The Story So Far

Who are the Jamisons?

Welcome to the site for the genealogy and family history of my paternal family, the Jamisons of North Antrim, and County Down, Northern Ireland. The areas where our Jamison family lived include, but aren’t limited to:

  • Bushmills, Giant’s Causeway and coastal North Antrim
  • Belfast and neighbouring towns
  • County Down, especially the Comber/Ballynahinch areas of the Ards Peninsula

The Jamison family have since the mid-nineteenth century spread across Great Britain (particularly Scotland and the north of England) and beyond to Canada and the United States.

Based on the name, the Jamisons were probably part of the Protestant Scottish lowland migration to Northern Ireland during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. More recently, the Jamisons were based throughout Belfast and surrounding areas for much of the mid-20th century.

This website is my project to not only map our genealogy, but also to capture family stories and pictures and locate all known surviving members of our Jamison family.

Jamison, Jamieson, Jameson?

If you’re a Jamison, Jameson or Jamieson from the areas mentioned above, or descended from one, we need your help. Please get in touch with how and where you think you fit into our family tree.

Surname spellings were variable in the past, even in our own family. Please look at our lists of family member names, and our family tree, to check if we may be related.

Associated Surnames

Please see my listing of associated surnames connected with my direct paternal family line by marriage, namely my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents. These associations were confirmed through either a genealogical (family tree) relationship or by shared familial DNA.

Census Records

I’ve used records from the England census surveys held in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891, & 1901, and in Ireland in 1901 and 1911.

DNA Relationships

Read my article that looks at the various DNA testing and comparison tools I’m now using to expand my search. I’ve provided details of where you can compare your DNA with mine.

Further Info