Donald Livingstons of Isle of Luing circa 1834
Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 9:55 pm
Hi All,
In the difficult search for Donald Livingston who was married to Agnes Stevenson and who lived on the Isle of Luing in the early 1800's, I first searched the 1841 Census with Livingston householders in Kilchattan Parish and found that Donald Livingston and his wife Agnes Stevenson were not listed and perhaps had died before 1841 or moved elsewhere. There was only one Donald Livingston householder recorded in 1841 on the Isle of Luing and that Donald Livingston b. abt. 1781 a cotton labourer married to Margaret b. abt. 1782. and residing at Ardlarach. So no sign of Donald Livingston and Agnes Stevenson in 1841 on the Isle of Luing and in Kilchattan and Kilbrandon Parish.
However the other day I noticed an 1834 list of householders of the Isle of Luing which included two Donald Livingstons residing on the Isle of Luing.
The first was the Donald Livingston of Ardlarach and a second one not mentioned in the 1841 Census was a Donald Livingston of Collipool. Along Donald was listed also at Collipool, Neil Livingston and Archibald Livingston.
While the 1841 Census does not include Donald Livingston of Collipool it lists Archibald Livingston b. abt. 1791 as a slate worker at Collipool married to Agnes Livingston. Also at Collipool as listed in the 1834 list Neil Livingston b. abt. 1766 also a slate worker according to the 1841 Census.
So as the 1841 Census tells us that the one Donald mentioned in the 1834 list residing at Ardlarach was married to a Margaret then there is good chance that the other Donald Livingston living on the Isle of Luing in the 1830's that was according to the 1834 list residing at Collipool could well be the Donald Livingston married to Agnes Stevenson who were parents of Solomon Livingston. The odds are good anyways i should think.
regards,
Donald
In the difficult search for Donald Livingston who was married to Agnes Stevenson and who lived on the Isle of Luing in the early 1800's, I first searched the 1841 Census with Livingston householders in Kilchattan Parish and found that Donald Livingston and his wife Agnes Stevenson were not listed and perhaps had died before 1841 or moved elsewhere. There was only one Donald Livingston householder recorded in 1841 on the Isle of Luing and that Donald Livingston b. abt. 1781 a cotton labourer married to Margaret b. abt. 1782. and residing at Ardlarach. So no sign of Donald Livingston and Agnes Stevenson in 1841 on the Isle of Luing and in Kilchattan and Kilbrandon Parish.
However the other day I noticed an 1834 list of householders of the Isle of Luing which included two Donald Livingstons residing on the Isle of Luing.
The first was the Donald Livingston of Ardlarach and a second one not mentioned in the 1841 Census was a Donald Livingston of Collipool. Along Donald was listed also at Collipool, Neil Livingston and Archibald Livingston.
While the 1841 Census does not include Donald Livingston of Collipool it lists Archibald Livingston b. abt. 1791 as a slate worker at Collipool married to Agnes Livingston. Also at Collipool as listed in the 1834 list Neil Livingston b. abt. 1766 also a slate worker according to the 1841 Census.
So as the 1841 Census tells us that the one Donald mentioned in the 1834 list residing at Ardlarach was married to a Margaret then there is good chance that the other Donald Livingston living on the Isle of Luing in the 1830's that was according to the 1834 list residing at Collipool could well be the Donald Livingston married to Agnes Stevenson who were parents of Solomon Livingston. The odds are good anyways i should think.
regards,
Donald