William Jamieson 1780 – 1848 My latest post, William Jamieson – Fishery Officer, is a return to an earlier piece I wrote about him. William is my 4th great‑grandfather, and revisiting his story has felt unexpectedly personal, almost like sitting with him again, noticing new details in the light of what I’ve learned since. I’veContinue reading “Post Note on William Jamieson – Fishery Officer”
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William Jamieson – Fishery Officer 1780 -1848
William Jamieson was born on 31 December 1780 in the midwinter of Argyll and Bute. His parents, Neil Jamieson and Ann Bannatyne, lived among the crofts of Kilmahumaig, a landscape of rough pasture, peat smoke, and tidal inlets that shaped the rhythm of daily life. A few weeks later, on 3 February 1781, he wasContinue reading “William Jamieson – Fishery Officer 1780 -1848”
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