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Is 'Jas' short for James?
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Daniel | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:47 |
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Anyone know? |
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Carrie | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:48 |
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Yes it is:) Its basically Ja's but cut short, dropping the '. |
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Daniel | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:50 |
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cheers, thanks for that but i don't know how they got jas from james? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:52 |
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Jas wouldn't have been what the person was called, it's just a quicker way of writing James, like using Wm. for William. Kath. x |
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Daniel | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:52 |
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now i need to find his death, which is proving to be impossible! |
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fraserbooks | Report | 17 Apr 2006 18:54 |
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It could also be Jason. |
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Raven | Report | 17 Apr 2006 20:08 |
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My dad was James but he signed Jas. Anne |
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Jools | Report | 17 Apr 2006 21:28 |
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Jas = James Thos = Thomas Chas = Charles Wm = William Jno = John Edwd = Edward |
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Glenys the Menace! | Report | 17 Apr 2006 21:29 |
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Daniel, I have various Jas.' on my tree, all of them Christened James. :-) |
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