LIVINGSTON, Henry of Falkirk, Provost of Stirling ¹

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  General Notes:

"Henry Livingston of (or in) Falkirk appears to be first mentioned in two charters dated 3 and 4 January 1550-51, one in favour of Mr. Alexander Livingston of Dunipace, and the other in favour of Thomas Livingston of Haining, third son of Alexander, fifth Lord Livingston, in both of which William, son of Henry Livingston in Falkirk, is included as an heir-substitute of entail. Henry Livingston was elected Provost of Stirling in succession to John Craigengelt of that Ilk, at Michaelmas 1553."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ¹

  Research Notes:

"Sir John Livingstone, of Kinnaird, ancestor of the Earls of Newburgh, is stated by the Peerage writers to have descended from Robert, second son of Sir John Livingston of Callendar, ancestor of the Earls of Linlithgow, but no proof of this descent is given, and it can only be considered as being not without probability.

The pedigree for which vouchers have been found begins with Henry Livingston of Falkirk, who may have descended through the Livingstons of Middlebinning, from Robert Livingston of Linlithgow, Comptroller, who was executed 22 January 1449-50, along with a son of Sir Alexander Livingston of Callendar (see title Linlithgow). This Robert was probably a son of Henry Livingston of Manerstoun, a kinsman of the Callendar family, perhaps grandson of Sir John Livingston, killed at Homildon Hill in 1402."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6) ¹

Henry married Margaret FORRESTER, daughter of Sir James FORRESTER 8th of Torwood, 3rd of Garden and Elizabeth ERSKINE.¹ (Margaret FORRESTER was born about 1516.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (Henry Livingston) married Margaret, daughter of Sir James Forrester of Torwood, who was perhaps his second wife, as his eldest son seems to have been of age in 1545, while his youngest son is said to have been born in 1563."

from Scots Peerage (vol 6)

Note:

Alexander, the eldest son, the same text tells us later, "had a feu-charter of lands in Falkirk from the Abbey of Holyrood on his father's resignation 7 May 1545."

Thus he was 'of age' to hold a feu-charter.This does not necessarily mean he was aged 21 years or older, as individuals could also acquire the capacity to hold property earlier through other means, his father acting as curator for example. ¹