When James Jamison was born on 18 February 1720, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, David Jameson, was 17 and his mother, Elizabeth Foubister, was 20. He had at least 3 sons with Margaret Reid. He died about 1784, in Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 65.
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English and Scottish: from Middle English and Scots Jami(e)son, Jameson, Jem(i)son ‘son of James’ (see James ). Jameson and Jamison are mainly found in northern England, especially in Northumberland and Durham, while in Scotland the more usual form is Jamieson , but all three versions occur on either side of the border.
Scottish: variant of McCamish .
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