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Hi John, Thanks for your post above. I have managed to put together quite a comprehensive tree dating from Williams generation to present. I hope to ultimately post this once when I have added some earlier generations. When I came across the info you refer to, a brief search of the family silver sad...

Kyle, John & Donald, My sincere thanks for your responses. As far as the issue of the parent name of William being incorrect, the dates in the records just didn't match up. I kept digging and eventually came across a book which detailed the history of Highland Silversmiths. Thanks to a brief tim...

Just a brief update on some new developments on this search. It would appear that the Alexander and Susanah were indeed not the parents of William. He was in fact the son of one John Livingston born in County Down in c1700. I have not been able to locate any formal birth record to validate this as y...

Thanks John.

Given the proximity of Falkirk this does seem like an extraordinary coincidence but the dates are a long way out. I am confident in the connection to William (b. 1720) so perhaps the record of his parents falls into the inaccurate category you mention.

Thanks again, Ed

Hi Kyle, Many thanks for your postings and warm welcome to the forum. I am looking into the DNA option and have in fact been corresponding with someone on this matter. As you suggest this project might be a tough nut to crack but hopefully with some time and perseverance, it could perhaps bear some ...

Hi Folks, I am new member of the forum and hoping gain some information on the origin of a portion of the Dundee branch of the Livngstone family. Specifically, I am trying to trace the family tree which predates a goldsmith named William Livingstone (1720-1769) born in Dundee. He was the son of Alex...