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DESPARATE SEARCH FOR LEVACK'S IN SOUTH AFRICA

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Re: DESPARATE SEARCH FOR LEVACK'S IN SOUTH AFRICA

Alexander Levack (View posts)
Posted: 6 Oct 2005 6:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Levack
Sorry to be so late!
I am from a long line of Alexander Levacks who go back to the 1700s in Caithness, North Scotland. Lack of census records end my line there.
I believe the name is connected to the Maclea(y)s. In the 1600s some Macleays assumed the name Livingstone. The Gaelic phonetic pronounciation is "Vachc-Lay". (Son of Lea.) In Caithness Levack is pronounced "Lay-Vac". I wonder if some Macleas didn't want to entirely give up their name when they left Argyleshire for the North East......for whatever reason. Certainly the name is closely linked with the Stewarts of Appin, the Macleays and the Livingstones.
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sharon13956 21 Jan 2003 7:55AM GMT 
Alexander Levack 7 Oct 2005 12:47AM GMT 
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