Category: Family History

Eliza Jamison, Family History, Jamisons, Northern Ireland

Updated Details for Eliza Jamison; Dates and Last Place of Abode

I’ve received a copy of my paternal grandmother Eliza’s death certificate today. Birth and death certificates often uncover really valuable genealogical information; not only does her death certificate confirm her age at the time of her death (54), and the date (4/12/1962), it also provides her last registered address: Hillview Avenue, Newtonabbey, Belfast BT36. Below is a googlemap of the street (I think it’s the … Continue reading Updated Details for Eliza Jamison; Dates and Last Place of Abode

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Family History, Farewells, Jamisons, Updates

Farewell Uncle Ken

It is with great sadness that I pass on news of the loss of another Jamison – my uncle Kenneth (Ken), born 5/10/1941 in Annahilt, County Down, Northern Ireland. Ken died on the 29/12/2010 in Mill Hill, London. Ken was my father’s brother, and it is with a great sense of loss that we mark his passing. I attended his funeral together with the family … Continue reading Farewell Uncle Ken

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Bushmills, Family History, Jamisons, North Antrim, Purcell, William McDowell Jamison

North Antrim Local interest List – Link to Jamison History

Check out North Antrim historian Nevin Taggart’s North Antrim Local interest blog at: NALIL.blogspot This is a great blog and the linked post above in particular was instrumental in my cousin Barbara and I starting our Jamison/Purcell/Huer family quest! Many thanks to Nevin for the post and for his invaluable assistance since in putting us in touch with various people who have helped us piece … Continue reading North Antrim Local interest List – Link to Jamison History

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Bushmills, Family History, Giant's Causeway, Holidays, Jamisons, North Antrim, Northern Ireland

Visit to North Antrim June 2009

From: 6th July 2009 Our visit to North Antrim a few weeks ago was fantastic; we managed to visit quite a few places associated with the Jamisons including Bushmills, Giant’s Causeway (including the school there) and Belfast. I hope to be sent a picture from the Causeway school from the period when our grandfather and his siblings attended; as soon as I get anything I’ll … Continue reading Visit to North Antrim June 2009

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Family History, Holidays, Jamisons, MacAskills

Family Reunion Trip to Scotland

From: 10th December 2009 I’ve just returned from a wonderful six day visit to the highlands, taking in Inverness, the village of Tomatin, and Kintail near the Isle of Skye in Rosshire, to visit my cousins Barbara and Freddy and their mother, my aunt Ara and my cousins Liza and Rusty who are my aunt Winnie’s ( my father’s sister) daughters. I also met my … Continue reading Family Reunion Trip to Scotland

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