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Hello all, very happy to find this forum! My paternal grandmother was named Edna Pearl Livingstone, or I think sometimes just "Pearl" Livingstone to those who knew her. I believe she was born in Ontario, but moved to Calgary Alberta and married George Alfred Anderson. He was born in East London but was, I believe, a Home Boy - his parents could not support him and a social service agency of the day (the Homes) sent his brother and him to an Ontario farm to be raised. I do not know when or where he or my grandmother met or married (waiting for cousin to tell me) or moved to Calgary, or how old she was at the time, i.e. if she was still with her parents.

I am hoping for more information to arrive from a cousin in the States, but meanwhile here are the things I do know: her mother was a Seabourne and I believe she emigrated from County Cork, Ireland. My grandmother had 8 children: Sylvia, Esther, Paul, Doris, Bessie, Nora, Donald, and Hugh (my father, Hugh Lorne Anderson - there were apparently other males named "Lorne" or "Lorn" in the family).

What I am hoping to learn is more about her father and his line if possible. It would be great to meet relatives in any branch of the family! If not, it's still a pleasure to participate and learn as much as I can.

All the best - Michael Anderson.

Hi Michael,
Regarding the Livingstons connected to Edna Pearl Livingston you mentioned, I am not familiar with them but apparently from what I can gather they are of Scotch Irish origin and lived circa the 1901 Canadian Census in Simcoe County, (Simcoe South) Ontario. I believe that would have been in Tecumseth Township. Edna's parents were John Livingston or Levingston born abt. 1859 or 1861 in Ontario of Scotch Irish ancestry and his wife Martha Ann Riley who resided in the Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Their marriage record from 1886 in Simcoe County, Ontario states: John Livingston age 25 of Scott? son of Thomas and Mary Livingston married Martha Ann Riley age 24 of Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County, ONtario daughter of Thomas and ANN RIley on February 24, 1886 in Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County, ONtario. WItnesses were James Livingston of Scott? and Ann Olgilvie of Tecumseth. (Trying to figure out where Scott is) Is it a village in Simcoe County, Ontario?) Im not sure where it is at this point. The family of John Levingston and Mary Ann Riley that I am aware of were: (some of these births are approximate. Later we may be able locate the precise dates if they were recorded)
Thomas G. Levingston born abt. 1887 in Ontario
Joseph J. Levingston born abt. 1889 in Ontario
Annie M. Levingston born abt. 1890 in Ontario
Mary E. Levingston born abt. 1891 in Ontario
Edna Pearl. Levingston born abt. 1892 in Ontario
John David Levingston born June 6, 1897 in Ontario
Lyman Wilmott or Wilbur Levingston Sept. 12, 1898 Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Ontario
Leeford Lawson or Lewon Levingston Feb. 22, 1903

Later there is the 1916 Census for Alberta, Canada which indicates that Edna Pearl Livingston and her husband George Alfred Anderson are residing in the the riding of Calgary West, ALberta with their two children and three of Edna's teenage brothers: Leeford, Lyman and John David Livingston.

Hope this is of some help.

regards,

Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society

My goodness, thank you David! You're doing my research for me! The Tecumseth, Simcoe County origin rings a bell from conversations with my cousin many years ago. I remember the Riley as well - there are strong Scots-Irish connections as well as native Irish; I think my cousin traced the Livingstones to Armagh and Belfast, and Edna Pearl had another ancestor from Ballydehob, County Cork (an O'Driscoll) as well as a Duffy ancestor.

The "Levingston" spelling certainly seems to point to a Lowland Anglo-Saxon branch; but I have seen my Dad's birth certificate and she was always spelled "Livingstone" in my memory. My cousin has unfortunately had to undergo some surgery that is going to lay him up for a while. He won't be digging through boxes any time soon, but you certainly seem to have found my grandmother - thanks again!

Hi Michael,
Yes your information that your Livingston kin resided in one of the six counties of present day Northern Ireland is in keeping with the census info that indicated that your Livingstons were "Irish". The six counties of Northern Ireland were in the 19th century still united with southern Ireland. We have been contacted in the past by people connected to Livingston family from one of the the six counties in the North in the past. From what I can gather these Livingston families were primarily descended from lowland Scottish Livingstons that settled in the six counties in the north as early as 1600's along with other Presbyterian Scots who were encouraged to settle on land that had been occupied by the native Irish.By the 1700's descendants of these original Livingston lowland Scottish families could be found in all of the six counties such as County Down, County Antrim and County Armagh. Hopefully someday one of these Livingston families still residing in Northern Ireland can contact us with research info on some of these original families. I am afraid I dont know very much about the specifics of these original lowland Scot Livingston families beyond what I have mentioned here.

Many of these so called Scotch Irish presbyterian families that resided in the six counties in the north of Ireland later in the 1700's and 1800's settled in great numbers in the firstly in the 18th century in Pennsylvania, in southern United States and later in the 1800's in Canada. Livingston families were among the Scotch Irish families for example which settled in the 18th century in Georgia, USA and in 19th century Ontario, Canada. There was a fire in the public records office in Dublin during the civil war in 1922 and I understand a large amount of 19th century census records, birth, marriage, death records and wills were destroyed, so trying to locate information on one's ancestor from either the records office located in Belfast or Dublin often proves to be a futile effort. As an alternative to census records were are mostly non existent, there were what is called Tithe records from the 1830's and also the Griffith Valuations which I think covered the 1860's. I think many of these for each of the old Counties of IReland escaped the fire of 1922. Unfortunately many descendants of Scotch Irish ancestors have no idea who their 18th or 19th century ancestors in Ireland were or where precisely they resided in Northern Ireland making a genealogical search in Northern Ireland almost impossible.

regards,

Donald

Hello . I am new to this from and research my family tree have got back to a Janet Livingstone born 1789 Morven Argyll, Scotland father Donald Livingstone farmer
That is all the info about the Livingstone I have
Janet