LIVINGSTON

Earls of Linlithgow

Earls of Callendar

Viscounts Kilsyth

Earls of Newburgh

Part 1

Sir John Livingston, of Callendar, k.a. Homildon Hill 14 Sep 1402; m.1^st a dau of Menteith of Kerse; m.2^nd ca 1381 Agnes, dau of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith

[by 1^st m.]:

1a) Sir Alexander, of Callendar, d.1451; m. a dau of Dundas of Dundas

1b) James, cr 1458 Lord Livingston (of Callendar) [S], d.1467; m.Marian ___

1c) James, 2^nd Lord Livingston, d.1497

2c) Alexander; m.NN

1d) James, 3^rd Lord Livingston, d.before 2 Mar 1503; m.1^st by 1472 Beatrice [or Elizabeth], dau of Lord Fleming; m.2^nd Agnes Houston; Scots Peerage, sub Livingston, des not mention the 1^st marriage, though it mentions it sub Fleming; sub Livingston it says that the children were by Agnes Houston; GEC says that his son William was by the first marriage

1e) William, 4^th Lord Livingston, d.1514 [per Scots Peerage; GEC says before 21 Apr 1518]; m.ca 1501 (sep. 1516) Agnes Hepburn

1f) Alexander, 5^th Lord Livingston, d.1549/51; m.1^st Janet Stewart (dsp); m.2^nd Agnes, dau of John Douglas, 2^nd Earl of Morton; m.3^rd Jeanne de Piedefer

1g) John, Master of Livingston, dvpsp, k.a. at Pinkie 10 Sep 1547; m.Janet, dau of 3^rd Lord Fleming, gdau of King James IV, later wife of John Sandilands of Calder

2g) William, 6^th Lord Livingston, d.1592; m.before 1 Oct 1553 Agnes, dau of 3^rd Lord Fleming, gdau of King James IV; Scots Peerage says that it is unknown whether Janet survived her husband; GEC says that she appears to have been murdered shortly before 18 Oct 1597

1h) Alexander, 7^th Lord Livingston, cr 1600 Earl of Linlithgow, Lord Livingston and Callendar [S], d.24 Dec 1621; m.ca 1584 Lady Helen Hay

1i) John, Master of Livingston, d.before 17 Aug 1610 [per GEC; before 14 Feb 1614, per Scots Peerage]

2i) Alexander, 2^nd Earl of Linlithgow, d.1648; m.1^st ca 1611 Lady Elizabeth Gordon (d.Jul 1616); m.2^nd ca 1620 Lady Mary Douglas

1j) George, 3^rd Earl of Linlithgow (Jul 1616-1 Feb 1690); m.1^st 30 Jul 1650 Elizabeth (d.Oct 1659), dau of Patrick Maule, Earl of Panmure, and widow of John Lyon, Earl of Kinghorne; m.2^nd Jun 1677 Mrs Agnes Scott, née Wauchope; issue of 1^st m.:

1k) George, 4^th Earl of Linlithgow, d.7 Aug 1695; m. Hon. Henrietta Sutherland

2k) Alexander, suc his uncle 1685 as 3^rd Earl of Callendar, d.Dec 1692; m.Lady Anne Graham (d.ca 14 Feb 1709)

1l) James, 4^th Earl of Callendar, suc his uncle 1695 as 5^th Earl of Linlithgow, attainted 1716, dspms 25 Apr 1723; m.ca 1707 Lady Margaret Hay; the attainder was never reversed, and all his titles became extinct

1m) Anne (bap 18 Jan 1709-16 Sep 1747); m.15 Jun 1724 William Boyd, 4^th Earl of Kilmarnock (beheaded 18 Aug 1746); her son suc Anne’s maternal aunt as Earl of Erroll

2m) James, Lord Livingston (13 Nov 1710-30 Apr 1715)

2l) Henriette, d.25 May 1738

3l) Mary, d.26 Mar 1734; m.1717 James Graham of Airth

3k) Henrietta, d.ca Oct 1683; m.Jul 1666 Robert Makgill, 2^nd Viscount of Oxfurd [or Oxenford] (20 May 1651-Dec 1705)

2j) Alexander, suc his uncle 1674 as 2^nd Earl of Callendar, dspl Aug 1685; m.ca 1663 Lady Mary Hamilton (d.1705), later wife of 3^rd Earl of Findlater

1k) [illegitimate] Sir Alexander Livingston, of Glentirran, cr Baronet [S] 1685, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever, d.Jul 1698; he m. ___ Bartlewick

1l – 4l) 4 sons, dvpsp

5l) Sir James, 2^nd Bt., d.30 Apr 1771; m.Helen (d.29 Mar 1767), dau and heiress of Sir James Campbell of Ardkinglass, 2^nd Bt.

1m) Sir James CAMPBELL of Ardkinglass, 3^rd Bt., d.21 Nov 1788; he took surname CAMPBELL ca 1752 on inheriting estates of mother’s family; m.1752 Katherine Campbell

1n) Sir Alexander, 4^th Bt., d.1810; m.1792 Marianne Cheape (d.23 Oct 1849), later wife of Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

2m) Mary; m.John Callander, of Craigforth; her descendant inherited Ardkinglass

3j) [ex 2] Margaret, d.2 Nov 1674; m.1^st Sir Thomas Nicolson of Carnock, 2^nd Bt. (10 Jun 1628-24 Jul 1664); m.2^nd Sir George Stirling of Keir (d.Jun 1667); m.3^rd 6 Feb 1668 Sir John Stirling of Keir

4j) [ex 2] Eleanor

3i) James, cr 1633 Lord Livingston of Almond [S],with remainder to heirs male forever, cr 1641 Earl of Callendar, Lord Livingston and Almond [S]; in1647 he obtained power of nomination of successors to his honors, which he seems to have exercised; however, in 1660 he obtained a novodamus granting the remainder to his issue male, and then to 1) his nephew Alexander Livingston, 2) his great-nephew Alexander Livingston, 3) Alexander Livingston, son of Sir Alexander Livingston of Dalderse; he was bur 25 Mar 1674; he had m.ca 1633 Margaret (d.30 Dec 1659), dau of James Hay, Lord Hay of Yester, and widow of Alexander Seton, Earl of Dunfermline

4i) Anne, d.12 Nov 1632; m.22 Jun 1612 Alexander Montgomerie, 6^th Earl of Eglinton (1588-7 Jan 1661)

5i) Margaret, d.ca 10 Dec 1651; m.1609 John Fleming, 2^nd Earl of Wigtown (d.7 May 1650)

2h) John, d.young

3h) Henry, d.young

4h) Sir George, d.ca 1616; m.Margaret ___

1i) William, d.1649; m.NN

1j) Sir Alexander, d.May 1690; m.Susanna Walker

1k) [Sir] Alexander, de jure 2^nd Bt. (suc his first cousin, twice removed, Sir James Livingston of Westquarter, below), but did not assume the title, d.13 Nov 1720; m.1683 Henrietta Scott

1l) [Sir] George, of Bedlornie, de jure 3^rd Bt., did not assume the title; m.1722 Frances Kerr, dau of Lord [or Hon.] John Kerr [there is some confusion over which John was her father]

2l) [Sir] Alexander, de jure 4^th Bt., did not assume the title, d.1766; m.1^st Christian Hay; m.2^nd Margaret Murray

3l) James, d.1740

4l) [Sir] William, de jure 5^th Bt., did not assume the title, d.22 Feb 1769; m.Helen Parker

5l) Robert, d.1759; m.Isabella Baillie

1m) Sir Alexander, 6^th Bt., assumed the title a few years after 1769; claimed Earldom of Callendar 1784; d.8 Apr 1795; m.1^st Ann Atkinson (d.27 Dec 1778); m.2^nd 1782 Jane Cranstoun (19 Feb 1745-7 Jul 1830), gdau of 5^th Lord Cranstoun à 7 sons by 1^st m., 2 sons by 2^nd m., of whom:

1n) Alexander Small, d.1790

2n) [3^rd son] Sir Thomas, 7^th Bt. (20 Nov 1769-1 Apr 1853); m.24 Aug 1809 Janet (d.1831), dau of Sir James Stirling, Bt.

3n) George Augustus, k.a.

4n) David, k.a.

5n) Francis

6n) Thurstan, dspl; m.1^st Susanna Dupuis; may have m.2^nd 1808 Mrs Catherine Anne Ticehurst, née Dupuis

1o) [ex 2] Alexander, claimed the Baronetcy, but was deemed to be illegitimate, there being questions about his parents’ marriage; b.13 Jun 1809, d.20 Jan 1859

6l – 7l) two more sons

5h) William, of Westquarter, d.2 May 1607; per Scots Peerage he m.Mary Baillie and had a son William who m.Helen Livingston, but per GEC it was this William who m. Helen Livingston

1i) Sir William, of Westquarter

2i) Sir James, of Westquarter, cr Baronet [S] 1699, with remainder to his eldest son and his heirs male successive, d.27 Nov 1701; m.28 Jun 1690 Mary (d.1705), dau of 2^nd Duke of Hamilton, and widow of Alexander Livingston, 2^nd Earl of Calendar, and later wife of 3^rd Earl of Findlater; [note: early Burke’s editions said that this Baronetcy was created 1625 for Hon. George Livingston, but that is incorrect; there was a Livingstone Baronetcy cr on the 1625 date but it was a different one]

6h) Jean, d.15 Sep 1621; m.ca 1575/7 Alexander Elphinstone, 4^th Lord Elphinstone (28 May 1552-14 Jan 1638)

7h) Margaret; m.1^st 1581 Sir Lewis Bellenden; m.2^nd 1595/8 Patrick Stewart, 2^nd Earl of Orkney (1568/9-beheaded 6 Feb 1615)

3g) Thomas, of Haining fl 1606; m.1^st Agnes Crawfurd; m.2^nd Elizabeth Forrester; he had 7 sons and 2 daus by 1^st m. and was ancestor of the Livingstons of Haining

4g) Elizabeth; m.1544 John Buchanan of that Ilk

5g) Janet, d.4 Oct 1599; m.before 1 Jul 1547 Sir Alexander Bruce of Airth

6g) Mary, d.after Apr 1579; m.6 Mar 1565 John Sempill, son of Lord Sempill (d.Apr 1579)

7g) Magdalen; m.1^st 7 Jan 1562 Arthur Erskine (d.by 1571), brother of Earl of Mar; m.2^nd 1577 Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudhope (d.13 Jul 1612)

8g) Helen; m.ca 1553 James Wetherspune

9g) Marion, d.13 Feb 1577; m.ca 1558 James Ogilvy of Findlater (d.after 19 Feb 1574)

2f) James

3f) William

4f) Margaret; m.John, 4^th Lord Hay of Yester (d.ca 1556)

2e) Elizabeth; m.Robert Callandar

3c) David

4c) Elizabeth, d.ca 1506; m.before 1464 John Macdonald, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles (ca 1435- )

5c) Euphemia; m.1^st before 2 Apr 1472 Malcolm Fleming (dvp ca 1477), eldest son of Lord Fleming; m.2^nd William Fleming of Bord

6c) Marion; m.before 1478 William Crichton, 3^rd Lord Crichton (d.before 23 Oct 1493)

2b) Alexander, executed 22 Jan 1450; m.Elizabeth Hepburn à issue, including the Livingstons of Dunipace, presumably including:

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Sir David Livingstone, of Dunipace, cr Baronet [S] 1625, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever, d.1631/4; m. before 3 May 1609 Barbara Forrester

1a) John, apparently survived his father, but having inherited nothing from him apparently never assumed the title; the Baronetcy became dormant and seems never to have been claimed again

3b) Janet; m.Sir Robert Bruce of Airth

4b) Elizabeth

2a) Robert à issue, including Livingstons of Westquarter and Kinnaird

3a) John à issue, including Livingstons of Barnton

4a) James

[by 2^nd m.]:

5a) William, of Kilsyth, d.1459; m.Elizabeth de Caldcotis [Caldecott?]

1b) Edward, of Kilsyth, d.1482; he is said to have m. a dau of Lord Erskine, but Scots Peerage states that this may be a mistake

1c) William, of Kilsyth, k.a. Flodden 9 Sep 1513; per Scots Peerage there is much confusion about the identity of his wife

1d) William, of Kilsyth, d.before 21 Jul 1545; m.ca 1504 Jonet Bruce

1e) William, dvp; m.Marion Forrester

1f) William, of Kilsyth, d.1595/6; m.Lady Christian Graham

1g) Sir William, of Kilsyth, d.1626/7; m.1^st Antoinette de Bord; m.2^nd ca 1615 Margaret Houston

[by 1^st m.]:

1h) Sir William, dvp 1614/5; m.ca 1607 Lady Anna Fleming

1i) William, of Kilsyth (bap 27 Jun 1609-13 Jun 1633); m.16 Dec 1626 Hon. Margaret Ramsay

1j) William, of Kilsyth, d.Jan 1647

2j) Margaret; m.Andrew Rutherfurd

3j) Christian, d.Mar 1664; m.ca 1646 James Makgill, Viscount of Oxfurd (d.5 May 1663)

2h) Christian; m.ca 1606 George Forrester, Lord Forrester of Corstorphine (d.1652)

[by 2^nd m.]:

3h) Sir James, of Kilsyth (25 Jun 1616-7 Sep 1661), cr 17 Aug 1661 Viscount of Kilsyth and Lord Campsie [S], with remainder to heirs male; m.ca 1639 Eupheme Cunningham

1i) James, 2^nd Viscount of Kilsyth, d.1706

2i) William, 3^rd Viscount of Kilsyth (29 Mar 1650-12 Jan 1733); m.1^st 1692/3 Jean (ca 1662-16 Oct 1695), dau of William Cochrane, Lord Cochrane, and widow of John Graham, Viscount Dundee; m.2^nd Barbara Macdougall; on his death his titles became extinct or dormant

1j) [ex 1] William, d.an infant

2j) [ex 2] Barbara, d.young

3i) Elizabeth; m.ca 1662 Hon. Robert Montgomerie (d.Dec 1684)

4i) Anne (12 Jan 1648- )

4h) Margaret; m.Robert Montgomery of Haslehead

2g) Christian; m.John Lawson of Boghall

3g) Agnes

4g) Elizabeth

2e) Alexander

3e) Robert

4e) William (secundus?)

5e) James

6e) John

7e) Elizabeth; m.Gabriel Cunningham of Craigends

8e) Isabel; m.John Campbell of Achinone

9e) Margaret; m.1^st Ninian Bruce of Kinnaird; m.2^nd Alexander Baillie of Jerviswood

2d) John

3d) William (secundus)

2c) Alexander

3c) Patrick

4c) Robert

2b) William

3b) Alexander

Part 2

(Scots Peerage notes that this line is said to descend from a younger son of Sir John Livingston of Callendar,but that there is no proof for this descent.)

Sir John Livingstone [or Levingston], of Kinnaird, cr Baronet [S] 1627, with remainder to heirs male whatsoever, d.Mar 1628; m.Janet Sproxton [per Complete Peerage sub Gorges; Sproxtoune, per Complete Baronetage, sub Newburgh, and Scots Peerage; Thoxton, per Complete Baronetage; Sproxbourne, per Burke’s] (bur 15 May 1666), widow of William Marwood, later wife of Lord Gorges

1a) Sir James, 2^nd Bt., cr 1647 Viscount Newburgh, with remainder to heirs male of his body, cr 1660 Earl of Newburgh, Viscount of Kynnaird and Lord Levingston of Flacraig, with remainder to heirs whomsoever (ca 1622-4 Dec 1670); m.1^st ca 1648 Catherine (dspm at The Hague before Jul 1650), dau of Theophilus Howard, Earl of Suffolk, and widow of George Stuart, Lord d’Aubigny; m.2^nd Anne (bap 10 Aug 1637-bur 26 May 1692), dau of Sir Henry Poole, Bt.

1b) Charles, 2^nd Earl of Newburgh (ca 1662/6-6 Apr 1694); m.1692 Hon. Frances Brudenell (d.23 Feb 1736), later wife of Lord Bellew

1c) Charlotte Maria, 3^rd Countess of Newburgh (1694-7 Aug 1755); m.1^st 1713 Hon. Thomas Clifford (12 Dec 1687-21 Feb 1719); m.2^nd 24 Jun 1724 Hon. Charles Radcliffe, titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater (3 Sep 1693-8 Dec 1746); on her death the Earldom of Newburgh descended to her issue, and the Baronetcy became dormant

[by 1^st m.]:

1d) Anne Clifford (1715-28 Apr 1793); m.John Joseph Mahony, Count Mahony

1e) Cecilia Carlotta Francisca Anna Mahony (bap 28 Dec 1740-18 Feb 1789); m.18 May 1747 Benedetto Pr Giustiniani; on the death of the 5^th Earl of Newburgh that title passed to Cecilia’s descendants

2d) Frances Clifford; m.20 Sep 1738 William Middleton

[by 2^nd m.]:

3d) James Bartholomew Radcliffe, 4^th Earl of Newburgh (Vincennes 23 Aug 1725-Slindon 2 Jan 1786); m.Slindon 11 Nov 1749 Barbara Kemp (d. Midhurst 12 Sep 1797)

1e) Anthony James, 5^th Earl of Newburgh (Slindon 20 Jun 1757-29 Nov 1814); m.London 30 Jun 1789 Anne Webb (Hatherop, Glocs 14 Feb 1763-Slindon 16 Aug 1861 [4 Aug 1861 per Sheffield Independent 13 Jan 1863; 3 Aug 1861 per Burke’s 1868), sister of Sir Thomas Webb, 6^th Bt.

2e) Anne (1758-26 Nov 1785)

4d) James Clement (Rome 5 Nov 1727-Bath 18 May 1788); m.21 Oct 1771 Clementina Parry (d.1811)

5d) Charles

6d) Charlotte, d.London 11 Mar 1800 [22 Mar 1800, per Scots Peerage], "usually stated to have died unmarried" CP IX.518a; There is a long-standing tradition in the family of Cadman of Westbourne House, that their maternal ancestor George Goodwin (1749-1835) was the son of George Goodwin (d.1757) and Lady Charlotte Radclyffe, who reputedly were married. However, there is no evidence to support such a marriage, and there is evidence that the younger George Goodwin's mother was in fact named Ann; m.? Perth 2 Apr 1747 George Goodwin (d.1757)

7d) Barbara Joanna (bap 18 Mar 1728-bur 7 Aug 1769)

8d) Anne Thomasina (12 Jan 1730-bur 31 May 1734)

9d) Mary Frances Guillelma (Rome 5 Apr 1732 [Aug 1732, per Scots Peerage]-27 Aug 1798); m.11 Feb 1755 Francis Eyre, of Hassop (1732-7 Oct 1804)

2a) Dorothy; m.23 Nov 1641 Charles Stanhope, Lord Stanhope of Harrington (1595-1675)