These are the 2- and 3-character codes used to describe each voters' occupation (or marital status in the case of most women) in various Lanark County voters' lists. I created these codes in order to keep the width of each entry within one screen line. In most cases, the full text of the occupation was given in the original voters' list.

Ac = Accountant          Ag = Agent               AgR = Agri. Rep.
APM = As't. Post Master
Ara = Arena (sic)        At = Attorney            AtH = At Home
Au = Auctioneer          AuM = Auto Mechanic      Aut = Author
AuP = Auto ptr. (sic)    AuS = Auto Sup.          B = Bachelor
Ba = Baker
BA = Beer Agency         Bag = Baggage (sic)      Ban = Banker
BaM = Bank Manager       Bat = Bartender          Bb = Barber
BB = Bridge Builder      BBu = B.&Building (sic)  BC = Bank Clerk
Bf = Bailiff             BgM = Baggagemman        BH = Boarding House
Bk = Brakeman            Bl = Blacksmith          BL = Bricklayer
BM = Brick maker         Bmk = B. maker/B'maker (sic)
BnM = Band Master        BoB = Boat Builder       BoK = Book keeper
BoM = Boiler maker       Boo = Booth (sic)        BoS = Book seller
BP = Beauty Parlour      Br = Barrister           Brm = Bridgeman
Bro = Broker             Brw = Brewer             BS = Beauty Shop
BT = Bridge Tender       Btc = Bell Tel. Co.      BTC = B. T. Co. (sic)
Bu = Butcher             B&B = B.&B. (sic)        B&S = Boots & Shoes
Ca = Carpenter           Caf = Cafe               CaI = Car Inspector
CaK = Cafe Keeper        CaM = Carriage Maker     Cam = Carman
CaR = Car Repair         CaT = Carriage Trimmer   Cb = Cabman
CB = Carbuilder          CC = Chief Constable     Ccc = County Court Clerk
Cd = Carder              CE = C.E.                Cfr = Confectioner/Confec.
Ch = Chief (sic)         Cha = Chauf.
ChB = Cheese Buyer       Che = Chemist            Chf = Chef
ChI = Cheese Inspector   Chi = Chiropractor
Chk = Checker (sic)      ChS = Cheese Salesman    Ck = Cook
Cl = Clerk               Clo = Clothier           Clr = Cleaner
CM = Cheesemaker         Cmk = Coremaker
Cn = Contractor          CNR = C.N.R. employee    Co = Cooper
Coa = Coal (sic)         Cob = Cobbler            Coc = Collector
Cod = Code's/Code's Mill
Cog = Cooperage (sic)    Col = College (sic)
CoM = Coal Merchant      Con = Constable          Coo = Coal oil (sic)
Cor = Conductor          CPP = C.P.P. (sic)
CPR = CPR Employee       CPS = CPR Supt.          CrM = Coremaker
Cry = Creamery
CS = Civil Service       Ct = Carter              Ctk = Caretaker
CTr = Co. Treasurer      CTv = Comm. Traveller    Cus = Customs
Cw = Cordwainer (shoemaker)
Cy = Clergyman           Da = Dairy               Dam = Dairyman
DC = Dry Cleaning        Dcc = Div. Court clerk   De = Dealer
Del = Delivery           Des = Despatcher         Dg = Druggist
Di = Distiller           DiC = Division Clerk     DM = Dressmaker
Do = Doctor              DoE = Dominion Express   Dom = Domestic
Dr = Driver              Dra = Draftsman          Drl = Driller
Dru = Drugs (sic)        DS = Dy. Sheriff         Dt = Dentist
Dv = Drover              Dy = Dyer                EA = Express Agent
Ed = Editor              EgB = Egg Buyer
El = Electrician         En = Engineer            Ep = Exp. (sic)
Ex = Express (sic)       Exc = Excise             Exp = Expert (sic)
Fa = Farmer              FeM = Felt Mill          FFW = For'n F&W
FG = Fancy Goods         Fil = Filer              Fim = Fireman
Fit = Fitter             Fl = Florist             FM = Flour merchant
Fo = Foreman             Fou = Founder            FrH = Fr. Handler (sic)
FrM = Frt. Man (sic)     Fru = Fruiterer
Fu = Fuller              FuD = Fur Dealer         Fur = Furrier
Fut = Furniture          F&F = Flour & Feed       F&W = F.&W. (sic)
Ga = Gardener            Gar = Garage
Gc = Grocer              Gd = Guard               Ge = Gentleman
GS = G.S. (sic)          GSt = Gas Station        Had = Hairdresser
HC = Hotel Clerk         He = Helper
HG = Home girl           HK = Hotelkeeper         Hk = Housekeeper
HM = Harnessmaker        HMt = Hardware Merchant  Ho = Hotel (sic)
HP = Hotel Porter        HW = Housewife           Hyd = Hydro
IA = Insurance Agent     Ice = Ice (sic)          IcM = Iceman
ID = Ice Dealer          IK = Innkeeper           ImA = Imp. Agent
ImO = Imperial Oil       In = Inspector           Inc = Insurance
Ins = Ins. (sic)         IR = Inland Revenue      Jai = Jailer
Jan = Janitor            JB = James Brothers      JD = Junk Dealer
Jer = Jergens            Jnk = Junk (sic)         Ju = Judge
Jw = Jeweller
La = Labourer            Lau = Laundry            Law = Lawyer
Lay = Lady               LEn = Locomotive engineer LFi = Locomotive fireman
LI = License Inspector   Li = Lineman             Lib = Librarian
Lm = Lockmaster          Lof = Loco. For'n        Lom = Lockman
Lu = Lumberman           Lv = Liveryman           M = Married
Ma = Maid                Mac = Machinist          Mai = Mail (sic)
Man = Manager            May = Mayor
MbC = Marble cutter      MC = Mail carrier        Mc = Mechanic
MCC = Mg C C Co (sic)    MCk = Mail Clerk         MD = M.D.
Mes = Messenger          Mfn = Mfng. (sic)        MFW = Mgr. F.&W.
MH = Mill Hand           Mi = Minister            Mil = Mill (sic)
Miw = Millwright         Miy = Missionary         MkM = Milkman
Mkt = Market (sic)       Ml = Miller              Mlr = Milliner
MM = Millman             Mmc = Motor mechanic     Mn = Miner
MO = Mill Owner          Mou = Moulder            MPP = M.P.P.
Mr = Manufacturer        Ms = Mason               Mt = Merchant
MT = Music Teacher       MuD = Music Dealer       Mus = Musician
MW = Married Woman       MWk = Metal Worker
NR = Non-resident        Nu = Nurse
Oil = Oils (sic)         Op = Operator            Opo = Optometrist
Opt = Optician           Org = Organist           OT = Oil Truck
Pa = Painter             Pac = Packer             PaM = Pat. Maker (sic)
Pam = Pattermaker (sic)
PC = Presby. Clergyman   PCl = Postal Clerk       Pd = Pedlar
Ph = Physician           Pht = Photographer       Pl = Plasterer
PLS = P. L. S.
PlM = Planing Mill       Plu = Plumber            PM = Postmaster
Pmk = P. maker (sic)     PO = Post Office         Pol = Police
PoM = Potash maker       Poo = Pool (sic)         PoR = Poolroom
Pr = Preacher            Ps = Priest              PSI = P.S. Inspector
Pt = Printer             Ptr = Ptr. (sic)         Pu = Publisher
PuM = Pump Maker         Re = Registrar           Rec = Rector
Rep = Repairer           Rer = Reporter           Res = Restaurant
REs = Real Estate        Ret = Retired            Ro = Roads (sic)
Rom = Roadmaster         RM = Railwayman          S = Single
Sa = Sailor              SA = Station Agent       Sam = Salesman
SAy = Salvation Army     Scm = Sectionman         SD = Stage Driver
Se = Senator             Sea = Sealer             Seb = Sec. Boss (sic)
Sec = Section (sic)      SeF = Sec. Foreman       Sem = Seamstress
Sey = Secretary          Sf = Sheriff
SF = Steam fitter        SFi = Saw Filer          SH = Section hand
ShC = Shoe Co.           Sho = Shoe (sic)         ShR = Shoe Repairer
SM = Shoemaker           SMn = Storeman           SMt = Shoe merchant
SoD = Soft Drinks        Sol = Solicitor          Sow = Sodawater
Sp = Spinster            Spn = Spinner
Sr = Stationer           SSt = Service Station    St = Student
StC = Stone Cutter       Ste = Stenographer       Stk = Storekeeper
Stm = Stockman           StM = Stone Mason        Sup = Supt.
Sur = Surveyor           Swm = Switchman          SWW = Supt. W. Wks.
S.A = S.A. (sic)         Ta = Tailor              Tas = Tailoress
Tax = Taxi               TC = Town Clerk          TD = Truck Driver
Te = Teacher             TEg = Town Engineer      Tel = Telegraph
Tep = Telephone
Ter = Teamster           Tex = Textile            TGK = Toll-gate Keeper
Th = Theatre             Tik = Timekeeper         Tk = Trucker
Tkm = Trackman
Tm = Trimmer             Tn = Tanner              TO = Telephone Operator
Tom = Toolmaker          Tos = Toolsmith          TR = Telephone Repairer
Tr = Trader              Tra = Transfer (sic)
Tre = Treasurer          Trm = Trainman
Trp = Trapper            Tru = Truck (sic)        Ts = Tinsmith
Tu = Turnkey             Tur = Turner             Tv = Traveller
TxC = Tax Collector      Un = Undertaker          Uph = Upholsterer
Vet = Veterinary (sic)   VeS = Vet. Surg.         VS = V.S. (sic)
Wa = Washerman           Wam = Wampole            War = Warehouse (sic)
WC = Wire Chief          WD = Wood Dealer         We = Weaver
WgM = Waggonmaker        Wgr = Wagon'er (sic)     Wh = Wholesale
Wi = Widow               Wir = Widower            WM = Watchman
WMk = Watchmaker         Wr = Wrecker             Ww = Woodworker
Ym = Yardman             Ymr = Yardmaster