It is with great sadness that I pass on news of the loss of my aunt Nita May Jamison, wife of my uncle Kenneth (Ken) Jamison. Nita was born on the 03/05/1946 and passed away on the 28/01/2017. I didn’t know my aunt Anita very well but when we did meet up later in life I discovered a charming, elegant and warm lady who will … Continue reading Updating the Family Tree – Farewell Aunt Nita
“Only connect!” (E.M. Forster) This is a follow-up post to last week’s Filling In Some Gaps post; it’s just to say thank you to Jennifer, who is my great uncle William’s great-granddaughter; it’s beyond me to work out the actual relationship, but I think it’s second cousin removed once or twice! But more importantly than degrees of relationship, it’s been great to meet a fellow … Continue reading Welcome to Jennifer!
I had some very exciting news yesterday courtesy of Nevin over at NALIL; Nevin put me and my cousin Barbara in touch with Jennifer, who is a great, great grand-daughter of William McDowell Jamison, the earliest Jamison I’ve managed to trace in our family tree. Jennifer and Nevin have provided loads of information for my descendent chart, and I hope we gave some to Jennifer in … Continue reading Filling in some gaps – new information on the descendants of William McDowell Jamison
It is very hard to have to write this post – my cousin Colin died on the 14th March 2011, aged just 43. His funeral is being held on Monday in London. I have updated the family tree, and will post some pictures of Colin soon. We will all miss you dreadfully Colin – I will look for you in the skies and moon. Margaret Continue reading Farewell Colin
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
Eliza McCurdy Purcell Jamison’s beautiful picture has been added to the home page of this site. It’s still the only one of her that we have, so more pictures would be wonderful; if you have, or know someone who has any pictures of Eliza or Fred, please please get in touch! Jamison and related family information, anecdotes and pictures are always welcome please! Continue reading Updates to the Site
The Jamisons of Co. Antrim & Co. Down, Northern Ireland 