Dundee Livingston families

Note: This is a joint effort to try to reconstruct family trees, which may contain errors. If you think you see something you want to copy, please also do me the favor of contacting me (Andrew.Lancaster “at” skynet.be) to give me a chance to update you on the latest possibilities. For background on one person’s reasons for interest in this family see here. For more Livingston trees from Dundee and the Forfar/Angus area more generally, see here and here.

Also note that a map showing parishes in the main area can also be found on line here.

1. THE DESCENDENTS of John Livingstones and christian mackenzie of Dundee

John Livingstone (bap St Vigeans 03/08/1737? OR 14 Jan 1739 Glamis?)

(his grand son was named after him)

John Livingston, weaver (and on one son's death certificate a Linen Manufacturer)

b about 1770??

m. 15 Feb 1793 CHristian MacKenzie (one son's death certificate says Catherine)

For one child they had the name LEVITCH (William 1805) and one LEVAGE.

Children:

27 Dec 1793 LIVINGSTON JOHN JOHN LIVINGSTON/CHRISN. MACKENZIE

weaver (and at death called a factory manager) named after his grand father

m. 21 Jan 1819 Lilias Blair of Dundee d/o of David Blair, sailor. 40 in 1841

This John was certainly the son of another John (according to death certificate) and not David. He was still a weaver in 1834. Birth certificate states that John sr was a weaver in 1793 and John jr was named after his grandfather, so there were in fact 3 generations of Johns.

1841 census: with family in Dundee.

d. 1871 77y, so b abt 1794 40 in 1841

Children:

3 Dec 1819 LIVINGSTONE WILLIAM JOHN LIVINGSTONE/LILIAS BLAIN

Machine maker in 1841; later a Clergyman, Kirriemuir

m. 14/03/1852 Catherine Robertson in Kirriemuir (b Edinburgh in 1871 census, d. 12/7/1883, 66y, parents ALEXANDER ROBERTSON and MARGARET SMITH)

1871 census: Dundee Turnpike

b abt 1854 John appears in 1871 census

b abt 1855 Mgt appears in 1871 census

11 Aug 1822 LIVINGSTONE CHRISTIAN JOHN LIVINGSTONE/LILLIAS BLAIR

20 Jun 1824 LIVINGSTON DAVID JOHN LIVINGSTON/LILLIAS BLAIR

Warper in 1841

m. Ann, possibly in Lancashire

1861 census: Grimshaw Lance, Newton Heath Lancashire, 39y, Mill Wright, b. Scotland

1871 census: Upper Earl Street, Newton Lancashire; 46y, Millwright, b. Dundee

1881 census: 74 Pelling St, Newton; Millwright

Children (from censuses):

b. abt 1846 John

b. abt 1850 Lilly Ellen b. Scotland

b. abt 1853 David

b. abt 1855 William James

29 Oct 1826 LIVINGSTON AGNES MATHEW JOHN LIVINGSTON/LILLIAS BLAIR

1851 census: Milliner with parents.

marr George Findlay,

d. 1880, 52y St Andrews DUNDEE

19 Apr 1829 LIVINGSTONE JOHN JOHN LIVINGSTONE/LILIAS BLAIR

20 Oct 1831 LIVINGSTONE JAMES JOHN LIVINGSTONE/LILIAS BLAIR

1851 census: commercial clerk, 20 years old.

14 Feb 1834 LIVINGSTONE ELIZABETH MORRIS JOHN LIVINGSTONE/LILIAS BLAIR

named after father’s brother William’s wife.

bur. 5 Aug 1837 3y b. Dundee, died of Water in head, Daughter of John Livingstone, weaver

abt 1838 MATTHEW. Appears in 1841 and 1851 census

24 Sep 1797 LIVINGSTON JEAN JOHN LIVINGSTON/CHRISTIAN MCKENZIE

19 Jan 1800 LEVINGSTON DAVID JOHN LEVINGSTON/CHRISTIAN MCKENZIE

buried Howff Livingstone David 25 Nov 1851 51y, b. Dundee, Weaver, died of Asthma Bucklemaker Wynd

probable child:

Christina Livingston, b abt 1835

Bur. Howff. 10 Oct 1854, 19y, Daughter of the late David Livingston, weaver, Bucklemaker Wynd

6 Mar 1803 LEVAGE CHRISTIAN JOHN LEVAGE/CHRISTIAN MCKENZIE

Doreen Berry suggests:

Alexr. Lownie m. Christian Livingstone 25.l.1827 Dundee.

Christian Levingston aged 38 on 1841C at Rose Bank Street, Dundee, and her children were recorded as 'Lawrie'. Alexander Lownie was in London, but by 1851C the whole family were in Rotherhithe, S.E. London.

23 Jun 1805 LEVITCH WILLIAM JOHN LEVITCH/CHRISTIAN MACKENZIE

m. 13 Dec 1833 Elizabeth Morris DUNDEE (28 in 1841 census)

1841 census: Bucklemaker Wynd, Canvas Handlm Wver

d. 24/2/1868 21 Hilltown, 62y, ST ANDREW Dundee ANGUS; starcher, married to Elizabeth Morris

b abt 1835, ANDREW appears in 1841 census

b abt 1837, ALEXANDER appears in 1841 census

d. 15/11/1857, 20y, Hacklemaker, single, DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT

bur New Howff 18 Nov 1857, 20 years old

b abt 1841, ELIZABETH appears in 1841 census

27/02/1845 LIVINGSTON WILLIAM BLAIR WILLIAM LIVINGSTON/ELIZABETH MORRIS LEITH SOUTH

Seems to be named after father’s brother’s wife (returning the favour). Was present at father’s death.

Marr. Mary

1871 census: in Dundee with wife and son.

1881 census: 17 Dallfield Walk, printer machine man,

Children:

B abt 1868 Ann

B abt 1875 William

B abt 1880 Alfred

06/02/1848 LIVINGSTON DAVID WILLIAM LIVINGSTON/ELISABETH MORRIS CHILD 5 LEITH SOUTH

b abt 1854, d. 1856 LIVINGSTON THOMAS, mother’s name MORRIS 2y DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT ANGUS

15 Dec 1810 LIVINGSTON JAMES JOHN LIVINGSTON/CHRISTIAN MCKENZIE

2. the descendents of john livingston and Catherine finlay of dundee

John Livingstone (bap St Vigeans 03/08/1737? OR 14 Jan 1739 Glamis?)

m. 15 Nov 1765 Dundee

Catherine Finlay

27 Aug 1766 LIVINGSTON DAVID JOHN LIVINGSTON/KATHN. FINLAY

m. 25/07/1789 Dundee; banns Monifieth

bur? 10 Feb 1830 64 Dundee Manufacturer Old age

Elizabeth Moncur b. Murroes; bur Howff 15 Jan 1834

Children:

21 Jul 1793 LIVINGSTON DAVID DAVID LIVINGSTON/ELISTH. MONCUR

Weaver; Canvas Manufacturer

Mar. 13/07/1820 in Dundee to Janet Smith: daughter of James Smith, gardener b abt 1724 and Janet Slater b abt 1752; died 1889, 89 years old.

bur. Howff 15 Aug 1826 33 b. Dundee Weaver (Accident)

Inscription, made later, explains: 1846. by mrs Janet Smith or Mutrie imo fa Jas Smith gardener Chapelshade Dundee 5.7.1813 89, mo Janet Slater 12.4.1804 52, her former h David Livingston jr manuf Hilltown Dundee 12.8.1826 33, s Jas Livingston d Cainfugos island of Cuba West Indies 23.2.1847 21 lamented by the family, s Alex d on his passage from New Orleans to Dundee 28.8.1855 24, da Eliz Livingston or Hill 20.12.1866

LIVINGSTONE, ELIZABETH

marr 02/07/1849 DAVID RESTON/HILL in DUNDEE

d. 20 December 1866. Step Father was present, with surname Mutrie.

19 Apr 1795 LIVINGSTON ELISABETH DAVID LIVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

14 Aug 1796 LIVINGSTON JOHN DAVID LIVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

1841 census: with brothers Alexander and James (Ann St 31), plus David L, aged 15.

bur. Howff. 16 Jan 1851 54y, b. Dundee, Preacher, Disease of brain, Ann Street, Forebank, died in Lunatic Asylum

27 May 1798 LIVINGSTON JAMES DAVID LIVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

d. 4/6/1859 single Linen Manufacturer (mother’s name MONCUR) 63y DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT

Linen Manufacturer, single. Sister Ann Street was present.

30 May 1790 LIVINGSTONE CATHARINE DAVID LIVINGSTONE/ELISTH. MONCUR

d. January 1855 in Edinburgh, 64 years old.

16 Feb 1800 LEVINGSTON WILLIAM DAVID LEVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

8 Nov 1801 LIVESTON ELISABETH DAVID LIVESTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

26 Jun 1803 LIVINGSTON MARGARET DAVID LIVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

m. John Matthew, Baker. Died 1868 in Monifieth.

d. July 1868, 66y, Monifieth

4 May 1806 LIVINGSTONE ALEXR PATERSON DAVID LIVINGSTONE/ELISTH. MONCUR

d. 1860, 56y, DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT. Factory Foreman, Single

bur. Howff, 2 Aug 1860 56y Old Howff

26 Feb 1809 LEVINGSTON JANET DAVID LEVINGSTON/ELISABETH MONCUR

10 Jul 1768 LIVINGSTONE JOHN JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE FINLAY

m. 18 Nov 1823 Dundee: Elizabeth Hebbington b. Dundee 60y in 1841 so b abt 1781

1841 census: 78 years old

bur. 8 Jul 1844 75y (so b abt 1769)

28 Apr 1776 LIVINGSTONE JAMES JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE FINLAY

Possibly the burial in Dundee (Howff 3/9/1842, 65y, Weaver, born Kinnettles, of apoplexy)

12 Jul 1778 LIVINGSTONE ALEXANDER JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHN. FINLAY

13 Dec 1780 LIVINGSTONE CATHARINE JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE FINLAY

24 Mar 1782 LIVINGSTONE MARGARET JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE TINLAY

28 Apr 1785 LIVINGSTONE HELEN JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE FLEEMING

14 Dec 1788 LIVINGSTONE MARY JOHN LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE FINLAY

3. Others: more fragmentary family trees

(For more see here and here.)

Alexander Livingston b abt. 1805

The same age as Alexander Paterson Livingstone, son of David and Elizabeth Moncur.

This Alexander finally became a Church Officer in the Free Church.

His father’s name seems to have been Duncan and his mother Margaret. But to add yet more confusion the Arbroath surfaceman Duncan Livingston, with his wife Margaret, appear to be too young to be his parents.

m. 23 May 1834 ELIZABETH MCMARAN (marr index)? MCANDREW (Howff: bur 30 Jan 1838, 32y, wife of Alexander L, shoemaker)?

m. 9 Jul 1838 JANET STRAITON, 35 years old in 1841

1841 census: 35y Shoemaker with wife Janet, Mid Road Dundee

d. 1891 St Andrew DUNDEE. 86y. Son Alexander was witness.

Children:

b. abt 1834 Alexander, ?

bur. Howff, 1 May 1838, 4y, Son of late Alex. Livingstone, machine mr.? (b. about the same time as the first wife died?)

b. abt 1835 Ann, appears in 1841 census (daughter Elizabeth McAndrews and Alexander L, fireman, according to death certificate)

d. 2 Aug 1857, single, DUNDEE SECOND DISTRICT

bap. 5 May 1839 LIVINGSTONE ALEXANDER ALEXANDER LIVINGSTONE/JANET STRAITON

mar. Margaret Aytrun?

d. 1920 DUNDEE, 80y

bap. 29 Nov 1840 LIVINGSTONE ELIZABETH BAXTE ALEXANDER LIVINGSTONE/JANET STRAITON

bap. 26 Jun 1842 LIVINGSTONE ELIZABETH BAXTE ALEXANDER LIVINGSTONE/JANET STRAITON

bur. Howff 9 Jul 1843 13 mth, Daughter of Alexr. Livingstone, shoemaker, Chapelshade

b abt 1843 John

bur. Howff 21 Sep 1848, 5y, Son of Alexr. Livingstone, fireman at a spinning mill, Mid Street Chapelshade

b. abt 1845 James

bur. Howff 5 Sep 1848, 3y, Son of Alexr. Livingston, fireman at a spinning mill, Mid Street, Chapelshade

David Livingstone, writer

mar 21 Oct 1805 CATHARINE SMART (bur. Howff 16 May 1837, 60y, b. Bo'ness, Efusion of brain, Widow of David Livingstone, writer)

d before 1837

Children’s baptisms:

4 Jun 1806 LIVINGSTONE JOHN DAVID LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE SMART U DUNDEE

1 May 1809 LIVINGSTONE BARBARA DAD. LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE SMART U DUNDEE

JAMES LIVINGSTON

marr. 11/11/1825 CATHERINE BOAG in BURNTISLAND

Children’s baptisms:

29/03/1829 LEVINGSTON CATHERINE MARSH JAMES LEVINGSTON/CATHERINE BOAG BURNTISLAND

30 Sep 1832 LIVINGSTONE JAMES BONES JAMES LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE BONES DUNDEE

3 Jun 1835 LIVINGSTONE GRACE ROBERTSON JAMES LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE BOOG DUNDEE

17 Sep 1837 LIVINGSTONE JOHN BOOG JAMES LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE BOOG DUNDEE

17 Nov 1839 LIVINGSTONE JANE BOOG JAMES LIVINGSTONE/CATHARINE BOOG DUNDEE

EDWARD LIVINGSTON

Marr 30 Nov 1791 ISABELLA SPIED in DUNDEE

Children’s baptisms:

2 Dec 1792 LIVINGSTONE WILLIAM EDWARD LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEID DUNDEE

15 Feb 1795 LIVINGSTON MARY EDWARD LIVINGSTON/ISABELL SPEID DUNDEE

18 Dec 1796 LIVINGSTON JANET EDWARD LIVINGSTON/ISABEL SPEED DUNDEE

31 May 1798 LIVINGSTON ISABELLA EDWARD LIVINGSTON/ISABELLA SPEID DUNDEE

30 Jun 1800 LIVINGSTONE EDWARD EDWARD LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEID DUNDEE

28 Feb 1802 LIVINGSTON AGNES EDWARD LIVINGSTON/ISABELLA SPEED DUNDEE

29 Jan 1805 LIVINGSTONE ROBERT SPEED EDWARD LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEED DUNDEE

1 Jan 1807 LIVINGSTONE THOMAS EDWARD LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEED DUNDEE

28 Oct 1809 LIVINGSTONE ANNE EDWD. LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEED DUNDEE

7 Aug 1812 LIVINGSTONE ALEXANDER EDWD. LIVINGSTONE/ISABELLA SPEED DUNDEE

Perhaps the same Robert appears in the 1841 census:

Piece: SCT1841/288 Place: Forfar-Angus Enumeration District: 17

Civil Parish: Forfar Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Forfar

Folio: 19 Page: 16

Address: Prior's Place

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born

STEWART John M 30 Linen Hand Loom Weaver Angus

STEWART Mary F 30 Angus

TARBAT Agnes F 65 Linen Hand Loom Weaver Angus

LIVINGSTON Robert M 35 Linen Hand Loom Weaver Angus

LIVINGSTON Catherine F 30 Angus

LIVINGSTON Margaret F 7 Angus

LIVINGSTON Peter M 5 Angus

LIVINGSTON George M 2 Angus

LIVINGSTON Agnes F 20d Angus

JAMES LIVINGSTONE

Mar. 30 Nov 1779 MARY INGRAM in DUNDEE

Children’s baptisms

26 Nov 1780 LIVINGSTONE ALEXANDER JAMES LIVINGSTONE/MARY INGRAM in DUNDEE

16 Oct 1782 LIVINGSTONE JAMES JAMES LIVINGSTONE/MARY INGRAM in DUNDEE

28 Oct 1784 LIVINGSTONE WILLIAM JAMES LIVINGSTONE/MARY INGRAM in DUNDEE

ALEXR LIVINGSTONE

Mar. 22 Nov 1786 JANET FULERTON in DUNDEE

Children’s baptisms

26 Aug 1787 LIVINGSTONE JOHN ALEXR. LIVINGSTONE/JANET FULERTON in DUNDEE

11 Jan 1789 LIVINGSTONE ANNE ALEXR. LIVINGSTONE/JANET FULERTONE in DUNDEE

JOHN LIVINGSTOUNE

Mar. 26 Nov 1729 HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

Children’s baptisms:

21 Jan 1733 LIVINGSTOUNE FRANCIS JOHN LIVINGSTOUNE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

25 Apr 1731 LIVINGSTOUNE HELLEN JOHN LIVINGSTOUNE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

3 Aug 1738 LOVAGE GEORGE JOHN LOVAGE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

3 Aug 1738 LOVAGE JANET JOHN LOVAGE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

26 Apr 1741 LOVAGE ALISON JOHN LOVAGE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

16 Jun 1743 LOVAGE PETER JOHN LOVAGE/HELLEN GIB in DUNDEE

JAS LIVINGSTON

Mar. 6 May 1814 VASSIE MORISON in DUNDEE

Children:

Bap. 6 Jan 1816 LIVINGSTON, JEAN BLAIR d/o JAS. LIVINGSTON and VASSEY in DUNDEE

bur New Howff 7 Sep 1837, 20y, “Livingstone Jane”, b. Dundee, Daughter of late Jas. Livingstone, vintner

b abt 1818 Vassey Livingstone

bur Old Howff 24 Oct 1821, 3 years old, Dundee

9. Irish Livingstones

b abt 1805 LIVINGSTON JOHN sacking weaver

1861: 56y DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT

married RACHEL TRAVERS b abt 1810-1816; 55y in 1861, 60y in 1871; d. 1871 (60y)

1831 LIVINGSTONE THOMAS b. Monaghan, Ireland; cloth inspector, see also 1881, d. 1901, son of John L and Rachel Travers

1861: 30y in SECOND DISTRICT

1871: 40y ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY

m. LIVINGSTONE MARYANN (1871 40y in ST CLEMENT)

b abt 1855 LIVINGSTON JANE 6y in 1861

b abt 1857 LIVINGSTON JOHN 4y in 1861

b abt 1865 LIVINGSTONE THOMAS

1871: 6y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1859-60 LIVINGSTONE RACHAL

1861: 1y in ST CLEMENT

1871: 12y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1840 AGNES

first marriage: RICHARD MCKAY, yarn bundler

second marriage: THOMAS BELL, army pensioner

d. 1904 54y

b abt 1841 LIVINGSTON JOHN 20y in 1861

1871 in St Andrews Dundee

m. JESSIE b abt 1871

b abt 1863 LIVINGSTONE JOHN 8y in 1871

b abt 1866 LIVINGSTONE ANN 5y in 1871

b abt 1869 LIVINGSTONE ROBERT 2y in 1871

b abt 1843 LIVINGSTON GEORGE, Lapper

1861: 18y

1871: 28y in St MARY DUNDEE

m. 1865 to MATILDA FAIR

1866 b. Ireland LIVINGSTONE GEORGE

1871: 5y in ST MARY DUNDEE CITY

1868 b. Dundee LIVINGSTONE ANN

1871: 3y in ST MARY DUNDEE CITY

b abt 1848 LIVINGSTON RACHEL 13y in 1861

JOHN LIVINGSTONE, weaver

m. Betsy MCKAY?? (only appears on Samuel’s death certificate – could it be an error? Samuel seems related to the family of John Livingstone and Rachel Travers, also from Monaghan)

b abt 1834-6 in Monaghan IRELAND, SAMUEL LIVINGSTONE,

1861: 27y DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT, a neighbour of John L and Rachel

1871: 35y St Clement, Dundee

m. 22/9/1855 at Edengrove, Sara Ann McMaster, born Armagh abt 1836, Ireland, to William McMaster, also a weaver (25y in 1861, 35 in 1871)

d. 25 NOVEMBER 1904 Hilltown

b abt 1856-7 LIVINGSTONE WILLIAM S

1861: 5y in DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT

1871: 14y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1859 LIVINGSTONE GEORGE, Night watchman at time of son’s wedding

1871: 12y in ST CLEMENT

married Martha Birmingham 29 June 1880

b 1896 d 1897 WILLIAM

JAMES LIVINGSTONE, foundry worker (night watchman at time of son’s marriage)

m. ISABELLA CHALMERS 27 October 1922

b. 12 Jan 1923 FRANCIS CHALMERS LIVINGSTONE, textile engineer

m. 4 Feb 1948 ANN FYFFE WALLACE

b abt 1860-1 LIVINGSTONE THOMAS

1861: 1y in DUNDEE FIRST DISTRICT

1871: 10y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1863 LIVINGSTONE RACHEL

1871: 8y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1867 LIVINGSTONE SAMUEL

1871: 4y in ST CLEMENT

b abt 1870 LIVINGSTONE NANCY F

1871: 1y in ST CLEMENT

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b abt 1849-50 LIVINGSTON JAMES M handloom weaver b. Ireland

1871 22 ST PETER DUNDEE CITY

1881 Liff and Benvie 31y. 46 Wilkies Lane "caln worker"? ;

m. LIVINGSTON MARGARET b. Ireland abt 1848 (1871:23, 1881: 46)

d. possibly 1924 Dundee s/o James L and Eliz Davidson

sons John 4 in 1881 and Thomas 1 in 1881.