Good Morning, I am Yvonne Livingstone, new member with a request for assistance with thoughts/specific information on my 3rd great grandfather.
I have over the years acquired copies of most birth, death and marriage certificates along with census information when available, using this along with family members to build our Livingstone tree. My parents and I immigrated to the US in 1957. So most of my Livingstone relatives have either stayed in Scotland and one uncle went to Canada with my parents but he stayed and we returned to Scotland.
I have started with my dad, George Livingstone, B: 1930 Glasgow, D: 2002 USA; then my grandfather, William Livingstone, B: 1887 Glasgow, D: 1961 Glasgow; my great-grandfather, John Livingstone, B: about 1851 Inverkeillor, D: 1922 Glasgow and his parents, specifically his father, Duncan Livingstone are giving me the questions. According to John's death certificate, his father was Duncan Livingstone and mother Margaret Ross.
I have by collecting census records for 1851 1861 & 1871 be able to ascertain that Duncan was born about 1820 in Fort William, Kilmallie area. Duncan died on 22 april 1887 in the poor house in St Vigeans, Angus Co. A house laborer signed his death certificate and his parents are listed as William Livingstone and Mary Cameron. I have searched for years for a Wm Livingstone and Mary Cameron from the Kilmallie area to no avail. But I did find an Angus Livingstone and Mary Cameron and five of their children from that area.
There was Donald Livingstone born 1812 ( the only one in which I have not been able to find other than a birth certificate); Catherine Livingstone, B: about 1817 Kilmallie, Died: 27 mar 1884 Balfron (single); Duncan Livingstone, B: 17 march 1815 Kilmallie, D: 22 April 1887 St Vigeans; John Livingstone, B: 18 Dec 1819, D: 29 May 1883 Balfron (died single) and Angus B: 2 Sept 1821 Kilmallie, Died: 21 Sept 1897 Glasgow........I have been able to locate Mary Cameron as perhaps born 7 June 1785 in Blaich, Argyll. Her death certificate is signed by son Angus. She died 22 Jul 1872 Balfron. She was a widow as of the 1851 census, living with Catherine, John and Angus before he married. Her death certificate lists Angus Livingstone as husband but no parents named, so I couldn't verify absolutely that she was born on the date with the parents listed on the certificate, as John Cameron and Mary McDonald.
In trying to work out if Duncan's parent is Angus Livingstone I have used some practices from that time period that seem common. Duncan Livingstone and Margaret Ross named their first child, Angus Livingstone, B: 1849 Old Machar and D: 1857 in Arbroath. The next son named John after Margaret's father John Ross. And the third child named Mary Cameron Livingstone after Duncan's mother. They then had seven more children all born in Angus Co. They had a second son named Angus born 7 August 1858.
The 1851 census reflects Mary born in Kilmallie and an ag laborer's widow, living with Catherine, john and Angus until her death.
If you would have any further information it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you and happy holidays,
Yvonne Livingstone