Name | James Jamison | |
Birth | 4 Sep 1739 | Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland [1] |
Christening | 7 Sep 1739 | Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland [1] |
Gender | Male | |
Death | 26 Oct 1760 | Kloster Kamp, Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
Person ID | I1 | Leith-Jamesons |
Father | John Jamison, b. Abt 1710, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 1783, Scotland (Age 72 years) | |
Mother | Christian Hay, b. 29 Oct 1716, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland d. 31 Oct 1783, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 67 years) | |
Marriage | 27 Nov 1733 | Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland [2] |
Family ID | F1 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Photos | Memorial to James Jameson (1739-1760) at the South Leith Parish Church in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland This is an imposing, 5 foot by 3 foot, apparently sandstone monument, with elaborate carved adornments, fixed on the wall inside the south-east porch of the church, although it was probably moved here after the last church renovation. Church records show that James' father, John Jameson, was responsible for this monument in 1761 and the script at the bottom of the monument explains that George Jameson of Edin (Edinburgh) created either the inscription or the monument itself. Inscription: To the Memory of James Jameson, Late Surgeon to the 88th Regiment. A Youth Adorned with Every Grace Of Body and of Mind Inferior to Few in Skill And Activity in his Profession; Exceeded by None In Spirit, as a Volunteer, Who having distinguished himself, In both these Capacities, During two Campaigns of the German War, At last fell In the Battle of Campen, 26 Oct. 1760, Having that Day exhibited Manifold Proofs of Military Ardour and Address. Aged 21. |
People | James Jameson (1739-1760) was born September 4, 1739, the son of John and Christian (Hay) Jameson, in South Leith, the port area of Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the fourth son and fifth child of twelve known children. His father was a Wine Merchant in Leith. James was a Surgeon and a soldier of the 88th Regiment who as a volunteer, during the Seven Year War, died in the Battle of Campen, in Germany on Oct. 26, 1760. He is buried there, at Kloster Kamp, Kamp-Lintfort, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
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