One of the first really good leads I had on my journey to trace back the Jamisons was a fabulous post by Nevin Taggart in his blog NALIL (North Antrim Local Interest List), a local history, culture and genealogy site with a wealth of fantastic info. The post is here: Jamisons of the Giant’s Causeway. NALIL is a great place to start your own search … Continue reading Jamisons of the Giant’s Causeway – the NALIL Blog
Many thanks to the brilliant forum members on the Belfast forum, where this wonderful picture was posted; it shows most of my early family home and adjacent garage, which were situated on Shore Road, North Belfast, alas demolished in the early 1980’s. My paternal grandparents Fred and Eliza Jamison moved their young family here from Lisburn in the 1950s’ and Fred set up business as … Continue reading Jamison Family Garage, Shore Road, Belfast
I have a WordPress blog for my writing (please check it out), and am very impressed with the platform and the features available, so I decided to move the old family tree website (jamisonsonline.co.uk) and the accompanying Blogger blog to WordPress. I’ve been having issues with having updating the site to be compatible with Safari etc, and this way I can concentrate on content instead of … Continue reading Welcome to our new WordPress Home!
Here’s hoping that 2012 is a better year for some of my Jamison family than 2011 was. 2012 is also going to be the year I finally start to get down on paper (or on a Word document) some of the tales, anecdotes and memories of my immediate family, my life in Belfast, and the family history that I have stored up from several sources. … Continue reading Happy New Year to Jamisons, Friends and Family!
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
I’m pleased to report that we now have cousin Debbie and her children’s full names and dates of birth on the descendant’s chart, as well as Darren’s full details; see them here – with many thanks to Debbie! Updated Descendant’s Chart: Continue reading Updated Names & Dates for Debbie Jamison Kershaw and children
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
Just a quick note to say that I have updated the descendant list chart with Uncle Ken’s details, and the names of his grandchildren from his son Darren and his daughter Debbie. Pictures of Uncle Ken hopefully to follow shortly. See the updated descendant list here: Pedegree chart (PDF file) Margaret Continue reading Descendant Chart Updated
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
Hover over a picture to read the caption or click on a picture to view slideshow. Continue reading Pictures from Scotland, November 2009
The Jamisons of Co. Antrim & Co. Down, Northern Ireland 