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Highlands vs Lowlands Conor Cummings: Apr 8, 2023 When one thinks of Scotland, the mind usually turns to the magnificent Highlands, with its rugged scenery and tragic history; indeed, since the quelling of Highland culture in the 18th Century, the mountainous parts of Scotland have been the selling ...

Hi Donald, For what its worth I have discovered a link that shows Philip Livingston of New York (1716) as 1st cousin (11 times removed) to William Livingston (1290) of the Callendar Livingstons; the page of descendance (jpg) may be interesting for the record. I also noted that they share common 14th...

Hi Donald, There is a certificate here for Myles Livingston,and the original Marriage document - *see attached regards Bruce. https://www.familysearch.org/search/linker?ark=/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJM-65N&id=M47Q-B1B&hinting=/tree/person/details/ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 *here are so...

Surnames first began to be used by noblemen in the 11th and 12th Centuries. Ordinary folks only began to use surnames with frequency in the 17th and 18th Centuries. These surnames reflected a person's place of origin, his occupation, or the name of one of his prominent ancestors. All the surnames of...

Hi Donald,
This is a tree from *Myles Livingston (1775) to James Michael Nuckill Livingston (1589) his 4th G.Grandfather, who was the original Earl of Callendar *see attached.
regards Bruce

Thank you Donald, I would love to claim the scholarship alone but with the database of "Family Search" and their clever free app. "Relative Finder" the task has been made easier. I would recommend trying these out as they are both comprehensive and free and have developed, and no...

Through most of the earlier part of the middle ages the Callenders were very important in the Kingdom of Scotland. In 1282 Richard Callender was constable of Stirling Castle. However, with the coming of the Wars of Independence, they fell from grace. Most of the Scottish landowning classes submitted...

Hi Donald,
I noted your information on the Livingstons of Callendar so I have attached my link to James Livingston (1645) who is shown as my 4th cousin (Family Search data)... it seems a very interesting connection,
regards Bruce

Another little piece of information on the forebears. Baron de Leving a Saxon nobleman who accompanied St. Margaret the Exile when she arrived at the Court of King Edward the Confessor in 1057. circa 1057 Baron de Leving had a son: The surname Livingston is of territorial origin derived from the lan...