Born at Rutherglen, Scotland on 1 October 1877, he immigrated to Canada in 1902 and settled at Winnipeg. Active as a building contractor in the city with the Beaver Construction Company, he built several schools for the Winnipeg School Division until retirement in 1946.
He and wife Catherine McNeil “Kate” Black (1885-1945) had two daughters: Lillian Elizabeth Jamieson (1909-1998, wife of ? Niven) and Annette Isabel Jamieson (1911-1996, wife of Keith Gill Kelsey). The family lived at 243 Waterloo Street. He was a member of the Masons (Prince Rupert Lodge) and Winnipeg Robert Burns Club.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 19 July 1948 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Birth registration [Annette Mabel Jamieson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Annette Isabel Jamieson, Keith Gill Kelsey], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Catherine McNeil Jamieson, Charles Jamieson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Mrs. Charles Jamieson], Winnipeg Tribune, 15 January 1945, page 16.
“Charles Jamieson, builder, dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 20 July 1948, page 10.
Obituary [Annette Mabel Kelsey], Winnipeg Free Press, 30 October 1996, page 32.
Obituary [Lillian E. K. Niven], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1998, page 55.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 June 2026
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