Genealogy Chat

I guess they saved the best till last Peter.

Janet,

Septimus does mean the seventh but Octavus/Octavia would be the eighth. Optimus means the best.

Peter

Septimus would have been the seventh child and Optimus the eighth I guess.

I've just googled the name of the guy who built our houses daughter, Keturah. It was one I hadn't seen befor and apparently she was the second wife of Isaac. Her name meant Incense.

Keturah Green was however,known as Kate.

I did once find a Mafeking in the birth indexes. I can only assume his mother was relieved when he was born!

ive loads of hebrew names in my tree, i always thought i wonder if they were of jewish origin, but no they just liked the names i suppose. ive rec discovered some more like septimus and his brother optimus.

The first time I saw the name Jabez I wondered if the person who registered him had a cold and the child should have been called James! No I didnt really wonder that, I realised it was a biblical name, but I had not come across it before in genealogy.

For an unusual fore-name what about mine, at least as far as you Poms are concerned! It is the Maori name for an extinct New Zealand bird. My sisters were also given bird names. Tui, Riro and Tiora.

and you do not have an unusual
fore-name ????

Hi my Great grandfather was called Jabez William Fields. On His marriage and his daughters marriage certificate it gives his full name, but on all the census he was known as William. Maybe your Jabez had a middle name and used that.

Diane

I just wanted to point out that this is NOT my reply even though it has been credited to me. Something weird going on here.





Pandora Mac


02/04/2007 18:16:26

So is Jabez Jewish?

My Grandmother always said she was not jewish, but her Aunts and Uncles had names like Jabez, Septimus, Ruth, Sarah, Rubimiah, and Benjamin along with Fred, George and Agnes. They were all born mid 1800.s in London and their surname was Jacob. Strange name is their Grandfather Payne Jacob.

Fran

Most Non-conformists (which includes Jews of course) favoured names from the Old Testament. With a surname like Jacob, I would expect they were of Jewish ancestry, if not actually practicing Jews. I have several men called Jabez in my family - it often gets mistranscribed as JAMES, or even JAMEZ, lol! OC

a site explaining name meaning's and origin www.thinkbabynames(.)com Simon

Lesley You can go to the top of the class with our Reggie lol Brownie points all round folks... Many thanks Gerri x

Hebrew language Hebrew: 'ivrit Arabic: cibriyya Semitic language used in Israel, principally by Jews. Hebrew is categorized as a part of the Canaanite group of the Semitic languages, to which also the ancient languages, Phoenician and Moabite, belonged.

Hebrew is a language and yes it is the official language of Israel .

Whats the difference between Hebrew and Jewish Fran

Sorry Yummy I'll have a read. Fran

no it's hebrew, i posted the meaning near the top.

So is Jabez Jewish? My Grandmother always said she was not jewish, but her Aunts and Uncles had names like Jabez, Septimus, Ruth, Sarah, Rubimiah, and Benjamin along with Fred, George and Agnes. They were all born mid 1800.s in London and their surname was Jacob. Strange name is their Grandfather Payne Jacob. Fran

I know someone called Jabez. I can't see how it is any more strange than Joshua or Zachary or even Rachel or Rebecca for that matter. Good biblical names all of them.

Reg!!!! I dont know how you do that!!! but your my hero lol Many many thanks yet again Gerri x ...and they live next door to a Family named 'Poole'

1871....... Name: Joseph Reece Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relation: Head Spouse's name: Lillah Gender: Male Where born: Short Heath, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Willenhall Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Wolverhampton Sub-registration district: Willenhall ED, institution, or vessel: 22 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 70 Household Members: Name Age Amather Reece 2 ??? Arthur Ether Reece 7 George Reece 9 Joseph Reece 30 Lillah Reece 32 Zillah Tabar Reece 5 ??? Jabez Reg