Our Family History
James Lamont
1754 - 1829 (75 years)-
Name James Lamont Born 1754 Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland, UK Gender Male Died 6 Dec 1829 Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland, UK Buried Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland, UK Patriarch & Matriarch Rev Alexander Lamont, b. Abt 1703, d. 31 May 1781 (Age 78 years) (Father)
Margaret Campbell, b. Abt 1730, Inverliver, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Notes - 14th of knockdow
Chamberlin of Arran
Laird of Kilmichael
had 14 sons 1 daughter
The Late Sir James Lamont
July 31, 1913
Sir, -It may be of interest to recall that the late Sir James Lamont's grandfather (James Lamont of Knockdow, Argyllshire) was the first to introduce to the West of Scotland the feeding of sheep on turnips in the field. Special mention is made of this in the "old Statistical Account of Scotland", published in 1791: "The only person in Inverchaolain parish who has paid particular attention to farming is James Lamont of Knockdow, who, under many disadvantages of soil and climate, raises green crops equal to any in the West of Scotland. He manures his ground strongly, sometimes with lime, sometimes with a mixture of lime and earth, as it suits his land. His returns of bere are from 8 to 10 bolls an acre, and of oats from 6 to 8. He has practised with success what was never before known in this country, however frequent in southern parts of Scotland
Person ID I179 Clark Last Modified 29 Feb 2012
Father Rev Alexander Lamont, b. Abt 1703, d. 31 May 1781 (Age 78 years) Mother Margaret Campbell, b. Abt 1730, Inverliver, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F61 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Wife Isabella Clark, b. Abt 1756, d. 21 Oct 1841, Kilmun, Argyll, Scotland, UK (Age 85 years)
Other partners John RitchieNotes - a natural son was born to James, the mother being "a person of inferior station" the unwanted child was destined to acquire a fortune and estates in Trinidad, by which the family was much enriched.
Source http://www.lamont-young.com/lamont/getperson.php?personID=I12734&tree=Lamont
Children 1. John Lamont, b. 1 Feb 1782, Inverchaolain, Argyll, Scotland, UK , d. 21 Nov 1850, Casa de Diego Martin, Trinidad (Age 68 years) Last Modified 8 Jan 2012 Family ID F60 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 14th of knockdow
-
Photos
James Lamont, XIV of Knockdow