Livingstone Relations:  Sources

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated November 1, 2008.
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• AF:  Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (Unverified submissions by individuals which should be used with extreme care.  Dates of some events have been found here but not elsewhere.)
• AveryM:  Avery, Michael, Dunlop, Black, MacNair, and other Glasgow Families, 2007.  (Web pages hosted at rootsweb.com)
• BeumerH:  Beumer, Hal, personal communications, 2006.
• Blaikie, W. Garden, The Personal Life of David Livingstone, 1880.  (The best of the early biographies, with many details of family connections.)
• BrColVEI:  Vital Events Index, British Columbia.
• C1840:  Sixth Census of the United States, 1840, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.    (The 1840 census uses the age brackets 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, ..., 90-99, and 100+.)
• C1841E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841, Census Office, London.
• C1841S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1841, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1850:  Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1851E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851, Census Office, London.
• C1851S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1851, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1860:  Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1861C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1861, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.  (The 1861 census of Prince Edward Island uses the age brackets 0-4, 5-15, 16-20, 21-44, 45-59, and 60+.)
• C1861E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861, Census Office, London.
• C1861S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1861, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1870:  Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1871C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1871, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1871E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871, Census Office, London.
• C1871S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1871, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1880:  Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1881C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1881, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1881E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881, Census Office, London.
• C1881S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1881, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1891E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891, Census Office, London.
• C1891S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1891, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1900:  Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1901C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1901, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1901E:  Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901, Census Office, London.
• C1901S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1901, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1910:  Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1911C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1911, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1920:  Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1930:  Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• Campbell, R.J., Livingstone, 1930.  (Biography of Dr. Livingstone, with a fairly extensive discussion of his probable ancestry.)
• Carmichael, Alexander, The Barons of Bachuill, Celtic Review, 1907.  (Primarily a description of the island of Lismore, and some local history, including the Livingstone barons.  It does mention David Livingstone, though misidentifies his grandparents.)
• ClanMaclea:  Clan Maclea.co.uk, The Official Home of the Clan McLea, the Highland Livingstones. (Online at http://www.clanlivingstone.com)
• CMoffat:  ClanMoffat.org.  (Maintains an online genealogy database at http://www.clanmoffat.org/.)
• CorbeilleR:  Corbeille, Ron (of Michigan), personal communications, 2008.
• CuparSC:  Cupar Sheriff Court, Inventories.
• CWGC:  Debt of Honour Register, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.  (Online database at http://www.cwgc.org/.)
• EdinbSC:  Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Inventories.
• Fioravanti: Fioravanti, Jeff, personal communications, 1999.
• FosterJ:  Foster, Joseph, The Pedigree of Wilson of High Wray and Kendal and the Families Connected with Them, 1871.
• Francis, Bob, Root and Branch, 2002.  (Online family history site at http://www.shawhan.com/.)
• GarisR:  Garis, Robyn (of Australia), personal communications, 2008.
• Hamilton, Cliff, The Hamilton Family of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and Otago & Southland, New Zealand, 2006.  (A Rootsweb Family Tree)
• Holmes, Timothy, ed., David Livingstone Letters & Documents 1841-1872, The Zambian Collection, 1990.
• Hope, Louise, Abstracts of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the "Perth Courier", c. 1978.
• IGI:  International Genealogical Index, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (An index of births, baptisms and marriages prepared by the LDS church from many different sources, some primary and some not.  Verification is recommended.  Many of the Scottish entries come from primary source records.)
• Jeal, Tim, Livingstone, 1973.  (The current standard American biography of Livingstone.)
• Little1:  Little, Edith B., Blount County Tennessee Cemetery Records, 1981.
• Little2:  Little, Edith B., Blount County Tennessee Marriages 1795 to 1910, 1982.
• LivFT:  The Livingstone Family Tree, 1725-1986, compiled by David Livingstone Wilson, c. 1988.  (An excellent genealogy chart compiled by a descendant of David Livingstone, available from the Livingstone Memorial in Blantyre, Scotland)
• LivingstonR:  Livingston, Robert, Clan MacLea, 1999-.  (An online web site of genealogy research with many details, record transcriptions, etc.)
• Livingstone1: Livingstone, David, Missionary Travels in South Africa, 1857.
• Livingstone2: Livingstone, David & Charles, The Zambesi Expedition, 1865.
• LivingstoneB:  Livingstone, Bob, personal communications, 2007.
• Long, Una, ed., The Journals of Elizabeth Lees Price, 1854-1883, 1956.
• Macnab, Peter Angus, Tall Tales of an Island, 1984.  (Contains an account of hanging of James Stewart in 1752 at Ballachulish, whose body was surreptitiously removed from the guarded gibbet four years later by three Livingstone brothers, one of whom may is identified as David Livingstone's grandfather.)
• MaxwellL:  Maxwell, Lynda (of Australia), personal communications, 2005.
• MoffatJ:  Moffat, John Smith, The Lives of Robert and Mary Moffat, 1888.  (A detailed biography of the Moffats, written by their son.)
• MoffatR:  Moffat, Robert, Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa, 1844.
• MoffatRU:  Moffat, Robert Unwin, John Smith Moffat, A Memoir, 1921.  (A biography of John Smith Moffat, missionary and government servant in Africa, written by his son.)
• Morrison, K. Ian, personal communications, 2001.
• Northcott, Cecil, Robert Moffat, Pioneer in Africa, 1961. (A good biography of Moffat, with information and a genealogical chart of his descendants.)
• NPGLiv:  National Portrait Gallery, David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa, London, 1996.  (Six essays and extensive pictures.)
• OntMarriage:  Ontario Marriage Register, 1857-1924, Toronto, Ontario.
• OPR Blantyre:  Parish Registers, 1677-1858, Parish Church of Blantyre, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 624, Lanarkshire)
• OPR Haddington:  Parish Registers, 1619-1854, Parish Church of Haddington, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 709, East Lothian)
• OPR Kilninian:  Parish Registers, 1766-1854, Parish Church of Kilninian and Kilmore, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 544, Argyllshire)
• OPR Ormiston:  Parish Registers, 1637-1855, Parish Church of Ormiston, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 715, East Lothian)
• OPR Pencaitland:  Parish Registers, 1598-1855, Parish Church of Pencaitland, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 716, East Lothian)
• OPRI:  Old Parochial Registers Index, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (This index, available on both microfiche and CD-ROM, is much more complete than the IGI.)
• OtagoWit:  Otago Witness, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1851-1932.
• PeakeA:  Peake, Alexander, personal communication, 2008.
• Pienaar, Catherine, personal communications, 2002.
• PRF:  Pedigree Resource File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (Unverified submissions by individuals which should be used with extreme care.  Dates of some events have been found here but not elsewhere.)
• Redshaw, Ann (of England), personal communications, 2005.
• Robinson, Doreen, Fairmount Cemetery Records: 1890-1906, 2003.
• Schapera, I., ed., David Livingstone Family Letters 1841-1856, pub. 1959.  (Letters from Livingstone to family members, most often his parents, sisters, and father-in-law.  Details often mentioned in passing.)
• ScotAS:  Abridgements of Sasines, 1781-1868, Public Records Office, Edinburgh.
• ScotRD:  Scotland Death Registrations.  (Statutory registrations began in 1855.)
• Seaver, George, David Livingstone: His Life and Letters, 1957.  (A standard biography of Livingstone.)
• Sinclair1:  Sinclair, A. Maclean, "The Belfast Book", c. 1889.  (A listing of the families in the congregation at Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in 1889.)
• Sinclair2:  Sinclair, A. Maclean, The Highland Ancestry of David Livingstone, Celtic Monthly, 1909.  (A brief article about Livingstone's family, and in particular the relationship to the Morrisons who emigrated to Prince Edward Island.)
• SJBelfCBI:  St. John's, Belfast Church Baptism Index.
• Slater, Maud Isabella, Isabella Price, Pioneer, 1931.
• SMBishopE:  St. Mary Bishophill Elder, York, Marriage Register.
• Smith1: Smith, Edwin W., Robert Moffat: One of God's Gardeners, 1925.
• Smith2: Smith, Edwin W., Great Lion of Bechuanaland: The Life and Times of Roger Price, Missionary, 1957.
• SomervellJ:  Somervell, John, ed., Some Westmorland Wills, 1686-1738, Kendal, 1927.
• StewartNC: Stewart, Nancy Cullen (of New Zealand), personal communications, 2006.
• Tredgold, Robert C., The Rhodesia That Was My Life, 1968.  (An account of the author's life in Rhodesia, by a great-grandson of Robert Moffat.)
• Valenti, Gail, personal communications, 2002.
• VanTilburgJ:  Van Tilburg, Jo Anne, Among Stone Giants: The Life of Katherine Routledge and her Remarkable Expedition to Easter Island, 2003.
• VIIPL:  Index of Inward Passenger Lists, 1852-1923, Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne.
• Wallis, J.P.R., ed., The Matabele Mission, pub. 1945.  (Selection primarily of correspondence from John and Emily Moffat and David Livingstone.)
• WByresC:  West Byres Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions from the Ormiston parish churchyard at West Byres.  A manuscript transcription of many of the stones is at the Family History Centre in Haddington.)
• WhitwellG:  a Whitwell gedcom of unknown authorship, available at http://www.geocities.com/[email protected]/whitwell.ged.
• WilsonA:  Wilson, A. M. Livingstone, Recollections of David Livingstone by His Daughter, Chamber's Journal, Dec. 1938.  (Personal reflections by his youngest daughter, who did not have the opportunity to get to know her father well.)
• WilsonH:  Wilson, Hubert F., Livingstone, The Master Missionary, c. 1923.  (A fairly standard biography written by Livingstone's grandson.)