Scottish Surnames, Jack to Justice

JACK
A corruption of John, which signifies God's grace.

Jack, Sir Daniel (1901-) of Glasgow. Professor of Economics, Univ. of Durham and King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne (1950-55). Chairman, Court of Inquiry, Shipping and Engineering wages dispute (1957), London Airport dispute (1958) and Ford dispute (1963). Appointed Chairman, Air Transport Board in 1961.

Jack, Gilbert (c. 1578-1628) of Aberdeen. Metaphysician and medical writer. Was first to teach metaphysics at Leyden. Declined a professor-ship at Oxford in 1621.

Jack, Robert L. (1845-) of Irvine. Consulting geologist, mining engineer and explorer in Queensland. Was Govt. Geologist for Queensland (1877-99).

Jack, William (1795-1822) of Aberdeen. Botanist and surgeon. Ap-pointed surgeon in Bengal Medical Service when aged 18.

Jack, William (1834-1924) of Stewarton. Astronomer and philosopher. Prof. of Astronomy, Univ. of Glasgow and Prof. of Natural Philosophy, Manchester (1866-70).

JACKSON, Gordon, (1923-90) of Glasgow. Popular actor with wide experience in films and TV. His some 60 films incl. The Captive Heart (1946), Whisky Galore (1948), The Lady with a Lamp (1951), Tunes of Glory (1960) and Cast a Giant Shadow (1966). Famous for his part as Hudson in TVs Upstairs Downstairs (1972-85) and his leading part in the TV series The Professionals.

JACOB, Violet Kennedy-Erskine (1863-1946) of Dun, Montrose. Poetess and novelist. Her poems incl. 'The Northern Lights' (1927), and two of her best known novels are The Interloper (1904) and Flemington (1911).

JAFFRAY
A corruption of Geoffry, which signifies In God secure.

JAMESON
The son of James, which signifies He that supplants.

Jameson, George (1588-1644) of Aberdeen. Portrait painter, some-times called 'the Scottish Van Dyke'.

Jameson, Sir Leander Starr (1853-1917) of Edinburgh. Politician and administrator in South Africa. In 1893 Jameson took a leading part in a war which ended in the capture of Matabeleland.

JARDINE
The family are descended from Winfredus de Jardin, 1153.

Jardine, James (1928-) from near Hawick. Policeman who became chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales (1976-82).

Jardine-PATERSON, Sir John of Lockerbie. President, Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1966) and Assoc. Chamber of Commerce, India. Member of local board Reserve Bank of India (1965-67) and many other important posts at home and abroad.

JARVIE, John Gibson (1883-1964) of Carluke. Founder and chairman from its beginning in 1919 of United Dominions Trust Ltd., and the UDT group of companies until 1963 when he retired from the Chair and became President.

JEFFREY, Francis, Lord Jeffrey (1773-1850) of Edinburgh. Critic and Judge. Became Lord Advocate in 1830 and entered Parliament.

JEFFREY, John, of Fife. Gardener. Worked in Oregon and California. Discovered the Western Hemlock, and the Jeffrey Pine bears his name.

JEFFREY, William (1896-1946) of Kirk o'Shotts, Lanarkshire. Poet, journalist and dramatic critic.

JEWELL
Joy, mirth.

JOHNSTON
Local: from the village of johnstoun in Renfrewshire. The family are descended from Hugo de Johnstone, temp. Alexander II.

Johnston, Alexander Keith (1844-79) of Edinburgh. Writer of geographical works. In 1879 was appointed leader of the Royal Geographical Society's expedition to East Africa.

Johnston, Archibald, Lord Warriston (1611-63) of Edinburgh. Advocate and statesman. Raised to the peerage by Cromwell. Appointed Commissioner-Judge of Scotland. After the Restoration he was executed at Edinburgh.

Johnston or Ronston, Arthur (1587-1641) of Aberdeenshire. Physician and humanist. Practised medicine in France whence his fame as a latin poet spread over Europe. About 1625 he was appointed physician to Charles I.

Johnston, Dr James (1854-1921) of Huntly. Physician and evangelist. In 1876 he was the founder of Jamaica Evangelistic Mission.

Johnston, John Lawson, an Edinburgh butcher who invented Bovril. In about 1863 John concocted a drink he called 'fluid beef, which was a great success. He later went to Canada where he developed a concentrated version which he had patented as 'Bovril'.

JOHNSTONE, Alan S. of Dumfriesshire. Professor of Radiodiagnosis, Univ. of Leeds (1948-68). President, Thoracic Society of Gt. Britain (1961-62). Produced several publications on Radiology.

JOHNSTONE, Alexander V. R. (1916-) of Glasgow. Air Vice-Marshal, founder of the Malayan Air Force (1957), Director of Personnel, Air Ministry (1962-64), AOC No. 18 Gp. and Maritime Air Commander, North Atlantic, NATO (1965-68).

JORDAN, Sydney (1929?-) of Dundee. Author and cartoonist. Creator of 'Jeff Hawk' the Daily Express cartoon spaceman. Awarded the Prix St Michel by a European Cartoonists Assoc. in 1973.

JUNOR, John (1919-) of Black Isle. Editor, Sunday Express (1954-). Became a Director of Beaverbrook Newspapers in 1960. Was Deputy Editor, Evening Standard (1953-54).

JUSTICE
The family bear in their arms a sword in pale supporting a balance.

Justice, James Robertson (1905-75) Scottish actor and personality. Former journalist and naturalist. Starred in many American and British films, incl. Scott of the Antarctic (1948), Whisky Galore (1949), Doc-tor in the House (1954), Campbell's Kingdom (1957) Doctor at Large (1958) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).

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