Nova Scotia/PEI Livingstone Research

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

Dr. St. Clair stated that Angus son of John Livingston and Isabella MacDOnald died young so it is Malcolm at Judique and later Port Hood that you see in the 19th century records.

regards,

Donald

[Roberta Ann]

Good morning Donald;

Malcolm Livingstone arrived from Lochaber, Invernesshire to Antigonish County, N.S. 1830 with sons Angus and Malcolm.

Regards;

Roberta

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Donald;

Marriage Record of John Livingstone of Morvern and Catherine Campbell of - can't read.

January 22, 1805 - OPR Marriage - 544/0010 0130 - Kilninian and Kilmore


Well, Donald, looks like there are 2 John Livingstones who married a Catherine Campbell.

Regards;

Roberta

[Jewel]

Hello Roberta and Donald,

I don't know if this information is going to be a help or hinder but I thought I would give it to you just the same in regards to marriage's between John Livngston and Catherine Campbell

Taken from the Scots Origins Marriages

John Levingston & Catherine Campbell January 22, 1805 Kilninian & Kilmore(with Ullva) 544 0 1 3

John Livingston & Catherine Campbell November 15, 1786 Dull Perth 346 0 4 24

John Livingston & Catherine Campbell December 31,1805 Kilninian & Kilmore (with Ulva) 544 0 1 3

Jewel

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Jewel;

Now we have 3. Need a 4th?

Roberta

[Roberta Ann]

Hello Donald;

Oh what a tangled web we Livingston/es have woven between PEI, NS, and Cape George.

Roger Alexander Livingstone is our only close match in the 67 marker file. He said he was descendent from either Angus 1773 or John 1773, my fault because I don't remember which one it is.

I wish I could figure out how we are related. Our John Livingstone, I believe was born January 20, 1782. He arrived in PEI July, 1806 but, settled in Low Point, Cape Breton. He called his land grant, as you know, Staffa. There is a map of Low Point containing the names of the lot owners. All our Johns' descendents were brought-up Roman Catholic. His wife, Christine McPhee was also Catholic. Her family resided in PEI. However, we have never been able to find a connection to Christy and the PEI McPhees'.

Do you thing that there could be two un-related Livingstone families on Cape Breton Island? Or are we all related, somehow.

I was told to order the second volumn of Mabou Pioneers by Reginald Rankin. I did this yesterday.

John Sr. named his sons John, Alexander, Donald and Laughlin. Daughters Johanna, Anne, Mary Ann and Catherine.

I enjoy researching but, every once in a while I get discouraged about about finding my own roots.

I even ordered Advanced Testing through FTDNA. Maybe there will be a revelation upon receipt of these results together with an analysis by Kyle.

I hasten to ask how large your files are on Livingstones of the East Coast.

Anyway, I do have fun researching and actually finding something useful to our Clan Livingstone - McLea.

That reminds me Isabella McLea daughter of James McLea was 96 when she died in Shelburn, N.S. Sorry for rambling so much.

Regards;

Roberta

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

I think actually Alexander, Archibald ,Roderick and Laughlin were sons of old pioneer Angus Livingston of Boularderie Cape Breton as I recollect. I think this person is mistaken about John Sr. of Judique having those sons. The information you sent me last year from a book indicated that John Sr. had two sons Malcolm and Angus and according to Dr. St. Clair Angus died in his youth and that is why Malcolm seems to be the Judique-Port Hood area eldest Livingston in the census records of the later 1800's.

regards,

DOnald

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Maryanne;

Sure, you can look to see if there is any reference to the Livingstones of Low Point. Thank you. Roberta

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

No problem. Ramble away. You ask a good question. There certainly is some belief that some of the early settlers were brothers. There seems to be a few variants of that story so perhaps only one is correct. Which one I dont know. I think one story had a Malcolm Livington who arrived the earliest in the 1790's in Nova Scotia being related to Angus Livingston who arrived later in 1816 or something like that and settled at Boularderie Cape Breton. Then was also a Brother George . I cant keep track of these stories suffice to say some of these early Presbyterian settlers might have been brothers. As far as I know there is no story of an connection between your John Livingston and these other pioneers. I just cant tell you otherwise as much I would like to. Still going farther back I think your Livingston family was linked someway in Western Argyll as was Rogers and Donald Duncan Livingston my cousins nearest match after your relative and Roger.The other Roman Catholic pioneer Livingston family as you probably now was this other John Livingston that married Isabel MacDonald. I would assume that many of the Roman Catholic Livingstons in Nova Scotia descend from these two families.

I have in the original notes on the John Livingston and Isabel McDonald family of Judique, Inverness County that Roger is related to them but I am not completely sure. I am hoping that someone could find that out and get access to a family tree. It is helpful to know for certain whether it was the Judique Livingtons or the Boularderie Livingstons of Angus Livingston he is connected to for certain.

regards,

Donald

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,
As I have said alot of Mull folks including Livingstons settled in Nova Scotia
The fact that your John named his property "Staffa" and Angus named his property "Kilninian" suggests to me that both John and Angus were from Kilninian and Kilmore Parish, Mulll where the Isle of Staffa (uninhabited) was located. Your ancestor likely lived nearby at Ulva where Dr. Livignstones grandfather lived or other parts of Mull that make up Kilninian and Kilmore Parish.
I say it again and that is that is virtually unlikely that your ancestor came from anywhere other than Mull in particular Kilninian and Kilmore Parish naming his property "Staffa". Ok my hunch is not so much that he lived across from Staffa which he may have but that the coastline around his property at Low Point /Cape Georg I think it was looked like the rugged beauty of Staffa. somewhat. I think he loved the rugged beauty of the coastline where he took up settlement and thought about Staffa Island which was likely close to where he lived in Kilninian and Kilmore. Have you been to Low Point or wherever it was that your JOhn Livingstone establised himself? Was it scenic? Interesting coincidence, my ancestor Miles Livingston sailed aboard a small schooner called the "Staffa" that ferried passengers from Tobermory, Mull and other ports in Argyll to meet up with Hudsons Bay Company Vessel Robert Taylor at the Port of Sligo Ireland which took my ancestor Miles Livingston his wife Janet "Jessie" Livingston, his teenage son Donald from his first marriage and a kinsman Donald Livingston a boatbuilder to British North America in June of 1812.

regards,

Donald