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i have Abra Sayce 5th great granmother from
Pembroke Pembrokeshire, Wales
born 1761

what i want to no is her name in 1841 in welsh would it be some think diffrent in english

her she is in 1841

Name: Abra Canton
Age: 80
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1761
Gender: Female
Where born: Pembrokeshire, Wales

Civil Parish: Jefferston
Hundred: Narberth
County/Island: Pembrokeshire
Country: Wales

Street Address: View Image
Occupation: View Image

Registration District: Narberth
Sub-registration District: Begelly
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1448
Book: 9
Folio: 5
Page Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Name
Abra Canton 80


thank you shelly xx

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Have you looked at the actual census image Shelly instead of just the transcript,,as transcribers put what they belive it maybe....

dident think of that i wil take a look

thanks xxx

deffentley says abra on 1841 census

was woundering if it was shout for some think eals

Could this be her death?

Deaths Jun 1847 (>99%)
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Canton Abigail Narberth 26 649


Andy

andrew this very well could be her death

so a poserbilaty that her name could be abigail

thank you shelly xx

There is a burial record on FMP for Jeffreyston which gives her year of birth as 1763.

I don't have a sub to check any other detail there may be.

Andy

Name: Abra Canton
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1841
Gender: Female
Age: 80
Birthplace: Pembrokeshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Narberth
Sub-District: Begelly
Parish: Jeffreston
County: Pembrokeshire

Name: Abra Canton
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 22 Feb 1728
Event Place: Pembroke, St Mary, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Name:
GS Film number:
Digital Folder Number: 004208280

thank you andrew for takeing the time to look for me

maybe a welsh speaking member will still pop in and can help
with her first name Abra

I'm Welsh but not a Welsh speaker - however, I'm pretty sure there is no Welsh translation for Abra - have never ever heard the name as a Welsh forename

here it is

Abra, Meaning of Abra – History and Origin, What does Abra mean ?


Name: Abra
Meaning: Mother Of Many
Gender: Girls
Orign: Biblical

Abra
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The Name Origin and Meaning of Abra


Gender: Female

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: The Hebrew name Abra means - mother of many nations

She isn't the only Abra(h) on the census, but the name does seem to be confined to Pembroke and Carmarthen areas.

Andy

Names - Meaning of Abra - Name Meaning
The name Abra means mother of nations in Israel. ... Resources. Resource Directory Baby Names First Name Sites Surname Sites Etymology Genealogy
www.meaning-of-names.com/israeli-names/abra.asp - Cached

Name: Abra Sais
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 25 Sep 1770
Event Place: St Nicholas, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Spouse's Name:
GS Film number:
Digital Folder Number: 004220462

Name: Charles Charles
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 22 Jan 1804
Christening Place: SAINT MICHAELS,PEMBROKE,PEMBROKE,WALES
Father's Name: Charles Canton
Mother's Name: Abra
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C08180-1
System Origin: Wales-ODM
GS Film number: 105197

thank you ann
i thought the name was unusal so thought i would be nice to try and find out
more about her name

think i may pop on the welsh thread later and ask on there see if any of them can help

xxxx

what more do you wish to know then? On the census for Wales there are literally dozens of Abra's but I've never come across a living one

Abra is the feminine form of Abraham.

Sayce is not a Welsh name and most Welsh names would have been patronymic at that time, even in Pembrokeshire. I thought about Sais (English person) but but that would be pronounced "Syce". I am wondering if Abra was from a Jewish family. There were Jews in West Wales from a very early date. Does Sayce sound like a Jewish surname?

I think she would probably have been called Abby in the family, and as Abra is a very rare name, someone may have assumed Abby was short for Abigail