Brief Life History of Rachel
Rachel James was born on 28 September 1825. She married David Treharne about 1870. She lived in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales in 1881. She died on 25 January 1890, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Rachel Treharne in household of David Treharne, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Rachel Treharne in household of David Treharne, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Spouse and Children
1827– Male
1825–1890 Female
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name James. Introduced to England by the Normans, this is an Old French form of Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Latin Iacobus, Greek Iakōbos, the New Testament rendering of Hebrew Ya‘aqob (see Jacob ). The medieval Latin (Vulgate) Bible distinguished between Old Testament Iacob (which was uninflected) and New Testament Iacobus (with inflections). The latter developed into James in medieval French. The distinction was carried over into the King James Bible of 1611, and Jacob and James remain as separate names in English usage. Most European languages, however, make no such distinction, so that forms such as French Jacques , stand for both the Old and the New Testament names. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Jack .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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