Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane James was christened on 17 January 1776, in Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, her father, John James, was 40 and her mother, Mrs. John James, was 23. She married Samuel Ball on 20 December 1807, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Hinton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.
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Sources (20)
- Jane Ball in household of Samuel Ball, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Jane James, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Jane in entry for Amy Ball, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
Spouse and Children
1783–1854 Male
1776– Female
Children (8)
1808– Female
1810– Female
1813– Female
1815– Female
1818– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1736–1818 Male
1754– Female
Siblings (2)
1776– Female
1778– Male
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
1815
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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