Texts in the collection of the Scottish Genealogy Society

[Kyle2 MacLea]

Hi Everybody, Just wondered if anyone had looked at these texts referencing Livingston in the collection of the Scottish Genealogy Society.  T indicates Family Tree and C indicates correspondence...  If anyone has, let us know if there's anything interesting in it! Kyle= -------- LIVINGSTON see LONGMOOR.  SHANKS LONGMOOR MLN.LNK.ENG.IRL  1770-1902 C Pedigree chart: GALLOWAY. LIVINGSTON. PATON. SCLATOR LIVINGSTONE 1 ARL  1725-1986 T 7 pages Pages of working notes. The Livingstone Family Tree  (printed) 1725-1986. Also references to David Livingstone  the explorer. LIVINGSTONE 2 French book on the family dated 1856.

[Gordon Macdonald]

Not in reply to your question, I interested in the MacLea clan, I have just started to research in this area and wonder if you have any information you can pass on? I have a relative born in 1784 called Margaret Maclea from Applecross in Scotland. Can anyone help?

[Kyle2 MacLea]

Dear Gordon and the forum-- I'm sure folks will correct me if I make any mistakes here.  Here is some stuff I've learned from looking for my own MacLea antecedents. A few things to keep in mind... I haven't connected my MacLea family to anyone else's family yet (other than my own cousins from when my great, great grandfather came over from Scotland).  I can track MY family to about 1800, John McLea. 1.  McLea/MacLea are common spellings.  Keep in mind that Livingston/e may also be possibles.  I have also found (for my family):  McLae, McLay, and even MacLean.  I find that McLea seems to be the most common in the old records, but of course there was no real function difference between "Mc" and "Mac."  I should point out that M'Lea, etc. is also found a bit.  I have also found that McOnLea and also just Lea exist for people in older records for the 1670s on (at least in Rothesay, Bute).  I haven't yet found this in my OWN family yet, though. 2.  I don't have any known connections to Applecross.  Lismore and Rothesay seem to be places with a lot of McLeas and I don't know Scottish geography really well, so maybe there are other places too.  From 1670s in Rothesay there are a LOT of them.  I will post records when I've finished transcribing them. 3.  My family only has firm linkage to Glasgow in Lanarkshire.  I _suspect_ that the family came there from Rothesay at least immediately.  My ancestor John McLea, the blacksmith, was married in Glasgow to Janet McKay.  However, I have some evidence that Janet is from Rothesay, and a potential John from Rothesay as well.  I have no evidence at this point that this is my John, but I have a hunch. 4.  I have a Margaret, who is I believe the first recorded daughter that I have of John.  She is too young to be your Margaret though (born 1820 or thereabouts).  But, given Scottish naming conventions of the time, Margaret may be named after a relative such as a mother or sister or aunt of John or his wife Jessie/Janet. Those are my thoughts as of now.  I hope this helps! Kyle=

[John Fisher]

ou may now have realised with the digitsation of the census records that members of the MacLeay/Livingston(e)clan extended from north of Applecross to the area around Kyle of Lochalsh. I have Lochcarron connections myself and an ancestor Isabella Livingston, probably born about 1780, and have suspected connections between the Applecross and LC families for some time.

[Kyle2 MacLea]

John-- We would love to hear more.