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Richard Runciman¹

(28 December 1822 - between 1871 and 1881)

Father

William Runciman^2,3,4 (Mar 1789 - 1873)

Mother

Jane Cockburn^2,3,4 (1785 - 1854)

BMDB data

Richard Runciman was born on 28 Dec 1822 Dirleton, ELN, SCT

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Richard Runciman married Margaret McKay on 27 Jun 1847 Barony, LKS, SCT.^1,5
Richard Runciman died bet. 1871 - 1881; (may, or may not, be the Richard buried in Buenos Aires.)^6,7

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Richard Runciman appeared on the census of 1841 Inngate, Haddington, ELN, SCT, in the household of William Runciman and Jane Runciman and is assumed to be a son.²
Richard Runciman appeared on the census of 1851 Stobcross St Entry, Par. of Barony, LKS, SCT, with Margaret Runciman, enumerated as RUNSIMAN (as transcr): Richard 28 engineer fitter b Dirleton, HAD; wife Margaret 30 b Edin; Children (transcr. as Runniman): Margaret 3 b Edin; William 10 mos b Glasgow, LKS.⁸

External links

Click here to see Richard's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.⁹

Family

Margaret McKay (cir. 1823 - aft. 1891)

Children

Margaret Runciman⁸ (cir. 1848 - aft. 1871)
William Runciman^8,10 (Apr 1850 - aft. 1891)
Jane Runciman¹¹ (Dec 1851 - aft. 1901)
Richard Runciman¹ (cir. May 1854 - aft. 1871)
Isabella Runciman¹² (cir. Jan 1858 - aft. 1901)

Charts

William RUNCIMAN of Crail

Last Edited

6 Feb 2016

Citations

Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Bap. 31 May 1854 Richard s/o Richard (engineer) & Margaret RUNCIMAN, St Peter, Liverpool, from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, extracted Sep 2011.
1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED 4, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2008.
FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 28 Dec 1822 Richard s/o William RUNCIMAN & Jean COCKBURN, Dirleton, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11705-4 film 1067796, extracted Sep 2011.
Jennifer Jelley & Diane Middleton, Scotland and Beyond, Birth 1822 Richard s/o William & Jean (COCKBURN) RUNCIMAN, Dirleton, ELN, extracted Sep 2011.
FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 27 Jun 1847 Richard RUNCIMAN & Margaret McKAY, Barony, LKS, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11968-8 film 994217, extracted Sep 2011.
1871 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Par. Kirkdale Sub Dist Toxtech Park, Dist West Derby, LAN RG10/3827 ED 105 F 89 Pg 54 Sched 275, hsehold of Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2011.
Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Analysis", Sep 2011.
1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Par. of Barony, LKS Par. 622 ED 14A Pg 6 Sched 9, hsehold of Richard & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2011.
WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct-11.
FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 13 Apr 1850 William s/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Margaret McKAY, Barony, LKS, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11968-2, extracted Sep 2011.
FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 1 Dec 1851 Jane d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Margaret McKAY, Barony, LKS, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11968-2, extracted Sep 2011.
Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Bap. 10 Jan 1858 Isabel d/o Richard (engineer) & Margaret RUNCIMAN, St Peter, Liverpool, from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Baptisms, 1813-1906, extracted Sep 2011.

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.

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