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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Tuesday 14 April 20 02:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
My apologies for taking so long to reply. I have had very little time for family history research so haven't has a chance to get back to you.
I am not aware of anyone in my family doing a DNA test, but I can send out a query and see if anyone has done so. I would certainly be interested in any document you could provide which might help.
I have recently discovered one other puzzling piece of information. Robert and Janet's daughter Sarah who was born in Australia, married a man called  Niel McKenzie McPhie. He died in 1917 and there were claims made in his death reported in the local newspaper that he was a nephew of David Livingstone.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Friday 03 August 18 04:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
That all sounds very interesting and might help to explain the various missing information and inconsistencies, including no birth records found for any of the three children that came with them from Scotland. The daughter born in Australia did not have her birth registered for 7 years, and seems constantly confused about when and in which country she was born.

The only information I have about Robert Christie's family in Scotland is from his will where he leaves some money to his sister in Glasgow. She is named as Allison Forsyth. This leads me to an Allison (or Ellison) Christie whose mother is Margaret Mavor. Margaret Mavor, however, appears to be too young to be Robert's mother. This also assumes that his sister was also a Christie.  When I get time I will find the actual text from the will because this also includes his sister's address.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 07 November 15 03:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Keith,
Thank you very much for your reply. I must admit that I have done very little research since I posted the query, partly due to frustration at the lack of progress. Any information of assistance you could provide would be very much appreciated. I do have contacts among other descendants of Elizabeth, but not for her sister Jessie.
Cheers

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 18:53 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for all your help!

The information on the Christie/McKenzie  children is correct. The parents information on Robert Christie is not but is all I have at this stage.  I know  he had  a sister called Allison married to a Forsyth and living in Glasgow and this is how I linked him to that family, but have no other evidence and his birth date doesn't fit with them, so I need to do a bit more research there.

I have gone through all the birth records for Janet McKenzies and Sarah McKenzies that I can find and am yet to find any matching parents.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 09:34 GMT (UK)  »
I don't know any details of her parents or birth.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 09:31 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, that's them.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 09:22 GMT (UK)  »
I've found very little so far. Unfortunately Janet McKenzie died only a few years after arriving in Australia and there is no death certificate- only a burial record. I believe she may also have been known as Jessie.

I know that she was married to Robert Christie in Glasgow (Hutchesontown) in 1834 , they had three children in Scotland and then one more in Australia before her death. Sarah was married in 1835.

Janet went to Australia in 1839, I think Sarah went to Canada  in about 1840.

I really have no idea that Sarah McKenzie is the connection, its just a guess but its the only lead I have.

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Scotland / Re: Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 09:02 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, that's where I found Sarah McKenzie- but there is no information on her family- or at least I didn't find it.

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Scotland / Trying to find David Livingstone connection
« on: Saturday 17 December 11 05:00 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to find out how my GG Grandmother, Elizabeth Christie, was connected to David Livingstone. Her marriageannouncement describes her as being his niece. She cannot be his niece, but there is clearly some family connection.
The name Livingstone his used quite a bit in her decendents, as well as her brother's.

My current theory is that her aunt may have been married to David Livingstone's nephew. Her mother's name was Janet McKenzie, and his nephew was married to a Sarah McKenzie. Their ages would fit them being sisters, and their marriage records have them both being from the same part of Glasgow. Sarah and her husband, John Livingstone, went to Canada shortly after Janet and her husband went to Australia in 1839.
I have been unable to find any other connection between Janet and Sarah and I don't know if I'm on the completely wrong track.
If anyone has any knowledge of the Livingstone family that could help it would be much appreciated.

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