William Livingston

Obituary, Jewish Chronicle, 22 March 1974, p. 50.

Wolfe Levinson (later William Livingston, born 1899 in Hutchesontown, Mothers maiden name Edkin, died in 1974 at 74 under the name Woolf Levinson, though he was publicly known as William Livingston) was a Glasgow based Zionist activist and Freemason.

He was one of three triplets reported to be the first Jewish triplets to be born in Scotland. His brothers were Hyman Levinson (later Mac) and Chazkel Levinson (later Charles). It would appear that their older brothers and sisters (Lazarus to Charlotte or perhaps Minnie) were not born in Scotland. Isaac Levinson was born in 1904 in the Gorbals. Minnie may have been born in 1907 in Newington, Edinburgh.

Livingston was an early donor in 1929 to the Glasgow Commission of the Jewish National Fund project to fund a Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest in Palestine.

William Livingston was a donor to this - given as 'Livingstone' but with the correct address a streetname that was later changed to Woodlands Drive. (Glasgow Grove in the Balfour Forest, Jewish Echo, 11 January 1929).

The Hebrew Boot and Clothing Guild was 'grateful to Mr. William Livingston, who had once again donated a large quantity of new coats for women'.

Family

Livingston family/Levinson family

Parents

• Lewis Levinson and Edith Levinson.

Siblings

Brother of

• Lazarus Levinson; 1887
• Polly / Paulina Pearl; 13 in 1901
• Fanny Falk; 12 in 1901;
• Harry Levinson; 1891-19
• Joseph Levinson; 1892-1956
• Charlotte Levinson (died at 13 in 1907 in the Gorbals); Minnie Porter;
• Chaskel Levinson; 1899-July 11, 1983
• Hyman Levinson; 1899
• Sarah Levinson (born 1901 in Hutchesontown, Glasgow, died at 98 in 1999 atGlasgow, Martha St);
• Isaac Levinson (later called Peter Levinson, 1905-died at 87 in 1992 in Glasgow Martha St), Died September 08, 1992
• Johny Livingston

Children

William was the father of

• Vivian Sidney Livingston (Father of Ian Livingston, Gill Livingston, Brian Livingston and Derek Livingston).
• Arnold Louis Livingston (Father of Martin Gerard Livingston (born May 1953, Hillhead) and Steven Livingston).

Affiliations

• Lodge Montefiore - No. 753 - treasurer.
• Garnethill Synagogue 'served with distinction in almost every important office'.
• Glasgow Jewish Representative Council - representing the synagogue
• J. M. Levenson Limited (Company No. SC063218)