James Maxwell Joass

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James Maxwell Joass (1830–1914) was a Scottish minister remembered as a geologist, archaeologist and antiquarian. His multiple excavations often combined his geological and archaeological skills.[1]

Life[]

Golspie Parish Church

He was born in Tain, Ross-shire on 8 April 1830, the eldest son of John Joass, a guard on the Inverness to Aberdeen mail coach. He was educated at Inverness Royal Academy and then studied Divinity at King's College, Aberdeen and graduated MA in March 1850.[2]

He worked as a tutor to the children of Mr Scott of Tullich in Lochcarron whilst awaiting a position. In 1855 he was appointed missionary at Kilmonivaig in the western Highlands. He was ordained as the Church of Scotland minister for Edderton in November 1859.[3]

From 1866 to 1914 he was minister of St andrews Church in Golspie (Golspie Parish Church).[4]

He was a Member of the Geological Society of London from at least 1869.[5] He was a member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland from at least 1872.[6]

He died at the manse at Golspie on 8 June 1914.[7] He is buried in the churchyard at Golspie.[8]

Family[]

He was uncle to the architect John James Joass.[9]

Publications[]

  • Two Days Digging in Sutherland (1865)
  • Notes on the Sutherland Gold Field (1869)

References[]

  1. ^ George Gordon: Man of Science by Keillar and Smith
  2. ^ https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc00scot/fastiecclesiaesc00scot_djvu.txt
  3. ^ https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc00scot/fastiecclesiaesc00scot_djvu.txt
  4. ^ https://her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG31411
  5. ^ https://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/25/1-2/314
  6. ^ https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/psas/contents.cfm?vol=9&CFID=1785744&CFTOKEN=213A4995-C15F-489B-837FB00D61960C2B
  7. ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal (newspaper) 10 June 1914
  8. ^ https://her.highland.gov.uk/Monument/MHG31411
  9. ^ http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=203206
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