Daily Ancestorcarp.
carp. in a city directory means carpenter.
Directory glossaries list carp. for carpenter. The entry usually gives the home address after it, sometimes with an employer.
If the line reads carp. with bds., the man boarded; with h or res., he kept a house. A man who appears as carp. year after year can be followed through the directories to trace moves within the city.
As seen in a recordEntry in a city directory
Brekke Ole, carp., h 12 Lake
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Daily Ancestor. "carp.." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/abbreviations/carp. Last checked 2026-10-12.