Nova Scotia/PEI Livingstone Research

[Roberta Ann]

Hi Kathleen;

I found this born Girvan, Ayrshire

Thomas Livingstone b. July 26, 1837 married Elizabeth McCartney b. 1834

Son George Mitchel Livingstone b. Sept. 11. 1858 had these children:-

Elizabeth Pitt Livingstone 1862
Wallace Bell""""""""""""""""""1864
Thomas____""""""""""""""""1867
William____""""""""""""""""'1869

Could this be where the McCartney name came from?

Regards;

Roberta

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Roberta,

Probably not an lowland Ayrshire family connection with those Livingstons that Atlantic Canada. Most of them came from the highland County of Argyll in the 1800's. This Livingston-McCartney family connection probably established in Nova Scotia.

regards,

Donald

[Livingstone_PEI]

Hi Guys
Made another trip back to the archives for a day. I have quite a bit of information here. I'm sure there will be something of interest for everyone. I know some of this information may belong in other strings we have started and feel free to copy it to those as well.

First off I have some death's I found on microfilm.

Elizabeth Fry Livingstone
Husband John C. Livingston
Daughter of Samuel and Agnes Worth
Died June 29, 1880 at the age of 35 yrs.

James Livingston died 1896 and buried in Cardigan Roman Catholic Cemetery

Mrs. John Livingstone (Catherine)
Died 1892 and came from the Isle of Mull in 1832
Strathgartney, PEI

Mrs. John Livingstone died Jan 20, 1900, Clyde River
Cornwall United Church noted and likely burial site

Samuel Livingstone Died Jan 15, 1894
Buried Cardigan Roman Catholic Cemetery

Samuel Livingstone born 1852 died 1941
Wife Mary C. born 1859 died 1933
daughter Flora born 1882 died 1884
son George born 1880 died 1891

There may be more and I will search for those on my next visit.

Barry

[Livingstone_PEI]

Hi Again

This is going to be somewhat alot of info I found. I hope it is helpful

Next up is wills. Some had an idea of the residence of these Livingston's other's didn't. If there are any of these you have questions about I will check them out the next time I am at the archives. At the start of each will you will see a */* and this is the microfilm number and the page on the microfilm. You will notice there are some that look like duplicates, but sometime one for the husband and one for the wife.

9/768
August 13, 1879
John Livingston
School teacher and farmer
daughter Lillias
Son Donald
wife Margaret
5 daughters but not all listed in will
sons Duncan and Ewen
daughters Mary and Lily
His friend Archibald Livingston

5/272
Sally (Sarah) Livingstone
Lot 53
Nov 15, 1853
Husband John Livingstone
3 daughters but not listed
son Malcolm
grandson Joseph

8/771
Feb 16, 1875
Lot 31
Duncan Livingston
Wife Sarah

11/568
John Levingston
Lot 30
Oct 20, 1887
1st son John
2nd son Duncan
3rd son Duncan under 16 years of age
son Ewen under 16 years of age
son James Alexander under 16 years of age
daughter Mary under 16 years of age
Daughter Jane

12/542
April 1, 1891
Jennet Livingstone
Nine Mile Creek
Husband Allan
Owned 60 acre farm
son John Ewen
son Allan
Jennet's brothers John and Charles McDonald
She was facing hardship at the time of writing her will
buried at Canoe Cove Cemetery

12/258
George Livingston
Queens County
May 28, 1899
wife Elizabeth
Eldest son William Boyd
son James Albert
son George Archibald
daughter Jane Robertson
daughter Eva May

brother Boyd Livingston

12/57
May 1, 1888
Malcolm Livingston
Barbara wife of Albert Home
daughter Mary
grandaughter Bessie

15/192
Lot 8
Jan 30, 1900
Jas. Bagnall Livingston
wife Mary
son Alexander

15/425
Donald Livingston
Murray River
son George W. Livingston
daughter Hollidy McKinnon

15/535
Aug, 1900
Clyde River
Margaret Livingston

9/768
John Livingston
Aug 13, 1879
son-in-law Angus Cameron
daughter Mary Cameron
son duncan of Denver Colorado
daughter Lillias Grant Holroyd Livingstone of Cambridge Massachusetts
Margaret Catherine of Cambridge Massachusetts

[Kyle MacLea]

A treasure trove, Barry! Thanks!

Kyle=

[Canadian Livingstone]

HI Barry,

Great stuff. The lady from Clyde River must be connected to the family of Donald and Mary Livingston's son that purchased land from Lord Selkirk in the year 1806 at Lot 31. That was Donald Livingston Jr. Clyde River is located in Lot 31, QUeens County. Cornwall United Church would of had some former Presbyterians in its congregation though some Presbyterians in 1925 refused to merge with methodist congregations to form the United Church of Canada and remained in separate Presbyterian congregations. There would definitely be Presbyterian scots buried in United Church cemeteries particularly in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. All of my Presbyterian Scot and Methodist English and American kin in Canada joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. Clyde River seems to be also known as Dog River and was part of Selkirk's Lot 31.

We have been contacted by one Livingston who is a descendant of Allan and Janet of Nine Mile Creek but whom oddly doesnt seem to be related to the other Nine Mile Creek family Livingston of Donald and Mary Livingston. Still trying to figure that one out. The direct descendant of Donald and Mary Livingston of Nine Mile Creek appears to be somehow connected to my ancestor Miles Livingston and his family back in Morvern Parish, Scotland. I am certain the other Livingston descended from Allan and Janet Livingston of Nine Mile Creek Lot 65, Queens County will be interested that you found that Will if he has not seen it already.

regards,

Donald

[sandylivingston]

Hi Roberta,

Yes that was the Boston Livingston I was referring to in my earlier request for information in my Boston Livington posting.

regards,

Donald

so did my grand father, jonh hugh livingston have some half brothers and sisters or is this a different duncan?
sandy livingston

[Canadian Livingstone]

Hi Sandy,

I realize there is a Boston Livingston family that are connected to a Duncan Livingston and Mary O'Connell but it is my understanding and that of historian and author Dr. James St. Clair who has spent over 50 yrs doing genealogy research of Cape Breton Livingston families has stated that Duncan Livingston b.1841 who married Mary McDonald in Pictou, Nova Scotia in the 1870's is the son of Old Kate and John Livingston Jr. of Mull River, Inverness. Duncan is recorded in the 1871 Census living with his brothers and sisters and widowed mother Catharine (Kate) in the 1871 Inverness County, Cape Breton Census and before left for Pictou. The Mining community that he worked for in Pictou County, Vale Colliery, only opened up in the early 1870's so that is probably why he left Mull RIver in the first place for Pictou County after 1871.For these reasons and the fact that there is a birth record stating that your grandfather John Hugh Livingston was born in 1874 at Vale Colliery, Pictou, Nova Scotia to Duncan Livingston and Mary McDonald I am convinced you connected to Duncan Livingston and Mary McDonald and not this Boston Livingston family of Duncan Livingston and Mary O'Connell. I realize that there is some confusion but if you have information that your grandfather was John Hugh Livingston born in 1874 in Pictou and your family lives or lived in Springhill, Nova Scotia and has some memory of mining then I think your connected to family line I am speaking of. Forget about the Boston Livingstons for the time being. It is just confusing the task at hand which is identify your Livingston family line in Nova Scotia. Lets keep it simple so no one is confused about your ancestral line. Hope this helps you to move forward.

regards,

Donald (Livingstone) Clink
Historian Clan Maclea Livingstone Society

[sandylivingston]

Good morning Donald;

Nova Scotia Vital Statistics: 1874 Book 1831 Page 111 #77

June 24, 1874, Vale Colliery, by License, Presb.

Duncan Livingston age 31 B. Miner Residence Vale Colliery, born Cape Breton. Son of John and Catherine, Farmer married

Mary McDonald age 24 S. Residence Antigonish, daughter of Alexander and Mary, Farmer

Witness: Thomas Cumming, Donald McPherson, Rev. Robert Cumming.

This is how I understand this epilogue?

Mary was pregnant by Duncan ergo "shotgun marriage" I iterate, according to Barry. They left for Boston where Hugh was born. Duncan left Mary and Hugh and took-up with Mary Agnes O'Connell; who I believe was born in Halifax.

Regards;

Roberta

john hugh, my grandfather, son of duncan and mary was born in marshy mines i'm looking at his birth certificate.

[sandylivingston]

Hi Mary Ann,

well the fact that Mary Ann is listed as a widow with her son in the Nova Scotia in the census of 1881 strongly suggests that her husband simply died sometime between 1874 and 1881. Also while we have easy access to detailed census records family historians in years past may not have had and years after the death of Duncan simply were ignorant of the fact that Duncan had died shortly after his marriage and another more fanciful story eventually surfaced explaining a young woman with a son and no husband shortly after her marriage. Duncan did indeed disappear from the family story but not of his own choice but through his early death and this some how turned into a mysterious disappearance story. It is not likely that the source of this tale had access to Mary's census information to offer an alternative explanation such as an early death.

regards,

Donald

hi! as i mentioned in a previous pm my uncle Allan, son of John Hughie, grandson of Duncan and Mary Macdonald told me that John Hughie was orphaned at a young age. perhaps Duncan did die young. Mary ( Macdonald )Livingston died on march 11th, 1894 in Springhill. John Hughie would have been 20 yrs old. i know my father or aunts and uncles never knew Duncan.

Sandy Livingston