Lorna's family forest

Margaret Runchaman¹

(circa October 1746 - after 1784)

Father

John Runciman¹ (cir. Nov 1715 - aft. Nov 1788)

Mother

Elizabeth Familton (cir. Jul 1720 - Nov 1788)

Relationship

4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Margaret Runchaman was born cir. Oct 1746 Earlston, BEW, SCT

.¹ She was baptized on 2 Nov 1746 at Earlston, Berwickshire

; entry reads: Nov 2nd Margaret D to John Runchaman, weaver in in Earlstown.¹
Margaret Runchaman married Robert Richardson, son of Walter Richardson and Margaret Shiell, on 20 Jun 1771 Maxton, ROX, SCT

, entry reads: "Robert Richardson in this parish and ?? blank Runchaman in the parish of Earlston gave up yr names for proclamation for marriage the 20 of (Jun or July??) 1771 they were thrice proclamed no objection offered and married."²
Margaret Runchaman died aft. 1784 possibly at ?Whitelaw, Par. of Maxton, ROX, SCT

Names

The more usual form of her surname is Runciman.

External links

Click here to see Margaret's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.³

Family

Robert Richardson (cir. Mar 1747 - aft. 1791)

Children

Elizabeth Richardson+⁴ (May 1773 - Jun 1831)
Walter Richardson⁵ (May 1776 - Nov 1791)
John Richardson (Dec 1777 - Feb 1855)
Robert Richardson+ (Feb 1780 - bet. 1851 - 1861)
James Richardson+ (Jul 1782 - Feb 1868); although James's son Thomas got his mother's name wrong on James' dth cert^6,7
David Richardson⁸ (Oct 1784 - )

Charts

William RICHARDSON of Pringlestead, Eckford
RUNCIMAN of Earlston/Wanton Walls
My pedigree chart
Paternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline
FAMILTON

Helen Sinton WIGHT's ancestors

Last Edited

6 Feb 2016

Citations

Burials Baptisms: Earlston, BEW, Bap. 2 Nov 1746 Margaret d/o John RUNCHAMAN, Earlstown, p/copy held, (taken Sep/Oct 1994/5), scanned Feb 2012.
Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Marr. 1771 Robert RICHARDSON and RUNCHAMAN, transcr. Sep/Oct 1994.
WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct 2011.
Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Bap. 1773 Betty RICHARDSON, poor p/copy held, taken Sep/Oct 1994/5.
Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Birth/baptism 1776 Walter RICHARDSON, extracted Sep/Oct 1994/5.
Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Bap. 1782 James to Robert RICHARDSON & Margaret RUNCHAMAN, copy taken Sep 1994.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 1868 James RICHARDSON, reg. Newington, Edin Dist 685/5 Pg 29 #86, copy d/loaded Jun 2007.
Births baptisms burials: Maxton, ROX (Dist 798), Birth 2 Oct Bap. 3 Nov 1784 David s/o Robert RICHARDSON & Margaret RUNCHAMAN.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

BMD data on all rellies

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