Livingston (Appin)

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f

Scope and Contents Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. The marjority of the notebook relates to material collected in Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire but there are a number of loose leaves at the end which contain an account of a journey from Uibhist/Uist through An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye, during which time his wife, Mary is in Edinburgh and is pregnant. There are eight blank folios at the end of the notebook. Much of the material in this notebook was collected from Duncan...

Dates: c1872-1893

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden, October 1892

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/68

Scope and Contents Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire. The notes include that Donald Livingstone, fought at the Battle of Culloden aged eighteen, where nine of his men were shot carrying the Prince's flag. He took the flag and 'swathed [it] round his body. He was shot down and was thought to be dead but he got up with nine bullet wounds - flesh wounds which were seen in his body when he died aged 79 or 80 years old'. There are...

Dates: October 1892

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Note about the Livingstone family and some of their possessions, 27 September 1883

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW120/184

Scope and Contents Note about the Livingstone family and some of their possessions collected from John Livingstone 'Muillear Mòr', Portnacroish, Appin [Port na Crois, An Apainn, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire] aged 73 years, including mention of a connection with Dr [David] Livingstone, that the family is from Achnacrithe [Achadh na Crithe/Achnacree], Benderloch [Meudarloch], Morven [A' Mhòrbhairne] and Ulbha [Ulva]. He mentions a salt cellar, a tumbler in a house in Druimnamoine [Druim na Mòine/Druim-na-moina]...

Dates: 27 September 1883

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, c1872-1893

Genealogical notes on the Livingstone family including a story from the Battle of Culloden, October 1892

Note about the Livingstone family and some of their possessions, 27 September 1883

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