George Auldjo Jamieson

George Auldjo Jamieson FRSE (1 May 1828 – 18 July 1900) was a Scottish businessman, chartered accountant and local councillor.

[1] George Auldjo Jamieson was born in Aberdeen the son of Dr James Jamieson MD HEICS (1790-1867) and his second wife, Anne Maria Auldjo,[2] and raised at 20 Queen Street and 4 Castle Brae in Aberdeen, but the family moved to Edinburgh in his youth.

In 1858 Jamieson moved to the then newly built townhouse at 58 Melville Street in Edinburgh's West End.

[5] He was director of the Royal Bank of Scotland and the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company, and was president of the Society of Accountants in Edinburgh.

He died at home, 37 Drumsheugh Gardens, a huge Victorian townhouse, in Edinburgh's West End, on 18 July 1900.

[7] He is buried in the northern section of Dean Cemetery close to the north Queensferry Road wall.

Auldjo Jamieson's house at 37 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh
Auldjo Jamieson's offices at 23 to 25 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
The Auldjo Jamieson memorial, Lord's Row, Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh