- A Apprentice Enrolment Books
- AKL Alehouse Keepers' Licences
- Ao Orders for Binding Apprentices
- APR St Augustine-the-Less Church parish registers
- Ar Apprentice Rough Entry Books
- Bapt Baptised
- BB Bargain Books
- BG Bristol Gazette and Public Advertiser
- BMBJ Bonner and Middleton's Bristol Journal
- BO Bristol Oracle (newspaper)
- BPR St John's Church, Bedminster, parish registers
- BRO Bristol Record Office
- c Circa
- ED Evan's Directory
- EPR Emmanuel Church, parish registers
- F Burgess (Freedom) Books
- FFJ Felix Farley's Bristol Journal
- FM Freedom Memoranda Books
- HTPR Holy Trinity Church parish registers
- JaPR St James's Church parish registers
- KPO Kelly's Post Office Directory
- MD Matthew's Directory
- MLPPR St Mary-le-Port Church parish registers
- Mths Months
- NPR St Nicholas Church parish registers
- P Poll Book
- PaPR St Paul's Church, Portland Square, parish registers
- PePR St Peter's Church parish registers
- PPR St Philip and Jacob Church parish registers
- RPR St Mary Redcliffe Church parish registers
- SPR St Stephen's Church parish registers
- SRO Somerset Record Office
- TBT Temple Church Bishop's Transcripts
- ThPR St Thomas's Church parish registers
- TPR Temple Church parish registers
- WD Wright's Directory
- Wks Weeks
- Yrs Years
- 41C 1841 Census Returns
- 51C 1851 Census Returns
- 61C 1861 Census Returns
- 71C 1871 Census Returns
- 81C 1881 Census Returns