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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.

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

Jabez is a biblical name. Heather

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.

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

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

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'

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.

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

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

Sorry Yummy I'll have a read. Fran

Whats the difference between Hebrew and Jewish Fran

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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