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Re: "Fco." is an abbreviation for Francisco?
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Thankyou, that adds further to my understanding. See, originally I was researching census records and came across the abbreviated name there. It makes sense that names might be shortened for space on, say, a small form. Also, the census-taker of the day may have employed a type of shorthand system.
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