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 > >

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 > > > > > >