I know the feeling Deirdre......the number I've times I've said "Why didn't I think of that!" Glad we could help. However, just think of the poor mother....she'd probably not even know she was pregnant when her husband died. Bettye Kirkwood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john & deirdre briscombe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Christmas > Dear Carol and Bettye > > Thanks so much for your help.We have spent so much time wondering HOW anyone > could call a child Posthumerous without wondering WHY. So with your > information in mind and knowing James' father was also James, I began > checking back through records recently sent by a cousin which I hadn't had > time to look at thoroughly, and lo and behold there he was. James P Lawson > born Feb 1816 - Father James Lawson died June 1815! > > So thank you both for helping to clear up one of our little mysteries. > > Deirdre > Dungog > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BJ & LC Kirkwood" <[email protected]> > To: "john & deirdre briscombe" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 10:06 PM > Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Christmas > > > > Dear Deirdre, > > > > It was not usual with Welsh naming......I found a record for a Posthumous > > Rhydderch which I thought an awful mouthful. A child was often called > > Posthumous, naturally, when he was born after his father had > died.....maybe > > it could apply if the mother died in childbirth also....but I've only > found > > records which relate to the child having a dead father. > > > > Bettye Kirkwood. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "john & deirdre briscombe" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 2:36 PM > > Subject: Re: [WLS-PEM] Christmas > > > > > > > Hi Gerry and All > > > > > > A little more on unusual Christian names. Whilst my Great Uncle > Christmas > > > (Uncle Chris for short) was born on Christmas Day, the name of my > > > GGGrandfather James POSTHUMOUS Lawson (born 1816) has left us all > > wondering! > > > > > > Deirdre > > > Dungog, Oz. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gerry" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 11:08 AM > > > Subject: [WLS-PEM] Christmas > > > > > > > > > > Hello All > > > > > > > > Here's a bit of trivia concerning the 1891 census of Pembrokeshire. > > > > > > > > I've just found a fourth person with a Christian name Christmas. He > has > > a > > > > brother named Ascension which must be quite unusual. For the Morse > fans > > > > amongst you I haven't found an Endeavour yet. > > > > > > > > Gerry Lewis > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > > Pembrokeshire Archives > > > > email [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > > > South/West Wales Lookup Exchange > > http://home.clara.net/tirbach/lookup.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE Mailing List ==== > Dyfed FHS > http://www.dyfedfhs.org.uk/ > >