John Arthur Cumming (I) was born in Elgin, Moray in 1805 and went to sea as an apprentice aged 13.  He married Elizabeth Scott in Aberdeen in 1828, gained his master's certificate in 1851 and died at sea  with one of his sons in 1856.

The eldest of John and Elizabeth's three sons was Robert Scott Cumming, who started work as a 'card comb worker' and went on to become Managing Partner at the Devanha  Brewery, the largest in Aberdeen. Robert had a large family by his first wife  Isabella Shand: he can be seen with his second wife, seven of his children,  their spouses and six of his grand children in the photograph (1897) which forms the  cover of the 'Photo Album' on this website.

John Arthur Cumming (I) currently has nearly 140 known direct descendants who,  together with their spouses, are the individuals shown in this website. The  website is password protected and has been established to share information  among this branch of the Cumming clan only, and to stimulate interest in  continuing research into our ancestors.

For much more information on the life of John Arthur Cumming (I) and some of his descendants  see "From Elgin to the Far East - John Cumming, Ship Master 1805-1856" by Duncan Cumming,  published by the Aberdeen & North East Scotland Family History Society 2016.