Nova Scotia/PEI Livingstone Research

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

St. James Cemetery. Is that where ANgus Livingstons sons and their wifes are buried? Is that in the Bras d'or area Boularderie or whatever? That name rings a bell.
Just Archibald and wife and Alexander and wife if you could. I think that is where I found them or their wife's. If you get the info on Archibald, Alexander and their wife's from the cemtery that would be great.

Thanks,

Donald

[Jewel]

Hello Donald,

Came across this:

1813 Militia Papers

A return showing the number of men capable of bearing arms.

John Livingstone
Age. 39
Birth, Scotland

Residence, Little Judique

Occupation, weaver

Acres, 300
# of Women, 1
# of boys, 1
# of girls, 5
total # inhousehold including head of household, 8


Jewel

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Jewel,

Thanks for that. That 1813 information pretty much verifies John Livingston of Little Judique, Inverness County as being born around 1774.

regards,

Donald

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta and Jewel,

Sorry I have updated my Angus Livingston of Boularderie previous posting on page 19 and made a few corrections regarding Counties and whatnot.
Yes it is good guess that the Middle River Livingstons in Victoria County are perhaps connected to Angus and his family that settled at Boularderie in Victoria County. Not neccesarily so but it is a possibility.
regards,

Donald

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Donald;

I also have Vista and my Internet Explorer has been down of over one hour.

Anyway, bear with me while I share this info with you.

Angus (Pioneer)McDonald b. 1740 in Island of Eigg, Scotland. Death before 1820 - Canada.

Emigrated 1791 to Pictou, probably aboard the ship "DUNKELD'

Residence: About 1800 Moved to Judique in Cape Breton and claimed 500 acres of land along the shore.

father: Donald(Domhnuill Clanranald) Macdonald.

Children

Isabell MacDonald b. abt. 1780
Catherine " b. abt. 1785 in Inverness Shire
Sarah " b. abt. 1780

Second wife - Isobel Campbell b. Scotland

Married abt. 1791 in Fox Brook, New Glasgow.

Children: Christine, Mary, Mary, Rory, William, Colin b.1791, Donald b. 1792, John b. 1794.

John P. Livingstone, b. Fort William, death deceased.

Immigration: 1812

Married Isabel MacDonald b. abt. 1780; m abt 1803 in Little Juduque.

Children

Mary, Angus, Sarah, daughter(no name), daughter(no name)

Christy Catherine Livingstone
Malcolm `` b. abt 1803
Anne `` b. abt. 1805 in Scotland
Margaret b. 1815 in Cape Breton

This is the background I collected off MacDonald of Clanranald for background information on John - 1773 and Isabel 1780.

Kilninian and Kilmore

Angus Levingstone and Christian Cameron

Children born Sorne Parish

John Dec. 26, 1773
Hugh Oct. 15, 1776
Lauchlan June 2, 1779
Duncan July 6, 1782
Mary Oct. 10, 1784
Duncan June 17, 1787

There may be a connection, Donald, what do you think.

[Roberta Ann]

furthermore, Donald, the 1911 Census - Nova Scotia/Inverness/30 Port Hood poll

Family # 183 - Livingstones

Roderick b. October 1872 age38
Lizzie - wife - b. Feb. 1881 age 30
Margaret Ann - - daughter b. June 1902 age 8
Mary Isabella - daughter b. March 1905 age 8 - or Isabella Mary
John Livingstone father b. May 1832 age 79
Sarah Livingstone Step-Mother b. May 1832
Catherine Livingstone Sister-in Law b. Nov. 1888 age 22

There are Livingstone Families in # 182 and # 184

Regards;

Roberta

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi ROberta,

That could be John Livingston of Judique as the 1813 military record stated that he was 39 but if he was 39 going on 40 in 1813 then he could have been born and baptised in 1773. Also it has been suggested to me and certainly a possibility that John converted before marriage to the religion of his wife but was Presbyterian in his youth and if so would show up in Presbyterian baptismal records in one of the Mull Parishes such as you have suggested. I would like to at some point check out the early land records associated with this John Livingston and check for settlement dates. I will make note of 1812 and check where I got 1803 from. Again we have same problem with your Livingston ancestor as not many Livingstons on Mull were apparently of the Roman Catholic faith and unfortunately there are no early baptismal records available for Mull from the 1700's to prove that there were any at that time. Did one or both convert or not when they came to Cape Breton who knows. It is unfortunate that the lack of Catholic records for Mull presents this problem. One of those family history mysteries.

regards,

Donald

[Kyle MacLea]

The Catholic registers are supposed to come online soon at ScotlandsPeople. I don't know if they're available via the LDS records, or if these are basically entirely new records. If the latter, when they become available, it could be a big time for genealogy research on RC Scottish families.

Kyle=

[Jewel]

Hello to all,

This morning while looking through the records held by the Pictou web site I had a very proud moment.
Listed under recomended books to read was a book called "Nova Scotia Place Names" the author, my grandfather, Thomas J. Brown published in 1922. My grandfather was married to Matilda Livingstone.

He had a passion for the Scots in Nova Scotia and he dedicates this little book, his words, "To the memory of Nova Scotia's past and present historians."

On Pictou he wites," It is questionable whether there is any place that has had so many names as this town, as it was at different times known as : Coleraine, New Paisley, Alexandria, Donegal, Tiegnmouth, South-ampton. and Walmsley. Changed from Walmsley to its present name in 1790."

"The first settlers of Pictou were about a dozen families from Maryland, who came in the brig "Hope" in the year 1767."

"The "Hector" settlers from the North of Scotland came in the year 1773. In 1783 at the close of the American Revolution many other settlers arrived."

"The first framed house in Pictou was built in 1789. In 1807 Pictou was divided into townships, named Pictou, Egerton and Maxwelton. It was set off from Colchester as a seperate district in 1792 and was raised to the dignity of a county in 1836."

Of Pictou Island he writes "370 immigrants from the Isle of Barra in Scotland settled on Pictou Island in the year 1802. A number of these later went to and settled in Cape Breton."

Of Inverness he writes: "Obviously named by the Scotch settlers in honor of their home land. It was at one time named "Justin au corps." Was set off from Cape Breton County in 1836, and formed into an independent County. As early as 1791, a large number of Scotch Roman Catholic settlers came to Inverness from the Hebrides. This County contains 1385 square miles."

As I said my grandfather, dedicated this book to past and present historians, but little did he know that his granddaughter would be referring to it many years later.


Thomas James Brown, 1867-1926

Thank You for letting me have my moment.

Regards, Jewel Brown

[Kyle MacLea]

As I said my grandfather, dedicated this book to past and present historians, but little did he know that his granddaughter would be referring to it many years later.

I think he would be proud, Jewel! A warm and proud moment, to be sure.

Kyle=