Excerpt from Vital Records of Londonderry, New Hampshire: A Full and Accurate Transcript of the Births, Marriage Intentions, Marriages and Deaths in This Town From the Earliest Date to 1910

It is perhaps needless to say that care has been taken in transcribing the records as given in the originals, that their value may be made certain by being accurate. Mistakes no doubt there are in names and dates, but these cannot be fre quent, and in most cases are not due to the compiler. The spell ing of names, as a rule, is the same as it was given in the first place. This accounts for the difference in names and the vaga ries that frequently occur. It was not thought best to follow the literal wording of the original entries in the old town books, but to separate the different classes under their respective head ings, Births, Marriage Intentions, Marriages and Deaths. The first of these items have been arranged alphabetically under the names of the parents, the children following in chronological order. This seemed to be easier of identification, while saving considerable space, which was a matter calling for attention. Intentions of marriages and marriages have been given under the surnames of both bride and groom. The deaths are in the alphabetical order. Occasionally this rule has been broken, especially among the births, where sometimes a marriage or death is given, as it would make more complete the item, which might not be consistently filled elsewhere.

As indicated by the title - page, the sources of information have been many, for the compiler labored zealously in his work. It was not deemed necessary to designate these sources, as that would tend to confuse the reader and add little, if any, value to the item. The abbreviations are those generally followed in works of this kind, and will be readily understood. For instance, b. Stands for birth; m. For mar ried; d. For death; dau. For daughter; 3. For son; w. For Wife; bur. For buried, etc.

The town has very generously made possible this publica tion by the payment of three hundred dollars towards the cost of production, the balance of the expense, something like two hundred dollars, being borne by the undersigned.

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