Livingstone Relations.  Moffat 4: Mary's Paternal Granduncles and Grandaunts.

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated June 1, 2007.
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Robert Moffat was the paternal grandfather of David Livingstone's wife Mary Moffat.  His siblings and their families are listed here.

David Forrest & Barbara Moffat

• Barbara, dau. of Alexander Moffat & Grizel Nicol (b. 1766, Pencaitland)
1. 23 Sep. 1786, dau. Grizel Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 1 Oct.) [m. John Johnstone 1813]
2. 16 Nov. 1787, son James Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 25 Nov.)
3. 29 Jan. 1789, dau. Elizabeth Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 5 Feb.) [d. by 1797]
4. 31 Dec. 1790, dau. Mary Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 14 Jan. 1791) [d. 1836]
5. 7 Mar. 1793, son Alexander Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 17 Mar.)
6. 17 Sep. 1795, dau. Margaret Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 20 Sep.) [m. Matthew Dobson 1818]
7. 6 Oct. 1797, dau. Elizabeth Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 15 Oct.) [d. 18 May 1863, Ormiston]
8. 29 Mar. 1799, son David Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 7 Apr.)
9. 8 Oct. 1802, son Robert Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 17 Oct.) [m. Marion MacEwen 1835]
10. 21 May 1804, son Thomas Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 10 June)
11. son Archibald Forrest b.
12. c. 1813, dau. Alison Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 1876, Ormiston]
• 1819, David Forrest d.
• 1835, Barbara Forrest d.
   
• Land Records:
• 1 Nov. 1785, Ormiston, East Lothian (tenement to David Forrest, mason at House of Muir, on disposition by Andrew Hunter, cooper in Musselburgh, and Janet Watson, relict of William Hunter, cooper in Musselburgh, seized 22 Apr. 1786) [then 11 June 1815 tenement of houses and yard on south side of High Street disponed by David Forrest, mason at Ormiston, to spouse Barbara Moffat, seized 26 July 1823; then disponed 23 Jan. 1832 by her, and seized 15 Jan. 1842 by Trustee of Barbara Moffat; then 21 Apr. 1842 to Charles Dickson of Ormiston, with consents of Grace Forrest or Johnstone of Dalkeith, Margaret Forrest & spouse Matthew Dobson weaver in Fala, Elizabeth Forrest at Culrossie, and Alison Forrest at Portobello, seized 7 May 1842; then 20 Dec. 1845 disponed by Charles Dickson to Trustee of Barbara Moffat (her son Robert Forrest), seized 5 Mar. 1846]
• Unmarried children:
  • 24 Nov. 1824, Ormiston, East Lothian (20 falls & 7 ells of ground with house on north side of High Street, to Alexander Forrest, son of David Forrest, mason at Ormiston, on disposition by Trustee of Helen Nicol of Ormiston, seized 24 Dec. 1824) [then 22 May 1828 disponed to Charles Dickson, gardener in Ormiston, and spouse Margaret Agnew, seized 27 Oct. 1828]
  • 1851, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., Elizabeth Forrest 51 merchant Ormiston, sister Alison 38 house servant Ormiston)
  • 24 Mar. 1852, Ormiston, East Lothian (coat house with small garden at back, to Elizabeth Forrest of Ormiston, on charter of novodamus by John Alexander, Earl of Hopetoun, with consent of Thomas Swanston, woollen draper at Edinburgh)
  • 1861, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., Elizabeth Forrest 60 proprietrix Ormiston)
  • 1861, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., Alison Forrest 50 domestic servant Ormiston)
  • 1871, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, Alison Forrest 60 domestic servant Ormiston)

(Sources:  C1851, C1861, C1871, Northcott, OPR Ormiston, ScotAS)

Alexander Moffat & Elizabeth MacEwen

• Alexander, son of Alexander Moffat & Grizel Nicol (b. 1770, Pencaitland)
1. c. 1798, dau. Grace Moffat b. Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland
2. c. 1801, dau. Margaret Moffat b.
3. c. 1804, dau. Elizabeth Moffat b.
4. c. 1808, dau. Jennie Moffat b.
5. Apr. 1815, son Alexander Moffat b. Humbie, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Lilias Fortune 1863]
• c. 1840, Alexander Moffat d.
   
• Unmarried children:
• 1841, Fala & Soutra, Midlothian (res. Honey Wells, Grace Moffat 35 ag laborer Y, Alexander 25 ag laborer Y)
• 1851, Fala & Soutra, Midlothian (res. Fala Parks, Alexr Moffat 36 farm laborer Humbie, sis Grace 48 Humbie)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, IGI)

John Johnston & Grizel Forrest

• Grizel, dau. of David Forrest & Barbara Moffat (b. 1786, Ormiston)
• 30 July 1813, m. Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland (also rec. Canongate)
1. 15 May 1814, son George Johnston bap. Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
2. 19 Jan. 1817, son David Forrest Johnston bap. Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
3. 2 Aug. 1819, son Alexander Johnston bap. Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland [m. Janet Inglis 1854]
4. 7 Sep. 1823, dau. Barbara Johnston bap. Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
5. 16 Oct. 1825, dau. Margaret Johnston bap. Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
    
• Census Records:
• 1841, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. Wilson's Close, Grace Johnston 50 Y, Alexander 20 laborer Y, Margaret 15 svt Y, John Moffat 48 laborer Y)
• Unmarried children:
• 1851, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. Wilson's Close, Alexander Johnstone 35 gardener Dalkeith)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, OPRI)

Matthew Dobson & Margaret Forrest

• Matthew, son of James Dobson & Peggy Anderson (b. 1782, Fala & Soutra)
• Margaret, dau. of David Forrest & Barbara Moffat (b. 1795, Ormiston)
• 1 Aug. 1818, m. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (also rec. St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh)
1. c. 1821, dau. Barbara Dobson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
2. c. 1826, dau. Marion Dobson b. Midlothian, Scotland
3. c. 1828, son James Dobson b. Fala & Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland
4. 17 Dec. 1831, son David Dobson bap. Fala & Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland [m. Annie --- by 1866]
5. 21 Aug. 1833, son Matthew Dobson bap. Fala & Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland [d. by 1838]
6. 18 Nov. 1838, son Matthew Dobson bap. Fala & Soutra, Midlothian, Scotland
    
• Census Records:
• 1841, Fala & Soutra, Midlothian (res. Fala, Mathew Dobson 55 weaver & spirit dealer Y, Margaret 40 N, Barbara 20 Y, Marion 14 Y, James 12 Y, David 9 Y, Mathew 2 Y)
• 1851, Fala & Soutra, Midlothian (res. Fala, Matthew Dobson 67 weaver Fala, Margt 54 Ormiston, Barbara 31 Crichton, Matthew 12 Fala)
• Unmarried children:
• 1851, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. 4 Browns St Lane, James Dobson 23 joiner Fala, David 21 mason Fala, lodgers at John Liddle)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, OPRI)

Robert Forrest & Marion MacEwen

• Robert, son of David Forrest & Barbara Moffat (b. 1802, Ormiston)
• Marion, dau. of John McEwan & Margaret Fortune (b. 1813, Pencaitland)
• 14 June 1835, m. procl. Ormiston (Robert from Ormiston, Marion from Pencaitland)
1. 2 May 1836, son David Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 19 June, res. Ormiston)
2. 27 July 1838, son Archibald Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 7 Oct., res. Ormiston) [d. by 1840]
3. 2 Apr. 1840, son Archibald Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 21 June, res. Ormiston) [m. Tamar Dickson 1874]
4. 7 Oct. 1842, son John Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 2 Dec., res. Ormiston)
5. 22 Mar. 1845, son Robert Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 11 May, res. Ormiston) [d. 27 Sep. 1871, Ormiston]
• 19 July 1864, Robert Forrest d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (age 61, mason, inf. son Archibald)
• 6 Oct. 1868, Marion Forrest d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (age 56, inf. son Archibald)
   
• Census Records:
• 1841, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, Robert Forrest 35 mason & spirit dealer Y, Marion 25 Y, David 5 Y, Archibald 1 Y, David 25 mason N, Mary McAmmont 10 servant Y)
• 1851, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., Robert Forrest 47 mason Ormiston, Marion 36 Pencaitland, David 14 mason Ormiston, Archibald 10 Ormiston, John 8 Ormiston, Robert 6 Ormiston)
• 1861, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., Robert Forrest 57 mason Ormiston, Marion 48 Pencaitland, Archibald 20 mason Ormiston, John 19 mason Ormiston, Robert 17 joiner Ormiston)
• Land Records:
• 23 Jan. 1832, Ormiston, East Lothian (tenement of houses on south side of High Street, disponed 23 Jan. 1832 by Barbara Moffat, relict of David Forrest, mason at Ormiston, seized 15 Jan. 1842 by Trustee of Barbara Moffat) [then 21 Apr. 1842 to Charles Dickson of Ormiston, with consents of Grace Forrest or Johnstone of Dalkeith, Margaret Forrest & spouse Matthew Dobson weaver in Fala, Elizabeth Forrest at Culrossie, and Alison Forrest at Portobello, seized 7 May 1842; then 20 Dec. 1845 disponed by Charles Dickson to Trustee of Barbara Moffat, seized 5 Mar. 1846; then 22 Apr. 1864 disponed by Robert Forrest, builder at Ormiston, trustee of Barbara Moffat, seized 16 Mar. 1867 by Trustees of Robert Forrest; then 13 Apr. 1867 to Archibald Forrest, mason at Ormiston, with consent of David Forrest, mason at Edinburgh, John Forrest, mason at Ormiston, and Robert Forrest, joiner at Edinburgh, under burden of liferent and L20 annuity to Marion McEwan, relict of Robert Forrest Sr.]
• Unmarried children:
• 1871, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, Archd Forrest 30 builder Ormiston, bro. Robert 25 joiner Ormiston)
• 1881, Pencaitland, East Lothian (res. Tyneholm, Catherine Amos 70 housekeeper Pencaitland, lodger John McEwen 71 mason Pencaitland, boarder John Forrest 38 mason Ormiston)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, C1861S, C1871S, C1881S, OPR Ormiston, ScotAS, ScotRD)

Alexander Johnston & Janet Inglis

• Alexander, son of John Johnston & Grizel Forrest (b. 1819, Newbattle)
• Janet (b. c. 1824, Edinburgh)
• 13 May 1854, m. Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
1. 21 Jan. 1855, son John Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
2. 1 Sep. 1856, son Walter George Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
3. 22 May 1859, dau. Grace Forrest Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
4. 30 Jan. 1861, dau. Margaret Forrest Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
5. 30 Dec. 1862, son Alexander Forrest Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
6. 1 Oct. 1866, dau. Barbara Janet Forrest Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
7. 10 July 1868, dau. Minnie Keith Forrest Johnston b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    
• Census Records:
• 1861, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. Newington, Alexander Johnston 41 gardener Newbattle, Janet 34 Carrington, John 6 Edinburgh, Walter G 4 Edinburgh, Grace F 2 Edinburgh, Margaret F 2m Edinburgh)
• 1871, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. 9 Canning Place, Alexander Johnston 41 coachmaker Hunderton, Janet 44 Carrington, John 16 joiner Carrington, Walter 14 joiner Carrington, Grace 12 Carrington, Margaret 10 Carrington, Alexander 8 Carrington, Minnie 3 Carrington)
• 1881, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. 9 Canning Place, Alexander Johnstone 61 gardener Newbattle, Janet 57 Canongate, Margaret F 20 dressmaker Newington, Alexander F 19 joiner Newington, Minnie F 12 Newington)
• 1891, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. 47 Causewayside, Newington, Alexander Johnston 71 gardener Newbattle, Margaret 31 Edinburgh, Minnie 22 dressmaker Edinburgh)

(Sources:  C1861S, C1871S, C1881S, C1891S, IGI, OPRI)

Alexander Moffat & Lilias Pringle Fortune

• Alexander, son of Alexander Moffat & Elizabeth MacEwen (b. 1815, Humbie)
• Lilias, dau. of Thomas Fortune & Helen Fleming (b. 1827, Scotland)
• 12 Nov. 1863, m. Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA
1. 2 Jan. 1866, dau. Helen Fleming Moffat b. Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA
• 13 May 1883, Lilias Moffat d. Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA
• Jan. 1891, Alexander Moffat d. Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, USA
   
• Census Records:
• 2 June 1870, Erie Co., New York (res. Buffalo, 9th Ward, Alexander Moffatt 52 bellows maker Scotland, Lillias 43 Scotland, Hellen 4 NY, Thomas Fortune 76 laborer Scotland)
• 9 June 1880, Erie Co., New York (res. 232 Rhode Island St, Buffalo, 11th Ward, Alexander Moffet 63 grocer Scotland, Lillis 51 grocer Scotland, Helen 14 NY, fL Thomas Fortune wd 86 Scotland, servant Hattie Smith 21 NY, servant Emma McVetty 22 Canada, servant Jacob Rosendale 18 NY)

(Sources:  C1870, C1880, IGI)

David Dobson & Annie ---

• David, son of Matthew Dobson & Margaret Forrest (b. 1831, Fala)
• Annie (b. c. 1844, Devonshire)
1. c. 1866, son William Dobson b. at sea
2. c. 1868, dau. Jane Dobson b. Dover, Kent, England
3. c. 1870, son Harry Dobson b. Dover, Kent, England
4. c. 1872, son Matthew Dobson b. Dover, Kent, England
5. c. 1876, dau. Annie Dobson b. Canterbury, Kent, England
    
• Census Records:
• 1871, Hougham, Kent (res. S Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover, David Dobson 38 sergeant Scotland, Annie 26 Barnstable, William 5 At Sea, Jane 3 Dover, Harry 1 Dover)
• 1881, Portsea, Hampshire (res. 1 Hampshire St., David Dobson 48 carpenter Scotland, Annie 37 Devon, William 15 painter At Sea, Jane 13 Dover, Harry 11 Dover, Mathew 9 Dover, Annie 5 Canterbury)

(Sources:  C1871E, C1881E)

Archibald Forrest & Tamar Vicars Dickson

• Archibald, son of Robert Forrest & Marion MacEwen (b. 1840, Ormiston)
• Tamar, dau. of James Dickson & Mary Gilfillan (b. 1855, Newbattle)
• 30 Apr. 1874, m. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
1. 30 July 1874, son Robert Forrest b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
• 4 Sep. 1875, Archibald Forrest d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
   
• Land Records:
• 22 Apr. 1864, Ormiston, East Lothian (tenement of houses on south side of High Street disponed by Robert Forrest, builder at Ormiston, trustee of Barbara Moffat, seized 16 Mar. 1867 by Trustees of Robert Forrest) [then 13 Apr. 1867 to Archibald Forrest, mason at Ormiston, with consent of David Forrest, mason at Edinburgh, John Forrest, mason at Ormiston, and Robert Forrest, joiner at Edinburgh, under burden of liferent and L20 annuity to Marion McEwan, relict of Robert Forrest Sr.]

(Sources:  IGI, ScotAS, ScotRD)