William Jamieson

Australian surveyor

William Jamieson (18 August 1852 – 8 May 1926) was an Australian surveyor, and a member of the syndicate that founded the BHP mine at Broken Hill. He was, in 1884, the company's first mine manager and, in 1885, its first general manager.2

From Wikipedia’s article on William Jamieson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1853, died May 8, 1926.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: businessperson, surveyor.4

Personal life

  • Born1853, Aberdeen5
  • DiedMay 8, 1926, St Kilda6
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland7

Jamieson married Helene Mathilde "Lily" Meyer (c. 1864 – 4 April 1948) of Brisbane on 17 July 1890 in London. They had one son:

Colin Jamieson (30 April 1891 – ) born in Salisbury, England He married Margery Wood ( – ) on 15 December 1926. Their children included:

Judith Jamieson ( – )

Mary Jamieson ( – )

William "Bill" Jamieson ( – )

They had a residence "Redholme" on St Kilda Road.

Andrew Jamieson (1849–1912), Scottish engineer and Matthew Jamieson (1860 – 17 August 1895), engineer, were his brothers.

From Wikipedia’s article on William Jamieson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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