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O AVO grandfather PORTUGUESE O'R PLWYL HWN of the parish WELSH OAK a plant that represents hospitality SYMBOLS OB died/obituary ABBREVIATION OB other Baptist ABBREVIATION OB.S.P. obit sine prole (died without issue) LATIN OBIIT he or she died LATIN OBIT died/obituary ABBREVIATION OBIT SINE PROLE died without issue LATIN OBITUS death LATIN OBSTETRIX midwife LATIN OCCIDENTALIS west, western LATIN OCCISIT he was killed LATIN OCCUPIER tradesman OCCUPATION OCHO eight SPANISH OCTO eight LATIN OCTOBER October LATIN OCTOBRE October FRENCH OCTUBRE October SPANISH OED age WELSH OEDEMA fluid retention MEDICAL OES Austria PLACE-NAME OES age WELSH OFF Offaly (Kings), IRL PLACE-NAME OFFICIER DE JUSTICE court officer FRENCH OH Ohio, USA PLACE-NAME OIJ Overijssel, NL PLACE-NAME OILMAN sold the oil for lamps OCCUPATION OITO eight PORTUGUESE OK Oklahoma, USA PLACE-NAME OKI Orkney Isles, SCT PLACE-NAME OKTOBER October GERMAN OKTOBER October DUTCH OKTOBER October NORWEGIAN OLD Oldenberg, GER PLACE-NAME OLITOR kitchen gardener OCCUPATION OM other Methodist ABBREVIATION ONCE REMOVED Cousins 'once removed' represents the relationship between cousins separated by a single generation; 'twice removed' by two generations. From a common ancestor the great grandchild and the great great grandchild of a common ancestor are second cousins 'once removed'. RELATION ONSDAG Wednesday NORWEGIAN ONYX insures conjugal felicity; birth stone for July (also see ruby) SYMBOLS OOE Oberosterreich, OES PLACE-NAME OP other Presbyterian ABBREVIATION OPAL an unlucky stone portending injury and mental or physical trouble or signifies pure thought; birth stone for October (also see beryl) SYMBOLS OPER operator ABBREVIATION OPERARIUS laborer, tradesman, craftsman LATIN OPP operator ABBREVIATION OPR Ostpreussen (East Prussia), GER PLACE-NAME OPTICIEN optican FRENCH OR Oregon, USA PLACE-NAME OR On Ontario Land Record Index; type of free grant = old regulations LEGAL ORANGE BLOSSOMS a flower that represents chastity SYMBOLS ORBA female orphan LATIN ORBUS male orphan LATIN ORCHITIS inflammation of a testicle MEDICAL ORDERLY soldier who functioned as a servant for an officer OCCUPATION ORDINARY KEEPER innkeeper with fixed prices OCCUPATION ORFÈVRE goldsmith; silversmith FRENCH ORIENTAL BOIL Leishmaniasis MEDICAL ORIENTALIS east, eastern LATIN ORRERY MAKER made a mechanical apparatus for showing the movements of the planets (named after the Earl of Orrery the inventor) OCCUPATION ORRICE WEAVER designer of lace patterns to be woven with silk thread and silk OCCUPATION OSIER PEELER removed bark from willow rods or osiers which were used in basket weaving, usually women and children; also known as withy peelers OCCUPATION OSMIDROSIS perspiration with a peculiar smell MEDICAL OSP died without issue LATIN OSTEOMALACIA softening of the bones MEDICAL OSTEOMYELITIS inflammation of the bone marrow and the surrounding bone due to staphylococci infection MEDICAL OSTIARY monastery door keeper OCCUPATION OSTLER groom who took care of horses, especially at an inn OCCUPATION OTITIS inflammation of the ear MEDICAL OTTO eight ITALIAN OTTOBRE October ITALIAN OUDERDON age DUTCH OUT CRIER auctioneer OCCUPATION OUTRIDER mounted attendant who rides before or after a carriage OCCUPATION OUTUBRO October PORTUGUESE OUTWORKER worker who carried on their occupation at home, e.g., cotton or woolen weavers but it applies to many occupations OCCUPATION OUVIER D'APPAREILS DE PECHE fishing tackle maker FRENCH OUVRIER DE FABRIQUE DE TOILE linen mill operator FRENCH OUVRIER DE MANUFACTURES DE TAPIS carpet factory operator FRENCH OUVRIER EN CAOUTCHOUC India rubber operator FRENCH OUVRIER EN COUVREUR roofer FRENCH OUVRIER EN MACHINE À VAPEUR steam engine builder FRENCH OUVRIER EN MÉTAL metal worker FRENCH OUVRIER EN MÉTAUX metal worker FRENCH OUVRIER EN OUTILS edge tool maker FRENCH OUVRIER EN SALAMANDRE iron safe maker FRENCH OUVRIER TRAVAILLANT L'ACIER steel worker FRENCH OUVRIER TRAVAILLANT LE CUIVRE coppersmith; copper worker FRENCH OUVRIER TRAVAILLANT LE FER iron worker FRENCH OUVRIER TRAVAILLEN LE BOIS wood worker FRENCH OVERDOSE OF MORPHIA death due to narcotic poisoning MEDICAL OVERLOOKER superintendent or overseer, especially in the textile mills OCCUPATION OVERMAN supervisor in a colliery who checked the miners work and the quality of the mined coal OCCUPATION OVIUM PASTOR shepherd of sheep LATIN OVL Oost-Vlaanderen, BEL PLACE-NAME OW Obwalden, CH PLACE-NAME OWLER smuggler of sheep and or wool out of England OCCUPATION OXENGATE originally the land that could be ploughed in one day - later as much land as an ox could plough in a year, generally 15 to 20 acres; also bovate or oxgang (SCT) MEASURE OXF Oxfordshire, ENG PLACE-NAME OXGANG originally the land that could be ploughed in one day - later as much land as an ox could plough in a year, generally 15 to 20 acres; also bovate or in Scotland oxgate or oxengate MEASURE OYSTER DREDGER member of the crew on board an oyster fishing boat OCCUPATION |
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