Robert
Livingstone had moved to Blackburn by the 1881 census when he was lodging with
Janet Blain, a widow originally from Wigtown, Scotland. Although this is where
his mother came from I have no evidence that Janet and Robert were related.
Family
rumour states that Robert was a drunkard who left his family and returned to
Scotland where he died. I asked a researcher to look at the Scottish death
indexes but she was unable to find an appropriate entry. However Robert is not
with his young family in 1891 or indeed anywhere in Blackburn. By 1903 his wife
Catherine, now a widow remarries William Bramwell 16 years her junior.
I
have searched the GRO death indexes and have the death certificate of the most
likely entry, although the age is not quite correct. A Robert Livingstone aged
48 years died in Kirkdale, Liverpool in March 1899, he was a night watchman.
Research at the Archives in Liverpool proved inconclusive, the burial entry only
giving the most basic information. Any suggestions for further research would be
gratefully received.
Have you come across "my Robert"
during your research? If so, please e-mail me.
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