| Field where used |
| | Code | Meaning |
| Type of deed |
| | L | Lease |
| | R | Release |
| | L + R | lease and release |
| | I | Indented |
| | ID | Indented deed |
| | Mge | Mortgage |
| | spell it out | anything else |
| MS or Will |
| | MS | Marriage settlement |
| | W | Will |
| Occupation or title |
| | Esq | Esquire |
| | Gent | Gentleman |
| | Bart | Baronet |
| | spell it out | anything else |
| | Note: | also put relationships in this field eg brother of A, executor of C etc |
| Role in current deed |
| | P1 | party one |
| | LP1 RP2 | lease party one and release party 2 |
| | P1L P2R | lease party one and release party 2 |
| | O | occupier |
| | O adj | occupier of an adjacent property |
| | O prev | previous occupier of the property |
| | L or life | person is a life in the deed |
| | W | witness (not specified) |
| | WD | witness to deed |
| | WM | witness to memorial |
| | REG | Registrar |
| | W Reg | Witness to swearing |
| Role in ealier deed |
| | same as for current deed except that a prefix of a lower case letter indicates which of several deeds the role applies | eg aP1 bP2 |
| | aP1 bP2 | party one in deed a and party 2 in deed b |
| Signed memorial |
| | A | signed memorial |
| | X | signed memorial by making a mark |
| Cd |
| | A, B, C, .... | a shorthand way of referring to a person in memorial eg B might be the eldest son of A, then I would add "eldest son of A" to the field Occupation or title |
