Clan Livingston

The surname Livingston or Livingstone is of territorial origin from the lands of that name in West Lothian deriving from a Saxon named Leving, who settled in Scotland during the reign of Edgar (1097-1107). His grandson is designated in a charter of William the Lion "of Livingstone". His descendant, Sir William Livingstone accompanied King David II on his expedition to England in 1346 and it was from him he acquired the barony of Callander, Stirlingshire, whose heiress he married.

However, a different version of the Livingston family history has been published in The Scottish Nation or the Surnames, Families, Literature and Biographical History of the People of Scotland by William Anderson: Livingston, a surname said to be of Hungarian origin, the progenitor of the families of this name in Scotland being a gentleman of Hungary who came to this country with Margaret, queen of Malcolm Canmore, about 1070. His descendant in the third degree, Livingus, who lived in the reiges of King Alexander I., and his brother, King David I., called a considerable estate in West Lothian, which he possessed, Livingston, that is, the dwellingplace of Livingus. His son, Thurstanus, a witness to the foundation charter of Holyrood-house in 1128, had two sons, Alexander and William. ... more

• A1 ~ Leving, lvd:1124;
  • B1 ~ Thurstanus, lvd:1128;
    • C1 ~ Alexander of Livingston;
      • D1 ~ Sir Wiliam de Livingston;
        • E1 ~ Sir Andrew de Livingston, Sheriff of Lanark, d:1297, m. Elena de Quarantley;
          • F1 ~ Sir William Livingston of Gorgyn, Crainmillar and Drumry;
            • G1 ~ William Livingston of Callendar, Sheriff of Haddington, m. Christian de Callendar;
              • H1 ~ Sir William Livingston of Callendar, d:1402, m. N. Menteith;
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  • I1 ~ Sir William Livingston of Callendar, d:1451, m. N. Dundas;  ==>  Clan Dundas
    • J1 ~ Janet Livingston, m1. Sir James Hamilton,  <==  Clan Hamilton
                         m2. Robert Bruce;  <==  Clan Bruce
    • J2 .. James Livingston, 1st Lord Callendar, d:1467, m. Marian de Berwick;
      • K1 .. Alexander Livingston;
        • L1 .. Sir James Livingston, d:1503, m. Beatrice Fleming;
          • M1 .. Sir William Livingston, 4th Lord Callendar, d:1514, m. Agnes Hepburn;
            • N1 .. Alexande Livingston, 5th Lord Callendar, d:1553, m. Agnes Douglas;
              • J1 .. Elizabeth Livingston, m. John Buchanan;  <==  Clan Buchanan