General Notes

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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 designate d in a charter of William the Lion "of Livingstone"
. His descendant, Sir Wil liam Livingstone accompanied King David II on
his expedition to England in 13 46 and it was from him he acquired the
barony of Callander, Stirlingshire, wh ose heiress he married. Fr om the
Callander branch descended the Livingstones of Dunipace, Kinnaird, Bonton
and Westquarter.
Alexander received a charter of King William I, is designed Alexander,
filius Thurstani, filius Livingi. He assumed the appellation of
Livingston from his lands, and died in the end of the reign of King
Alexander II. (Dair. Coll. D.)