Daily AncestorMargt.
Margt. is an old abbreviation of the first name Margaret, common in deeds, wills, church registers and census pages.
Margt. is a clerk's shorthand for the given name Margaret. Writers shortened common first names to save time and ink, usually by keeping the first letters and the last one or two, often with the final letters raised above the line.
The clerk dropped the middle of the name and kept the start and the final t, often raised above the line. Search for both Margt. and Margaret, since indexes usually copy the abbreviation as written.
As seen in a recordBaptism entry in a parish register
Margt. dau. of Robt. and Ann Bell, bapt.
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