Livingstons in Australia]
James Livingston (c1805-1885)
MARCO POLO by Thomas Robertson 1819-1873 (courtesy of the State Library of Victoria)
James Livingston his wife Isabella (Clark) and their children were our first Livingstons in Australia arriving aboard the famous clipper ship, Marco Polo in September 1852. The Livingstons hailed from the village of Laroch in Argyllshire, Scotland where their five children were born. James had been employed in the slate quarries in the Ballaculish area which had been operating since about 1700.
Why James decided, at the age of 47 years to leave home for Australia with his young family might never been exactly known, the Victorian gold rush had started and he received assisted passage.
It was the Marco Polo's maiden voyage to Australia and she carried 888 passengers of whom 661 were Highland Scots. The voyage to Australia was known to be an arduous one, but at that time many people, and probably the Livingstons, were conditioned to hardship. The crowded conditions on the ship meant that disease particularly measles spread rapidly. Of the 327 children on board, fifty-two died along with two adults.
When the Marco Polo sailed into Hobson’s Bay, Port Phillip on 18 September 1852 it had set a record sailing time to Australia of 68 days.
The Marco Polo completed the round trip to Australia a total of twenty-five times in the fifteen years bringing around 150,000 immigrants to Victoria and it has been suggested that: "One in every twenty Australians can trace his or her roots to Marco Polo. "National Film Board of Canada Video about the Marco Polo". The Marco Polo Project. 2001.
The Marco Polo records show the Livingston family:
James, 38 years
Isabella, 36
John, 14
Duncan, 12
Ann, 10
James, 8
Mary, 5
The factors affecting the decision by James to emigrate to Australia are not known, but may have been a combination of the downturn in the quality from the quarries, the otherwise harsh living conditions where poverty was common, the gold rush in Victoria, the Emigration Act of 1851 that made emigration more accessible even to the poorest, and the availability of assisted immigration schemes.
Also the population of the county of Argyll in 1831 was 100,973; in 1841 it was 97,371; in 1851 it was reduced to 88,567, and further continued, as a result of the "clearances". (The Clearance of Rannoch and Breadalbane, from Alexander MacKenzie's History of the Highland Clearances, 2nd edition, 1914 Project Gutenberg eBook 51271).
It is interesting that the 1851 census for West Laroch (likely Appin parish) showed the family as:
James Livingston 45
Isabel Livingston 41 (Isabel Clark)
John Livingston 13
Duncan Livingston 11
Ann Livingston 8
James Livingston 6
Mary Livingston 4
The reason for the age discrepancies is not known but have been related to age restrictions for emigration.
Kerang Cemetery Gate
James headed for the gold fields on Sandhurst (later Bendigo) and was a miner into the 1860s. While there, in 1858 his daughter Ann married Richard Robins Warren. In 1875 when his son James married, he was farmer at Myers Creek, a little north of Sandhurst, and which was an old gold rush site.
He and Isabella later moved to Meering near Kerang in the Mallee region of north-western Victoria where he farmer property, finally transferred to his son James in 1884.
James died in 1885 and Isabella lived on in the area until 1896. Kerang cemetery and undertaker records indicate James and Isabella are buried in grave there but no headstone exists as the exact location of the grave is unknown. It has been suggested by the same undertaker company that the reason could be that grave markers were removed (by vandals) before headstones could be installed.
Ann Livingston (18412-1897)
Ann Livingston, known as Annie, was 10 years old when she arrived in 1852 with her family on the Marco Polo, and in 1858 at the age of 15 she married the 21 year old Richard Robins Warren. Eleven months later our direct ancestor Elizabeth Warren was born, the first of their 13 children.
It must have been a hard life for Ann and her children, firstly on the Victorian goldfields and later on the land in north western Victoria. She died in 1897 at the age of 54 years and is buried in St. Kilda Cemetery
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Hi Bruce,
Thanks for sharing that info on James Livingston who settled in Australia. I assume that you are descended from James Livingston and his wife Isabella Clarke? I include below several posts on Livingstons who settled in Australian including what I found on that James Livingston and his family. If you find anything more on Livingston families that settled in Australia please share it with the Forum.
Welcome to the Forum of Highland Clan Maclea-Livingstone. In the 18th and first half of the 19th century there were a good number of this Clan largely primarily situated in Western Argyllshire located in Lismore, Appin, Morvern, Mull, Ballachuiish, Ardnamurchan and Oban. For centuries these families spoke Gaelic and were pretty much for the most part remote from lowlanders. Their ancestors in fact were thought to have originated amongst the Dalriada located in north of Ireland in more ancient times some of whom migrated to Western Argyllshire probably by the 6th century A.D. At that time Lismore, Appin and the neighbouring area in Western Argyllshire was like inhabited by the earlier inhabitants who were apparently Picts. Our Clan Chief Baron Niall Livingstone and his ancestors have resided at Bachuil on the Isle of Lismore for many centuries. Livingstone Y DNA Testing via Familytreedna of a good number of Maclea Livingstones over the last 20 years whose father's were Livingstons has helped to better understand the earlier origins of the Argyllshire Maclea Livingstones and the family connections.
Being Canadian I am not too well informed on the Livingstones/Livingstons who settled in Australia in the 1800's but some years ago now I made an attempt to learn more about them. Here are some earlier posts of mine regarding our Western Argyllshire Maclea/Livingstones Clan folk who settled in Australia and also info on the Ballachulish, Argyll Livingstone family of the late Kaye Saunders of our Clan Society who settled in New Zealand. My own Livingstone ancestor Miles Livingstone b.1775 a native of Morvern Parish, Argyll according his 1812 marriage record left Argyllshire Scotland in 1812 for Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony in what was then Hudson's Bay Company Territory in British North America. Miles Livingstone's log home was built in 1814 beside the Red River where the present day City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is now located. Hope you enjoy these mostly Australia related Livingstone settlement earlier posts.
Kevin Livingston of Tasmania, Australia our former Australian Clan Commissioner was descended from William Livingston of Prestopans, East Lothian and wife Jean Liddell. and their son James Williamson Livingston b. abt. 1795 in Prestopans, East Lothian who married Elizabeth Lees Feb. 20, 1818 in Canongate Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland. James and Elizabeth later settled with their children in Australia in the 1830's? and apparently located in Hobart Tasmania.
regards,
Donald Livingstone Clink
Clan Historian
Maclea Livingstone Society
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:05 am
Hi All,
I found this interesting. Alexander Livingston age given 30, born abt. 1819? occupation Shepherd a native of Argyllshire son of Angus and Nancy Livingston according to details included on the list, arrived in Australia aboard the vessel Maria Somes on July 19, 1849 apparently on his own. What is odd is that there is another passenger list that is dated July 6, 1852 and it appears the same Alexander Livingston listed again at age of about 30 and from that it was deduced that this Alexander Livingston was born abt. 1822 and travelling aboard the the same vessel Maria Somes. Additional info I found indicates that he actually married in 1849 in Dumbarton, Scotland to an Isabella McLachlan and they both died in Australia. I did not however find her listed on the 1849 passenger list and the 1852 list records him as being single. Some Passenger lists include Argyllshire Livingstons in the mid 1800's and later that arrived in North America and Australia, but many unfortunately many have not survived or have not been located. Recently though there were a couple of passenger lists found for Argyllshire Livingstons that settled in North America including an Appin, Argyll Livingston family that I had been researching that proved to be helpful.
Alexander Livingston appears to be the Alexander Livingston of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan son of Angus Livingston and his Ann (Nancy) Cameron actually baptized Feb. 20, 1815. Another list that a descendant of Alexander's brother Hugh had a list that referred to Hugh as being born in 1819. In any event I am certain this Alexander is an Uncle of Hugh Livingston Jr. who settled in Australia in 1879 who was a grandson of Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan. The age 30 is likely just an approximate age recorded at the time of passage and off by a few years. This family of Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron has a known Australian family connection because their son Hugh had a son Hugh who settled in Australia in 1879. Hugh's descendant has been in contact with the forum and shared his family history with us in the past and roots and family history connecting him to Ardnamurchan, Argyll and Australia. This Alexander Livington who settled in Australia in 1849 is probably a relative of his ancestor who came to Australia years later and who also kin to Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron. The other interesting thing is that Alexander's younger brother Hugh Livingston was also a shepherd by occupation and lived at Glenmore, Ardnamurchan. It was Hugh' s son Hugh born abt. 1854 if I understand correctly that went to Australia in 1879. Alexander is not living at home at Glenmore, Ardnamurchan in the 1841 Census before he left for Australia in 1849.
One other clue that I have that this is Alexander is the son of Angus Livingston of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan Argyll and Ann (Nancy) Cameron is that it states in the 1849 Passenger list info for Alexander Livingston that in regards to his parents only his mother is living in Argyll which would have been the case because he father was an elderly man when the 1841 Census recorded him and by 1851 Census only the mother Ann is living according to that census.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:34 pm
Hi All,
Recently I learned from our North American Clan Commissioner Greg Livingston that Kaye Saunders of Dunedin,New Zealand had passed away. Kaye has been for a long time steadfast in her support, assistance and work with the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society and like many of us had a great interest in Argyllshire Livingstone genealogy. She was very proud of her of highland Livingston ancestral roots in Ballachulish near Glencoe in Western Argyllshire and her Livingston families connection to old slate quarriers working the Laroch slate quarries in Ballachulish. In the 19th century some of finest quality slate came out of the East and West Laroch quarries. I have noticed that a number of Livingstons in Argyllshire in the 19th century found work in the Slate quarries situated in Ballachulish and on the slate islands of Western Argyllshire. Over the year our Forum has been contacted by a number of folks of Argyllshire Livingston ancestry descended from Livingstons who worked the Western Argyllshire slate quarries.
Kaye also did some extensive research of the surviving St. John's Episcopalian Church records of Ballachulish pertaining to Livingstons that resided there and kindly passed on these Livingston related church records and some St. John's Church gravestone from the transcriptions of Allan J. Collins to our Clan website several years ago.
Her great-grandmother Janet Livingston, also known by family members in Laroch, Ballachulish by a Scottish nick name for Janet which is Jessie, was born May 6, 1839 daughter of Donald Livingston a East Laroch Quarrier and his wife Catherine MacDonald according to baptismal and birth records of St. John Episcopalian Church of Ballachulish. According to Kaye her great-grandmother Janet Livingston was apparently orphaned sometime later in the 1840's and raised apparently in East Laroch, Ballachulish by her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston labourer and his wife Dorothy McColl and she is listed in the 1851 Scottish Census at East Laroch, Ballachulish residing with her Aunt and Uncle Charles Livingston his wife Dorothy and their children. Charles and Dorothy also took in a nephew according to the census, a brother of Janet.The 1851 census information from Ballachulish confirms that Janet Livingston born abt. 1838 or 1839 was a niece of Charles and Dorothy Livingston as Kaye had stated.
In 1860 Charles Livingston, his wife Dorothy with three surviving sons and 4 daughters are recorded as passengers aboard the Henrietta that sailed from the port of Glasgow to Port Chalmers at Dunedin, New Zealand. The names of the children are not listed but it states that Charles and Dorothy travelled with 3 sons and 4 daughters. As Kaye stated that her ancestor their niece Janet Livingston b. abt. 1839 or 1838 travelled with them then I assume she was listed as 4th daughter in the passenger list by mistake. If that is the case then it looks to me that Kaye's ancestor Janet b. 1839 was listed with her cousin's Mary born abt. 1846, Janet born abt. 1852 and Margaret born abt. 1855 as one of four daughters of Charles an Dorothy Livingston aboard the Henrietta. Also three surviving sons of Janet's Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston whom were probably at the time of voyage to New Zealand in 1860: Dugald b. 1843, Hugh(Ewen)b.1850 and John b. 1859 in East Laroch, Ballachulish. Dorothy McColl's Father Duncan McColl and some McColl family members also travelled to New Zealand on this voyage in 1860 of the Henrietta. More information on Charles Livingston, Dorothy McColl and their family in the years after they arrived in New Zealand can be found via ancestry.co.uk (ancestry.com with some family descendants submitting family genealogy info.
The vessel Henrietta under the command of a Capt. Andrew Cumming left the port of Glasgow, Scotland on May 30, 1860 with over 200 passengers including the Livingstons and arrived Sept. 24, 1860 at Dunedin New Zealand a 115 days into the voyage. Among the passengers were Scottish farmers, carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths and quarriers, their wives and family ready to seek a new life a half a world away from their Scottish ancestral homeland. Fortunately Janet and her Livingston relatives aboard the ship during that lengthy voyage avoided contagious diseases that caused fever and brain inflammation and in the end claimed the lives of several passengers before they reached New Zealand. At the beginning of the voyage there were 238 passengers some of whom paid their passage to New Zealand but many others including Charles Livingston and the Livingstons from Ballachullish were assisted in some way with their passage fees. Conditions were very crowded aboard the ship and the passengers complained about the inadequate medical attention given to them and with the Doctor aboard the ship who was apparently drunk.
Kaye in 2013 stated that within two years of her ancestor Janet Livingston's arrival in New Zealand she married William Saunders of Perthshire, Scotland and settled in Gummies Bush, Southland. She died in South Riverton, New Zealand on April 16, 1933.
No doubt there are today, a good number of New Zealand descendants of Janet Livingston and her Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston.
For more information on Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl and their family that arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand in 1860 from Scotland, Kaye recommended a book "Livingstone of Laroch Balluchulish to Forest Hill" which was a story of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl researched by Agnes McFadzein and Margaret Docherty published in 1998 who were descended from Charles and Dorothy Livingston. It may be out of print by now, but probably available in some libraries in New Zealand and likely some descendants out there in New Zealand may own a copy. Another book that may be of some interest to researchers with Ballachulish Livingston ancestry is Barbara Fairweather's book Highland Heritage published in 1984 which focuses on the history of the Glencoe area and in chapter 4 an extensive history of the Ballachulish slate quarries which began to be mined as early as the 1690's. Kin of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl have submitted some detailed family tree information that covers details of the family in the later years after they arrived in New Zealand, with Ancestry.co.uk.
Kaye had mentioned back in 2013 that she was going to expand her Livngston research beyond her own family and was working on collecting genealogy info on a number of New Zealand Livingston families in the future.
It is my hope that some descendants of Kaye's ancestor Janet Livingston and those of her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl of East Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland may someday see this message in Kaye's memory and help in some way to carry on her Ballachulish, Argyllshire and New Zealand Livingston research efforts that obviously meant a lot to her. Like a number of other clan members and supporters of Clan Maclea Livingstone and the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society due to illness, we have lost in recent years she will be missed.
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society
regards,
Donald
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:59 pm
James Livingston of West Laroch, Ballachullish slate miner and his wife Isabel Clark and family travelled to Australia in 1852 aboard the Marco Polo
1851 Census
James Livingston 45 Appin
Isabel Livingston 41 Appin (Isabel Clark)
John Livingston 13 Appin
Duncan Livingston 11
Ann Livingston 8
James Livingston 6
Mary Livingston 4
Passenger List Marco Polo arrived Sept 25, 1852 Melbourne Australia
James Livingston 38
Isabel 36
Duncan 12
Ann 10
James 8
Mary 5
James Livingston born abt. 1805 died in 1885 at Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Father unknown Mother Mary Fraser
Note: James Livingston like a number of other Ballachulish area Livingstons were Episcopalians and as such some of the church records do not survive. There does not appear to be a birth or baptism record for James and it be in the Church of Scotland parish record collection. The 1851 Census info is confusing somewhat referring to James and family as being born in Appin likely does not mean he and his family were born in Appin Parish, but in the district of Appin which at one time include Duror and included the area of Ballachulish where James Lived and was likely born.
Interesting information on the passenger ship Marco Polo
https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/
regards,
Donald
by Canadian Livingstone » Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:11 am
Catharine Livingston born abt. 1801 in Ensay or Treshnish, Mull d. 1857 Australia m. Archibald McCalman July 18, 1826 Ensay, Mull
Catharine Livingston was a daughter of Donald Livingston and Janet Campbell of Ensay and Treshnish, Mull
Children of Catharine LIvngston and Archibald McCalman
1. Archibald born abt. 1831
2. Donald born abt. 1833
3. Dugald born abt 1835
4. Niel born abt. 1837
5. Janet born abt. 1839
6. John born abt. 1843
IN 1841 the family of Catharine Livingston and her husband Archibald Mc Calman lived in the Village of Iona in Iona Parish, Mull In 1851 they and their family resided at Iona West, Iona Parish, Mull
In 1852 Archibald McCalman, his wife Catharine Livingston and children Archibald Jr. Donald, Dugald, Neil and John on the vessel "Flora" departed from Liverpool and on Aug. 23, 1852 arrived at Port Henry, Victoria County, Australia.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:23 pm
Hi All,
Another Argyll Livingston who settled in Australia in the mid 1800's was Donald Livingston born 1788 a tenant in Knapdale, Argyll d. August 23,1867 in Glencoe, Australia
Donald Livingston married his first wife Ann Mcfadden on Dec. 11, 1819 in South Knapdale, Argyll
Children
1. Catharine b. Dec. 2, 1820 Morvern,Argyll
2. John b. Feb. 25, 1823 Oban, Argyll d. Feb. 26, 1886 Arno, Victoria, Australia
3. Donald b. 1826 Knapdale, Argyll
4. Malcolm b. 1832 Knapdale, Argyll
5. Duncan b. Feb. 1, 1836 Craignish, Argyll d. Dec. 28,1885 Adelaide, South Australia
6. Neil b. 1838 Kilmartin, Argyll d. 1841
7. Dugald b. 1838
8. Ann b. Aug. 20, 1846 Knapdale, Argyll
Ann McFadden b. abt. 1801 died sometime between 1846 and 1850 in North Knapdale, Argyll
Donald Livingston married Christian (Christina) Darroch North Knapdale July 5, 1850
9. son Archibald born in 1849/1850 ?
Donald Livingston and his second wife Christian (Christina) Darroch and son Malcolm, Duncan, Dugald, daughter Ann and a son Archiba
Archibald and a Bell (Isabel) Livingston age 21 (not known) sailed on the Prince Regent on Nov. 8, 1850 from London or Plymouth, England to Port Adelaide, Australia which they reached on March 5, 1851
regards,
Donald
y Canadian Livingstone » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:02 am
This is an early Livingston settler who settled in New South Wales in the year 1838
Lachlan Livingston son of Archibald Livingston and Ann McInnes of Lettermore baptized Feb. 9, 1811 Kilninian Parish, Mull, Argyll He also had older brother John Livingston baptized May 20th, 1809 according to the Kilninian parish, Mull Church of Scotland records.
I wonder if this could be the same Lachlan Livingston that settled in Australia in 1838? It states at the time of his departure in 1838 he is residing in the Parish of Kilmuir, County of Argyll. I think it actually in Inverness-shire. Also Lachlan's mother is referred to as Agnes McInnes instead of Ann McInnes but I think the family moved from Lettermore as did Lachlan and they could have been residing in another parish in 1838 at time of Lachlan's departure. My hunch is that Lachlan was born an baptized in Lettermore, Mull and the family moved.
Lachlan Livingston Shoemaker Parish of Kilmuir, ? County of Argyll Scotland son of Archibald Livingston and Agnes? McInnes Embarked 1838 aboard the vessel Minerva Age at time of embarkation Feb. 14, 1838 is 26
Lachlan Livingston m. Margaret McPhee in 1839 in New South Wales
Lachlan Livingston died in 1852 Butterwick, Hinton, Middlethorpe, Seaham, NSW.
Children were:
1. Angus Ewing Livingston b. May 19, 1840 District of Patterson, Houghton, NSW
2. Archibald Livingston b. Oct. 30, 1846 Houghton, District of Patterson, Durham County, NSW
3. Margaret Livingston b. June 4, 1849 District of Patterson, Durham County, NSW
4. Flora Livingston b. May 15, 1851 Clarence Town District, NSW
regards,
Donald
Remembering Kaye and her Ballachulish Livingstones
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Post by Canadian Livingstone » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:34 pm
Hi All,
Recently I learned from our North American Clan Commissioner Greg Livingston that Kaye Saunders of Dunedin,New Zealand had passed away. Kaye has been for a long time steadfast in her support, assistance and work with the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society and like many of us had a great interest in Argyllshire Livingstone genealogy. She was very proud of her of highland Livingston ancestral roots in Ballachulish near Glencoe in Western Argyllshire and her Livingston families connection to old slate quarriers working the Laroch slate quarries in Ballachulish. In the 19th century some of finest quality slate came out of the East and West Laroch quarries. I have noticed that a number of Livingstons in Argyllshire in the 19th century found work in the Slate quarries situated in Ballachulish and on the slate islands of Western Argyllshire. Over the year our Forum has been contacted by a number of folks of Argyllshire Livingston ancestry descended from Livingstons who worked the Western Argyllshire slate quarries.
Kaye also did some extensive research of the surviving St. John's Episcopalian Church records of Ballachulish pertaining to Livingstons that resided there and kindly passed on these Livingston related church records and some St. John's Church gravestone from the transcriptions of Allan J. Collins to our Clan website several years ago.
Her great-grandmother Janet Livingston, also known by family members in Laroch, Ballachulish by a Scottish nick name for Janet which is Jessie, was born May 6, 1839 daughter of Donald Livingston a East Laroch Quarrier and his wife Catherine MacDonald according to baptismal and birth records of St. John Episcopalian Church of Ballachulish. According to Kaye her great-grandmother Janet Livingston was apparently orphaned sometime later in the 1840's and raised apparently in East Laroch, Ballachulish by her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston labourer and his wife Dorothy McColl and she is listed in the 1851 Scottish Census at East Laroch, Ballachulish residing with her Aunt and Uncle Charles Livingston his wife Dorothy and their children. Charles and Dorothy also took in a nephew according to the census, a brother of Janet.The 1851 census information from Ballachulish confirms that Janet Livingston born abt. 1838 or 1839 was a niece of Charles and Dorothy Livingston as Kaye had stated.
In 1860 Charles Livingston, his wife Dorothy with three surviving sons and 4 daughters are recorded as passengers aboard the Henrietta that sailed from the port of Glasgow to Port Chalmers at Dunedin, New Zealand. The names of the children are not listed but it states that Charles and Dorothy travelled with 3 sons and 4 daughters. As Kaye stated that her ancestor their niece Janet Livingston b. abt. 1839 or 1838 travelled with them then I assume she was listed as 4th daughter in the passenger list by mistake. If that is the case then it looks to me that Kaye's ancestor Janet b. 1839 was listed with her cousin's Mary born abt. 1846, Janet born abt. 1852 and Margaret born abt. 1855 as one of four daughters of Charles an Dorothy Livingston aboard the Henrietta. Also three surviving sons of Janet's Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston whom were probably at the time of voyage to New Zealand in 1860: Dugald b. 1843, Hugh(Ewen)b.1850 and John b. 1859 in East Laroch, Ballachulish. Dorothy McColl's Father Duncan McColl and some McColl family members also travelled to New Zealand on this voyage in 1860 of the Henrietta. More information on Charles Livingston, Dorothy McColl and their family in the years after they arrived in New Zealand can be found via ancestry.co.uk (ancestry.com with some family descendants submitting family genealogy info.
The vessel Henrietta under the command of a Capt. Andrew Cumming left the port of Glasgow, Scotland on May 30, 1860 with over 200 passengers including the Livingstons and arrived Sept. 24, 1860 at Dunedin New Zealand a 115 days into the voyage. Among the passengers were Scottish farmers, carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths and quarriers, their wives and family ready to seek a new life a half a world away from their Scottish ancestral homeland. Fortunately Janet and her Livingston relatives aboard the ship during that lengthy voyage avoided contagious diseases that caused fever and brain inflammation and in the end claimed the lives of several passengers before they reached New Zealand. At the beginning of the voyage there were 238 passengers some of whom paid their passage to New Zealand but many others including Charles Livingston and the Livingstons from Ballachullish were assisted in some way with their passage fees. Conditions were very crowded aboard the ship and the passengers complained about the inadequate medical attention given to them and with the Doctor aboard the ship who was apparently drunk.
Kaye in 2013 stated that within two years of her ancestor Janet Livingston's arrival in New Zealand she married William Saunders of Perthshire, Scotland and settled in Gummies Bush, Southland. She died in South Riverton, New Zealand on April 16, 1933.
No doubt there are today, a good number of New Zealand descendants of Janet Livingston and her Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston.
For more information on Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl and their family that arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand in 1860 from Scotland, Kaye recommended a book "Livingstone of Laroch Balluchulish to Forest Hill" which was a story of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl researched by Agnes McFadzein and Margaret Docherty published in 1998 who were descended from Charles and Dorothy Livingston. It may be out of print by now, but probably available in some libraries in New Zealand and likely some descendants out there in New Zealand may own a copy. Another book that may be of some interest to researchers with Ballachulish Livingston ancestry is Barbara Fairweather's book Highland Heritage published in 1984 which focuses on the history of the Glencoe area and in chapter 4 an extensive history of the Ballachulish slate quarries which began to be mined as early as the 1690's. Kin of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl have submitted some detailed family tree information that covers details of the family in the later years after they arrived in New Zealand, with Ancestry.co.uk.
Kaye had mentioned back in 2013 that she was going to expand her Livngston research beyond her own family and was working on collecting genealogy info on a number of New Zealand Livingston families in the future.
It is my hope that some descendants of Kaye's ancestor Janet Livingston and those of her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl of East Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland may someday see this message in Kaye's memory and help in some way to carry on her Ballachulish, Argyllshire and New Zealand Livingston research efforts that obviously meant a lot to her. Like a number of other clan members and supporters of Clan Maclea Livingstone and the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society due to illness, we have lost in recent years she will be missed.
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society
Thanks for sharing that info on James Livingston who settled in Australia. I assume that you are descended from James Livingston and his wife Isabella Clarke? I include below several posts on Livingstons who settled in Australian including what I found on that James Livingston and his family. If you find anything more on Livingston families that settled in Australia please share it with the Forum.
Welcome to the Forum of Highland Clan Maclea-Livingstone. In the 18th and first half of the 19th century there were a good number of this Clan largely primarily situated in Western Argyllshire located in Lismore, Appin, Morvern, Mull, Ballachuiish, Ardnamurchan and Oban. For centuries these families spoke Gaelic and were pretty much for the most part remote from lowlanders. Their ancestors in fact were thought to have originated amongst the Dalriada located in north of Ireland in more ancient times some of whom migrated to Western Argyllshire probably by the 6th century A.D. At that time Lismore, Appin and the neighbouring area in Western Argyllshire was like inhabited by the earlier inhabitants who were apparently Picts. Our Clan Chief Baron Niall Livingstone and his ancestors have resided at Bachuil on the Isle of Lismore for many centuries. Livingstone Y DNA Testing via Familytreedna of a good number of Maclea Livingstones over the last 20 years whose father's were Livingstons has helped to better understand the earlier origins of the Argyllshire Maclea Livingstones and the family connections.
Being Canadian I am not too well informed on the Livingstones/Livingstons who settled in Australia in the 1800's but some years ago now I made an attempt to learn more about them. Here are some earlier posts of mine regarding our Western Argyllshire Maclea/Livingstones Clan folk who settled in Australia and also info on the Ballachulish, Argyll Livingstone family of the late Kaye Saunders of our Clan Society who settled in New Zealand. My own Livingstone ancestor Miles Livingstone b.1775 a native of Morvern Parish, Argyll according his 1812 marriage record left Argyllshire Scotland in 1812 for Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony in what was then Hudson's Bay Company Territory in British North America. Miles Livingstone's log home was built in 1814 beside the Red River where the present day City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is now located. Hope you enjoy these mostly Australia related Livingstone settlement earlier posts.
Kevin Livingston of Tasmania, Australia our former Australian Clan Commissioner was descended from William Livingston of Prestopans, East Lothian and wife Jean Liddell. and their son James Williamson Livingston b. abt. 1795 in Prestopans, East Lothian who married Elizabeth Lees Feb. 20, 1818 in Canongate Edinburgh Midlothian, Scotland. James and Elizabeth later settled with their children in Australia in the 1830's? and apparently located in Hobart Tasmania.
regards,
Donald Livingstone Clink
Clan Historian
Maclea Livingstone Society
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:05 am
Hi All,
I found this interesting. Alexander Livingston age given 30, born abt. 1819? occupation Shepherd a native of Argyllshire son of Angus and Nancy Livingston according to details included on the list, arrived in Australia aboard the vessel Maria Somes on July 19, 1849 apparently on his own. What is odd is that there is another passenger list that is dated July 6, 1852 and it appears the same Alexander Livingston listed again at age of about 30 and from that it was deduced that this Alexander Livingston was born abt. 1822 and travelling aboard the the same vessel Maria Somes. Additional info I found indicates that he actually married in 1849 in Dumbarton, Scotland to an Isabella McLachlan and they both died in Australia. I did not however find her listed on the 1849 passenger list and the 1852 list records him as being single. Some Passenger lists include Argyllshire Livingstons in the mid 1800's and later that arrived in North America and Australia, but many unfortunately many have not survived or have not been located. Recently though there were a couple of passenger lists found for Argyllshire Livingstons that settled in North America including an Appin, Argyll Livingston family that I had been researching that proved to be helpful.
Alexander Livingston appears to be the Alexander Livingston of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan son of Angus Livingston and his Ann (Nancy) Cameron actually baptized Feb. 20, 1815. Another list that a descendant of Alexander's brother Hugh had a list that referred to Hugh as being born in 1819. In any event I am certain this Alexander is an Uncle of Hugh Livingston Jr. who settled in Australia in 1879 who was a grandson of Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan. The age 30 is likely just an approximate age recorded at the time of passage and off by a few years. This family of Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron has a known Australian family connection because their son Hugh had a son Hugh who settled in Australia in 1879. Hugh's descendant has been in contact with the forum and shared his family history with us in the past and roots and family history connecting him to Ardnamurchan, Argyll and Australia. This Alexander Livington who settled in Australia in 1849 is probably a relative of his ancestor who came to Australia years later and who also kin to Angus Livingston and Ann (Nancy) Cameron. The other interesting thing is that Alexander's younger brother Hugh Livingston was also a shepherd by occupation and lived at Glenmore, Ardnamurchan. It was Hugh' s son Hugh born abt. 1854 if I understand correctly that went to Australia in 1879. Alexander is not living at home at Glenmore, Ardnamurchan in the 1841 Census before he left for Australia in 1849.
One other clue that I have that this is Alexander is the son of Angus Livingston of Glenmore, Ardnamurchan Argyll and Ann (Nancy) Cameron is that it states in the 1849 Passenger list info for Alexander Livingston that in regards to his parents only his mother is living in Argyll which would have been the case because he father was an elderly man when the 1841 Census recorded him and by 1851 Census only the mother Ann is living according to that census.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:34 pm
Hi All,
Recently I learned from our North American Clan Commissioner Greg Livingston that Kaye Saunders of Dunedin,New Zealand had passed away. Kaye has been for a long time steadfast in her support, assistance and work with the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society and like many of us had a great interest in Argyllshire Livingstone genealogy. She was very proud of her of highland Livingston ancestral roots in Ballachulish near Glencoe in Western Argyllshire and her Livingston families connection to old slate quarriers working the Laroch slate quarries in Ballachulish. In the 19th century some of finest quality slate came out of the East and West Laroch quarries. I have noticed that a number of Livingstons in Argyllshire in the 19th century found work in the Slate quarries situated in Ballachulish and on the slate islands of Western Argyllshire. Over the year our Forum has been contacted by a number of folks of Argyllshire Livingston ancestry descended from Livingstons who worked the Western Argyllshire slate quarries.
Kaye also did some extensive research of the surviving St. John's Episcopalian Church records of Ballachulish pertaining to Livingstons that resided there and kindly passed on these Livingston related church records and some St. John's Church gravestone from the transcriptions of Allan J. Collins to our Clan website several years ago.
Her great-grandmother Janet Livingston, also known by family members in Laroch, Ballachulish by a Scottish nick name for Janet which is Jessie, was born May 6, 1839 daughter of Donald Livingston a East Laroch Quarrier and his wife Catherine MacDonald according to baptismal and birth records of St. John Episcopalian Church of Ballachulish. According to Kaye her great-grandmother Janet Livingston was apparently orphaned sometime later in the 1840's and raised apparently in East Laroch, Ballachulish by her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston labourer and his wife Dorothy McColl and she is listed in the 1851 Scottish Census at East Laroch, Ballachulish residing with her Aunt and Uncle Charles Livingston his wife Dorothy and their children. Charles and Dorothy also took in a nephew according to the census, a brother of Janet.The 1851 census information from Ballachulish confirms that Janet Livingston born abt. 1838 or 1839 was a niece of Charles and Dorothy Livingston as Kaye had stated.
In 1860 Charles Livingston, his wife Dorothy with three surviving sons and 4 daughters are recorded as passengers aboard the Henrietta that sailed from the port of Glasgow to Port Chalmers at Dunedin, New Zealand. The names of the children are not listed but it states that Charles and Dorothy travelled with 3 sons and 4 daughters. As Kaye stated that her ancestor their niece Janet Livingston b. abt. 1839 or 1838 travelled with them then I assume she was listed as 4th daughter in the passenger list by mistake. If that is the case then it looks to me that Kaye's ancestor Janet b. 1839 was listed with her cousin's Mary born abt. 1846, Janet born abt. 1852 and Margaret born abt. 1855 as one of four daughters of Charles an Dorothy Livingston aboard the Henrietta. Also three surviving sons of Janet's Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston whom were probably at the time of voyage to New Zealand in 1860: Dugald b. 1843, Hugh(Ewen)b.1850 and John b. 1859 in East Laroch, Ballachulish. Dorothy McColl's Father Duncan McColl and some McColl family members also travelled to New Zealand on this voyage in 1860 of the Henrietta. More information on Charles Livingston, Dorothy McColl and their family in the years after they arrived in New Zealand can be found via ancestry.co.uk (ancestry.com with some family descendants submitting family genealogy info.
The vessel Henrietta under the command of a Capt. Andrew Cumming left the port of Glasgow, Scotland on May 30, 1860 with over 200 passengers including the Livingstons and arrived Sept. 24, 1860 at Dunedin New Zealand a 115 days into the voyage. Among the passengers were Scottish farmers, carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths and quarriers, their wives and family ready to seek a new life a half a world away from their Scottish ancestral homeland. Fortunately Janet and her Livingston relatives aboard the ship during that lengthy voyage avoided contagious diseases that caused fever and brain inflammation and in the end claimed the lives of several passengers before they reached New Zealand. At the beginning of the voyage there were 238 passengers some of whom paid their passage to New Zealand but many others including Charles Livingston and the Livingstons from Ballachullish were assisted in some way with their passage fees. Conditions were very crowded aboard the ship and the passengers complained about the inadequate medical attention given to them and with the Doctor aboard the ship who was apparently drunk.
Kaye in 2013 stated that within two years of her ancestor Janet Livingston's arrival in New Zealand she married William Saunders of Perthshire, Scotland and settled in Gummies Bush, Southland. She died in South Riverton, New Zealand on April 16, 1933.
No doubt there are today, a good number of New Zealand descendants of Janet Livingston and her Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston.
For more information on Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl and their family that arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand in 1860 from Scotland, Kaye recommended a book "Livingstone of Laroch Balluchulish to Forest Hill" which was a story of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl researched by Agnes McFadzein and Margaret Docherty published in 1998 who were descended from Charles and Dorothy Livingston. It may be out of print by now, but probably available in some libraries in New Zealand and likely some descendants out there in New Zealand may own a copy. Another book that may be of some interest to researchers with Ballachulish Livingston ancestry is Barbara Fairweather's book Highland Heritage published in 1984 which focuses on the history of the Glencoe area and in chapter 4 an extensive history of the Ballachulish slate quarries which began to be mined as early as the 1690's. Kin of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl have submitted some detailed family tree information that covers details of the family in the later years after they arrived in New Zealand, with Ancestry.co.uk.
Kaye had mentioned back in 2013 that she was going to expand her Livngston research beyond her own family and was working on collecting genealogy info on a number of New Zealand Livingston families in the future.
It is my hope that some descendants of Kaye's ancestor Janet Livingston and those of her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl of East Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland may someday see this message in Kaye's memory and help in some way to carry on her Ballachulish, Argyllshire and New Zealand Livingston research efforts that obviously meant a lot to her. Like a number of other clan members and supporters of Clan Maclea Livingstone and the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society due to illness, we have lost in recent years she will be missed.
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society
regards,
Donald
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:59 pm
James Livingston of West Laroch, Ballachullish slate miner and his wife Isabel Clark and family travelled to Australia in 1852 aboard the Marco Polo
1851 Census
James Livingston 45 Appin
Isabel Livingston 41 Appin (Isabel Clark)
John Livingston 13 Appin
Duncan Livingston 11
Ann Livingston 8
James Livingston 6
Mary Livingston 4
Passenger List Marco Polo arrived Sept 25, 1852 Melbourne Australia
James Livingston 38
Isabel 36
Duncan 12
Ann 10
James 8
Mary 5
James Livingston born abt. 1805 died in 1885 at Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Father unknown Mother Mary Fraser
Note: James Livingston like a number of other Ballachulish area Livingstons were Episcopalians and as such some of the church records do not survive. There does not appear to be a birth or baptism record for James and it be in the Church of Scotland parish record collection. The 1851 Census info is confusing somewhat referring to James and family as being born in Appin likely does not mean he and his family were born in Appin Parish, but in the district of Appin which at one time include Duror and included the area of Ballachulish where James Lived and was likely born.
Interesting information on the passenger ship Marco Polo
https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/
regards,
Donald
by Canadian Livingstone » Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:11 am
Catharine Livingston born abt. 1801 in Ensay or Treshnish, Mull d. 1857 Australia m. Archibald McCalman July 18, 1826 Ensay, Mull
Catharine Livingston was a daughter of Donald Livingston and Janet Campbell of Ensay and Treshnish, Mull
Children of Catharine LIvngston and Archibald McCalman
1. Archibald born abt. 1831
2. Donald born abt. 1833
3. Dugald born abt 1835
4. Niel born abt. 1837
5. Janet born abt. 1839
6. John born abt. 1843
IN 1841 the family of Catharine Livingston and her husband Archibald Mc Calman lived in the Village of Iona in Iona Parish, Mull In 1851 they and their family resided at Iona West, Iona Parish, Mull
In 1852 Archibald McCalman, his wife Catharine Livingston and children Archibald Jr. Donald, Dugald, Neil and John on the vessel "Flora" departed from Liverpool and on Aug. 23, 1852 arrived at Port Henry, Victoria County, Australia.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Fri Apr 14, 2017 3:23 pm
Hi All,
Another Argyll Livingston who settled in Australia in the mid 1800's was Donald Livingston born 1788 a tenant in Knapdale, Argyll d. August 23,1867 in Glencoe, Australia
Donald Livingston married his first wife Ann Mcfadden on Dec. 11, 1819 in South Knapdale, Argyll
Children
1. Catharine b. Dec. 2, 1820 Morvern,Argyll
2. John b. Feb. 25, 1823 Oban, Argyll d. Feb. 26, 1886 Arno, Victoria, Australia
3. Donald b. 1826 Knapdale, Argyll
4. Malcolm b. 1832 Knapdale, Argyll
5. Duncan b. Feb. 1, 1836 Craignish, Argyll d. Dec. 28,1885 Adelaide, South Australia
6. Neil b. 1838 Kilmartin, Argyll d. 1841
7. Dugald b. 1838
8. Ann b. Aug. 20, 1846 Knapdale, Argyll
Ann McFadden b. abt. 1801 died sometime between 1846 and 1850 in North Knapdale, Argyll
Donald Livingston married Christian (Christina) Darroch North Knapdale July 5, 1850
9. son Archibald born in 1849/1850 ?
Donald Livingston and his second wife Christian (Christina) Darroch and son Malcolm, Duncan, Dugald, daughter Ann and a son Archiba
Archibald and a Bell (Isabel) Livingston age 21 (not known) sailed on the Prince Regent on Nov. 8, 1850 from London or Plymouth, England to Port Adelaide, Australia which they reached on March 5, 1851
regards,
Donald
y Canadian Livingstone » Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:02 am
This is an early Livingston settler who settled in New South Wales in the year 1838
Lachlan Livingston son of Archibald Livingston and Ann McInnes of Lettermore baptized Feb. 9, 1811 Kilninian Parish, Mull, Argyll He also had older brother John Livingston baptized May 20th, 1809 according to the Kilninian parish, Mull Church of Scotland records.
I wonder if this could be the same Lachlan Livingston that settled in Australia in 1838? It states at the time of his departure in 1838 he is residing in the Parish of Kilmuir, County of Argyll. I think it actually in Inverness-shire. Also Lachlan's mother is referred to as Agnes McInnes instead of Ann McInnes but I think the family moved from Lettermore as did Lachlan and they could have been residing in another parish in 1838 at time of Lachlan's departure. My hunch is that Lachlan was born an baptized in Lettermore, Mull and the family moved.
Lachlan Livingston Shoemaker Parish of Kilmuir, ? County of Argyll Scotland son of Archibald Livingston and Agnes? McInnes Embarked 1838 aboard the vessel Minerva Age at time of embarkation Feb. 14, 1838 is 26
Lachlan Livingston m. Margaret McPhee in 1839 in New South Wales
Lachlan Livingston died in 1852 Butterwick, Hinton, Middlethorpe, Seaham, NSW.
Children were:
1. Angus Ewing Livingston b. May 19, 1840 District of Patterson, Houghton, NSW
2. Archibald Livingston b. Oct. 30, 1846 Houghton, District of Patterson, Durham County, NSW
3. Margaret Livingston b. June 4, 1849 District of Patterson, Durham County, NSW
4. Flora Livingston b. May 15, 1851 Clarence Town District, NSW
regards,
Donald
Remembering Kaye and her Ballachulish Livingstones
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Post by Canadian Livingstone » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:34 pm
Hi All,
Recently I learned from our North American Clan Commissioner Greg Livingston that Kaye Saunders of Dunedin,New Zealand had passed away. Kaye has been for a long time steadfast in her support, assistance and work with the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society and like many of us had a great interest in Argyllshire Livingstone genealogy. She was very proud of her of highland Livingston ancestral roots in Ballachulish near Glencoe in Western Argyllshire and her Livingston families connection to old slate quarriers working the Laroch slate quarries in Ballachulish. In the 19th century some of finest quality slate came out of the East and West Laroch quarries. I have noticed that a number of Livingstons in Argyllshire in the 19th century found work in the Slate quarries situated in Ballachulish and on the slate islands of Western Argyllshire. Over the year our Forum has been contacted by a number of folks of Argyllshire Livingston ancestry descended from Livingstons who worked the Western Argyllshire slate quarries.
Kaye also did some extensive research of the surviving St. John's Episcopalian Church records of Ballachulish pertaining to Livingstons that resided there and kindly passed on these Livingston related church records and some St. John's Church gravestone from the transcriptions of Allan J. Collins to our Clan website several years ago.
Her great-grandmother Janet Livingston, also known by family members in Laroch, Ballachulish by a Scottish nick name for Janet which is Jessie, was born May 6, 1839 daughter of Donald Livingston a East Laroch Quarrier and his wife Catherine MacDonald according to baptismal and birth records of St. John Episcopalian Church of Ballachulish. According to Kaye her great-grandmother Janet Livingston was apparently orphaned sometime later in the 1840's and raised apparently in East Laroch, Ballachulish by her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston labourer and his wife Dorothy McColl and she is listed in the 1851 Scottish Census at East Laroch, Ballachulish residing with her Aunt and Uncle Charles Livingston his wife Dorothy and their children. Charles and Dorothy also took in a nephew according to the census, a brother of Janet.The 1851 census information from Ballachulish confirms that Janet Livingston born abt. 1838 or 1839 was a niece of Charles and Dorothy Livingston as Kaye had stated.
In 1860 Charles Livingston, his wife Dorothy with three surviving sons and 4 daughters are recorded as passengers aboard the Henrietta that sailed from the port of Glasgow to Port Chalmers at Dunedin, New Zealand. The names of the children are not listed but it states that Charles and Dorothy travelled with 3 sons and 4 daughters. As Kaye stated that her ancestor their niece Janet Livingston b. abt. 1839 or 1838 travelled with them then I assume she was listed as 4th daughter in the passenger list by mistake. If that is the case then it looks to me that Kaye's ancestor Janet b. 1839 was listed with her cousin's Mary born abt. 1846, Janet born abt. 1852 and Margaret born abt. 1855 as one of four daughters of Charles an Dorothy Livingston aboard the Henrietta. Also three surviving sons of Janet's Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston whom were probably at the time of voyage to New Zealand in 1860: Dugald b. 1843, Hugh(Ewen)b.1850 and John b. 1859 in East Laroch, Ballachulish. Dorothy McColl's Father Duncan McColl and some McColl family members also travelled to New Zealand on this voyage in 1860 of the Henrietta. More information on Charles Livingston, Dorothy McColl and their family in the years after they arrived in New Zealand can be found via ancestry.co.uk (ancestry.com with some family descendants submitting family genealogy info.
The vessel Henrietta under the command of a Capt. Andrew Cumming left the port of Glasgow, Scotland on May 30, 1860 with over 200 passengers including the Livingstons and arrived Sept. 24, 1860 at Dunedin New Zealand a 115 days into the voyage. Among the passengers were Scottish farmers, carpenters, coopers, blacksmiths and quarriers, their wives and family ready to seek a new life a half a world away from their Scottish ancestral homeland. Fortunately Janet and her Livingston relatives aboard the ship during that lengthy voyage avoided contagious diseases that caused fever and brain inflammation and in the end claimed the lives of several passengers before they reached New Zealand. At the beginning of the voyage there were 238 passengers some of whom paid their passage to New Zealand but many others including Charles Livingston and the Livingstons from Ballachullish were assisted in some way with their passage fees. Conditions were very crowded aboard the ship and the passengers complained about the inadequate medical attention given to them and with the Doctor aboard the ship who was apparently drunk.
Kaye in 2013 stated that within two years of her ancestor Janet Livingston's arrival in New Zealand she married William Saunders of Perthshire, Scotland and settled in Gummies Bush, Southland. She died in South Riverton, New Zealand on April 16, 1933.
No doubt there are today, a good number of New Zealand descendants of Janet Livingston and her Uncle and Aunt Charles and Dorothy Livingston.
For more information on Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl and their family that arrived at Dunedin, New Zealand in 1860 from Scotland, Kaye recommended a book "Livingstone of Laroch Balluchulish to Forest Hill" which was a story of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl researched by Agnes McFadzein and Margaret Docherty published in 1998 who were descended from Charles and Dorothy Livingston. It may be out of print by now, but probably available in some libraries in New Zealand and likely some descendants out there in New Zealand may own a copy. Another book that may be of some interest to researchers with Ballachulish Livingston ancestry is Barbara Fairweather's book Highland Heritage published in 1984 which focuses on the history of the Glencoe area and in chapter 4 an extensive history of the Ballachulish slate quarries which began to be mined as early as the 1690's. Kin of Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl have submitted some detailed family tree information that covers details of the family in the later years after they arrived in New Zealand, with Ancestry.co.uk.
Kaye had mentioned back in 2013 that she was going to expand her Livngston research beyond her own family and was working on collecting genealogy info on a number of New Zealand Livingston families in the future.
It is my hope that some descendants of Kaye's ancestor Janet Livingston and those of her Uncle and Aunt Charles Livingston and Dorothy McColl of East Laroch, Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland may someday see this message in Kaye's memory and help in some way to carry on her Ballachulish, Argyllshire and New Zealand Livingston research efforts that obviously meant a lot to her. Like a number of other clan members and supporters of Clan Maclea Livingstone and the Clan Maclea Livingstone Society due to illness, we have lost in recent years she will be missed.
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society
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Canadian Livingstone
- Posts: 2773
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:00 pm
Re: LIvingstones in Australia
Hi Bruce,
Some additional records I may have not included year ago on the Forum regarding James and Isabella Livingston of Laroch, Ballachulish
I did not find a birth record for James Livingston or marriage record for James Livingston and Isabella Clark however some of their children's baptism/birth info from the St. John Church in Ballachulish have survived.
1. Duncan Livingston baptized Nov. 12, 1839 born Nov. 12, 1839 son of James Livingston and Bell Clark of Laroch (Ballachulish)
2. James Livingston baptized June 10, 1844 born June 9, 1844 son of James Livingston and Isabella Clark
3. Mary Livingston baptized June 29, 1846 born June 28,1859 son of James Livingston and Isabella Clark of Laroch (Ballachulish)
1841 Scottish Census
Ballachulish
James Livingston Quarrier age 35
Isabella age 30
John age 3
Duncan age 1
Below I include the earlier info I mentioned that I located some years ago regarding James Livingston and Isabella Clarke. In my previous post to you I include this and some interesting info on other Livingstons who settled in Australia. There were a number of Livingstons I had learns some years back in my research that had worked at the Quarries at Ballachulish and also did extensive research on an interesting Argyllshire Livingston who worked for a time as a doctor for the Quarry workers at Ballachulish in the 1850's. I think altogether this info is about all I located regarding James Livingston and Isabella Clark. If you are descended from them likely you know much more than I but I though I would make the effort to share with you all that I know.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:59 pm
James Livingston of West Laroch, Ballachullish slate miner and his wife Isabel Clark and family travelled to Australia in 1852 aboard the Marco Polo
1851 Census
James Livingston 45 Appin
Isabel Livingston 41 Appin (Isabel Clark)
John Livingston 13 Appin
Duncan Livingston 11
Ann Livingston 8
James Livingston 6
Mary Livingston 4
Passenger List Marco Polo arrived Sept 25, 1852 Melbourne Australia
James Livingston 38
Isabel 36
Duncan 12
Ann 10
James 8
Mary 5
James Livingston born abt. 1805 died in 1885 at Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Father unknown Mother Mary Fraser
Note: James Livingston like a number of other Ballachulish area Livingstons were Episcopalians and as such some of the church records do not survive. There does not appear to be a birth or baptism record for James and it be in the Church of Scotland parish record collection. The 1851 Census info is confusing somewhat referring to James and family as being born in Appin likely does not mean he and his family were born in Appin Parish, but in the district of Appin which at one time include Duror and included the area of Ballachulish where James Lived and was likely born.
Interesting information on the passenger ship Marco Polo
https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/
regards,
Donald Livingstone Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone
Some additional records I may have not included year ago on the Forum regarding James and Isabella Livingston of Laroch, Ballachulish
I did not find a birth record for James Livingston or marriage record for James Livingston and Isabella Clark however some of their children's baptism/birth info from the St. John Church in Ballachulish have survived.
1. Duncan Livingston baptized Nov. 12, 1839 born Nov. 12, 1839 son of James Livingston and Bell Clark of Laroch (Ballachulish)
2. James Livingston baptized June 10, 1844 born June 9, 1844 son of James Livingston and Isabella Clark
3. Mary Livingston baptized June 29, 1846 born June 28,1859 son of James Livingston and Isabella Clark of Laroch (Ballachulish)
1841 Scottish Census
Ballachulish
James Livingston Quarrier age 35
Isabella age 30
John age 3
Duncan age 1
Below I include the earlier info I mentioned that I located some years ago regarding James Livingston and Isabella Clarke. In my previous post to you I include this and some interesting info on other Livingstons who settled in Australia. There were a number of Livingstons I had learns some years back in my research that had worked at the Quarries at Ballachulish and also did extensive research on an interesting Argyllshire Livingston who worked for a time as a doctor for the Quarry workers at Ballachulish in the 1850's. I think altogether this info is about all I located regarding James Livingston and Isabella Clark. If you are descended from them likely you know much more than I but I though I would make the effort to share with you all that I know.
Post by Canadian Livingstone » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:59 pm
James Livingston of West Laroch, Ballachullish slate miner and his wife Isabel Clark and family travelled to Australia in 1852 aboard the Marco Polo
1851 Census
James Livingston 45 Appin
Isabel Livingston 41 Appin (Isabel Clark)
John Livingston 13 Appin
Duncan Livingston 11
Ann Livingston 8
James Livingston 6
Mary Livingston 4
Passenger List Marco Polo arrived Sept 25, 1852 Melbourne Australia
James Livingston 38
Isabel 36
Duncan 12
Ann 10
James 8
Mary 5
James Livingston born abt. 1805 died in 1885 at Kerang, Victoria, Australia
Father unknown Mother Mary Fraser
Note: James Livingston like a number of other Ballachulish area Livingstons were Episcopalians and as such some of the church records do not survive. There does not appear to be a birth or baptism record for James and it be in the Church of Scotland parish record collection. The 1851 Census info is confusing somewhat referring to James and family as being born in Appin likely does not mean he and his family were born in Appin Parish, but in the district of Appin which at one time include Duror and included the area of Ballachulish where James Lived and was likely born.
Interesting information on the passenger ship Marco Polo
https://westerndistrictfamilies.com/tag/marco-polo/
regards,
Donald Livingstone Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone
-
Canadian Livingstone
- Posts: 2773
- Joined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:00 pm
Re: LIvingstones in Australia
Hi Bruce,
This web site has a beautiful photo of the St. John's Episcopal Church in Ballachulish that your ancestors James Livingston and Isabella Clarke attended and where their children were baptized prior to the families departure for Australia.
https://thehazeltree.co.uk/2014/12/08/s ... lachulish/
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society
This web site has a beautiful photo of the St. John's Episcopal Church in Ballachulish that your ancestors James Livingston and Isabella Clarke attended and where their children were baptized prior to the families departure for Australia.
https://thehazeltree.co.uk/2014/12/08/s ... lachulish/
regards,
Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian
Clan Maclea Livingstone Society