted on grey granite |  |
| cut black painted on white sandstone |  |
| cut on white sandstone |  |
| raised on white sandstone |  |
| raised relief lettering on black granit |  |
| raised relief lettering on red granite |  |
(images taken from: Heritage Memorials )
