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Another silly name? JABEZ? Sorry should have asked

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MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 2 Apr 2007 16:34

So Jabez it is then!...thanks everyone Gerri x

Yummy-Mummy

Yummy-Mummy Report 2 Apr 2007 16:33

seems that they liked unusual names. here is the meaning of it: JABEZ Gender: Masculine Usage: Biblical Other Scripts: יַעְבֵץ (Hebrew) Pronounced: JAY-bez [key] Means 'sorrow' in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament who was blessed by God.

Heather

Heather Report 2 Apr 2007 16:32

Jabez is a biblical name. Heather

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 2 Apr 2007 16:32

Jabez is a far from unusual name..........several thousand on each census on Ancestry Reg

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 2 Apr 2007 16:29

Jabez Reece found on 1891 census age 24 as a grandson b1867. I have his parents but was wondering if Jabez could be a nickname? as i cant find him on the 1901 or anywhere else. Parents... Joseph and Zillah Reece nee Poole. Willenhall Staffs. What do you think? Gerri.

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 2 Apr 2007 16:29

Plz see below....