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Subject: David Livingstone
Category: Reference, Education and News
Asked by: betsy40-ga
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Posted: 03 Jan 2006 08:44 PST
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Question ID: 428473
I want to know what the names of David Livingstone's brothers.  THere
was a William Livingstone that was murdered in Malawai, and I want to
know if he was a brother.
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Subject: Re: David Livingstone
Answered By: answerfinder-ga on 03 Jan 2006 10:33 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear betsy40-ga,

This is the information I have found which, unfortunately, is
incomplete as I cannot confirm some of the family tree. If the William
Livingstone you referred to died in 1913 then it has been reported
that he was the grandson of the explorer David Livingstone. However, I
am hesitant to state that as fact. Let me take you through what I have
found.

David Livingstone had no brothers by the name of William. He did have
a son named William Oswell Livingstone (better known as Oswell
Livingstone) but it appears he died in England in the late 19th
century.

I have found reference to a William Jervis Livingstone who died in
1913 in Malawi. His ancestor, Deirdre Livingstone, visited Malawi
recently and has given talks on the story of her ancestor. News
articles state that he was a grandson of David Livingstone. However, I
have not found a family tree proving this and you see referenced below
the Rootsweb site which states that the information is patchy on some
parts of the Livingstone family tree.

This is the family tree from Rootsweb.

Neil Livingstone & Agnes Hunter 
15 May 1811, son John Livingstone 
19 Mar. 1813, son David Livingstone 
9 Mar. 1816, son Charles Livingstone 
25 Mar. 1818, dau. Janet Livingstone 
28 Feb. 1821, son Charles Livingstone 
16 Apr. 1823, dau. Agnes Livingstone 
22 July 1825, son Neil Livingstone

David Livingstone & Mary Moffat 
# 9 Jan. 1846, son Robert Moffat Livingstone 
# 13 June 1847, dau. Agnes Livingstone 
# 7 Mar. 1849, son Thomas Steele Livingstone 
# c. 4 Aug. 1850, dau. Elizabeth Pyne Livingstone 
# 15 Sep. 1851, son William Oswell Livingstone 
# 16 Nov. 1858, dau. Anna Mary Livingstone 
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swilson/livingstone/livingstone.htm

William Oswell Livingstone is reported to have died in England 1892.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swilson/livingstone/descendants.htm

Oswell took part with Henry Morton Stanley in the attempt to find his
father. You will see references to it in this book.
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/s/stanley/henry_morton/livingstone/chapter16.html

This is other Livingstones who may or may not be connected. See
reference to one William Jervis Livingston born in 1865. I do not know
if this is the same person.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swilson/livingstone/other2.htm

I also searched archive copies of The Times newspaper for this period
and did not find any information.

These are the references to the Malawi matter.

February 2004
?A descendant of David Livingstone, the Scottish missionary, is to
return to Africa to make peace with tribes who slaughtered her
grandfather, David's grandson, almost a century ago. Deirdre
Livingstone, 48, the great-great grand-daughter of the famous Scot,
has been fascinated by her grandfather's horrific murder during the
vicious but little-known Chilembwe Rising in Malawi in 1915.?
http://www.scottishchristian.com/news/0402.shtml

Dierdre Livingstone?s talk on her ancestor.
http://www.isleoflismore.com/news/Archives/archive%202003/Magomero/magomero.htm

?Most of the revolt was near Blantyre (which is named after
Livingstone's home town in Scotland), and was within 50 miles of the
city. One group of Chilembwe's men went to an estate called Magomero,
about 20 miles from Blantyre, and well known to all of us recent
missionaries. The estate was owned by David Livingstone's grandson,
Alexander Livings-tone Bruce. It was managed by William Jervis
Livingstone, another relative of Livingstone. William Jervis
Livingstone was killed in the raid, beheaded, and his head was
displayed on a pole while Chilembwe preached at the Sunday service the
next day.?
http://www.newtestamentchurch.org/OPA/Articles/1991/06/OPA19910605.htm

News report - Google Cache
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:jyBkoyrrQXsJ:www.miracle.org.uk/acc/article.aspx%3Fkey%3D63+%22William+Jervis+Livingstone%22&hl=en


I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder

"david livingstone" "family tree"
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22david+livingstone%22+%22family+tree%22&btnG=Search&meta=
"William Oswell Livingstone"
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22William+Oswell+Livingstone+%22&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
"Oswell Livingstone" 
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Oswell+Livingstone%22+&btnG=Search&hl=en
"William Jervis Livingstone"
://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22William+Jervis+Livingstone%22&btnG=Search&meta=
betsy40-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars and gave an additional tip of: $5.00
THis was exactly what I was looking for.  I met Diedre Livingstone in
Malawi, 3 years ago and heard some of the story, but I could not
remember what relative of David Livingstone it was.  Thank you!

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Subject: Re: David Livingstone
From: answerfinder-ga on 04 Jan 2006 00:32 PST
 
Dear betsy40-ga,
Thank you for your tip. Pleased I could help.
answerfinder-ga

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