Donald,
Regarding the reassessment of David Livingston -Shakespeare said it succinctly; he wrote in Julius Caesar ..."The evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones"
regards Bruce
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- Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:10 pm
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Maclea Livingstons/Livingstones in 19th Century Morvern Parish, Argyll
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- Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:55 am
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Maclea Livingstons/Livingstones in 19th Century Morvern Parish, Argyll
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Re: Maclea Livingstons/Livingstones in 19th Century Morvern Parish, Argyll
I`m not sure which details got through on my attachment, but the ones supplied by Family Search for Myles Livingston are- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_ Myles Livingston M...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Maclea Livingstons/Livingstones in 19th Century Morvern Parish, Argyll
- Replies: 8
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Re: Maclea Livingstons/Livingstones in 19th Century Morvern Parish, Argyll
I have a Livingston with similar dates- but the forename is shown as "Myles", could this be your ancestor ?
regards Bruce
* see attached
regards Bruce
* see attached
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:33 am
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: "Defining Dr.Livingston"... a review of the book by "The Lancet" medical journal
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18726
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 8:19 pm
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Migrating to Australia in the 19th Century on the Marco Polo
- Replies: 3
- Views: 27909
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:16 am
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: The Lowland Livingstons
- Replies: 2
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The Lowland Livingstons
The Lowland Livingstons The term "highland Livingstone" is used in order to distinguish Maclea clan Livingstones from the many lowland families who carry the same surname. Most famously, there was a very powerful aristocratic Livingston family. The West Lothian town of Livingston, and the ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Livingstons of Callendar
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18853
Livingstons of Callendar
Livingstons of Callendar. Ian Scott (2005) The Early Years ________________________________________ In 1346 Patrick de Calentyre (or Callendar), the last of that family to hold sway in the Falkirk area, failed to support King David II in the renewed war with England. As punishment his lands were tak...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:15 am
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Ballachulish Slate Mining in the 19th century
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Ballachulish Slate Mining in the 19th century
An interesting look at the Ballachulish Slate Mine where many Livingston, McColl and Stewart ancestors worked. https://exceptthekylesandwesternisles.blogspot.com/2020/05/ballachulish-part-3.html *see attached photo of Miners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:36 pm
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: Livingston ancestors mentioned in a book
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Livingston ancestors mentioned in a book
I came across and did download the Free PDF book "McColls who are you" which has *dozens of entries for 'Livingston' included and may help locate some missing ancestors, the address I used was from the web (and I can`t recall it) but there is a free copy on "Family Search" which ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:31 am
- Forum: Ancestral Search
- Topic: An interesting look at the origins of the Clan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24557
Re: An interesting look at the origins of the Clan
Hello Donald, The background to my interest in the ancestors was the insertion of the name "Stewart" into our McColl name ( my Mothers Family) to celebrate a blood link to the "Stewarts of Appin" and one which I have yet to qualify, the McColl`s were from Appin ... if you ever se...