What's in a name.....

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Dennis
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What's in a name.....

Post by Dennis » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:15 pm

Hi:)


I have a Jas. Byars Smith and am wondering if Jas. is short for something else? He's from Forfar.


dennis
Names of interest: Lennox McKenna Airth Skirving Veitch Laird Drysdale Bennett Colledge Baird Blades Barker Dow Mitchell Perkins Rielly Stewart Tulloch Wright Ure, Ritch Richardson, Whyte
Places of Interest: Dunbarney, Forfar, East London (S.Africa)
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nelmit
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Location: Scotland

Re: What's in a name

Post by nelmit » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:20 pm

Dennis wrote:Hi:)


I have a Jas. Byars Smith and am wondering if Jas. is short for something else? He's from Forfar.


dennis
Hello Dennis,

As far as I know it is just short for James.

Kind regards,
Annette M
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angel
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Location: Burghead Moray Scotland

Post by angel » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:41 pm

Hell Dennis

My dads was known as Jas and he was a James.

Heather
[b]Spence[/b]~Linlithgow
[b]Downie[/b]~Glasgow
[b]Queen/Quin[/b]~Glagow Ireland
[b]Menzies[/b]~Scotland/England
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Dennis
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Post by Dennis » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:10 pm

Many thanks Annette & Heather:)


dennis
Names of interest: Lennox McKenna Airth Skirving Veitch Laird Drysdale Bennett Colledge Baird Blades Barker Dow Mitchell Perkins Rielly Stewart Tulloch Wright Ure, Ritch Richardson, Whyte
Places of Interest: Dunbarney, Forfar, East London (S.Africa)
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