John Runciaman (1744 - abt. 1768)

Born 28 Aug 1744 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Died about Nov 1768 at about age 24 in Naples, Italy

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Lorna Henderson [send private message]

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John /Runciaman/

Date: 1744

SDATE 1744^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 28 AUG 1744

SDATE 28 AUG 1744

Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^[3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: BET NOV 1768 AND FEB 1769

SDATE BET NOV 1768 AND FEB 1769

Place: Naples, Italy

Note: 'in the winter of 1768-1769', this date being derived from a letter written by James Barry - a fellow artist and, from what is said, a good friend to Edmund Burke, his financial sponsor back in UK about his spending: (extract) Now I have made an end of my tour to Naples, I will let you into the occasion of my going there so precipitately as I did. I mentioned to you in my former letter a very ingenious artist, Mr. Runciman who went to Naples for the recovery of his health. One day as his brother, some other artists, and I, were at dinner, there came to the brother two letters, desiring him to come directly to Naples, as Mr. Runciman was not expected to live two days; the brother applied to two or three different people for their company on this occasion, but they excused themselves. He spoke to me, and as I had a great value for the abilities of Mr. Runciman at Naples, and a friendship for both of them, I could never think of letting him go by himself on this melancholy occasion, as I feared something still worse might happen. We were joined after we had engaged our chaise, by two others. On our arrival we found that poor Runciman was dead and buried, and so had nothing to do but run about to see the things, and return back as soon as possible: though the journey was something expensive, yet as it was necessary to see what was there, you will I hope excuse it.^[5][6][7]

Imported only NOV 1768 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Reference

Reference: 66834

Christening

Christening:

Date: 04 SEP 1744

SDATE 04 SEP 1744

Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: entry reads: Jam: Runciaman Architect and his sp had a son born 28 Augt bap 4 Sepr N John Wit: John Jack Slater and late Baillie in Can: and Geo Willson Surgeon and present Baillie there"^[8]

Event

Event:

Type: WebLink

SDATE 1766

Note: Wikipedia article on John RUNCIMAN^[9]

Burial

Burial:

Date: BET NOV 1768 AND FEB 1769

SDATE MAR 1769

Place: Naples, Italy

Note: A memorial to John and his artist brother Alexander is placed on an exterior wall of Canongate Church (Alan R)^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Runciaman-1 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of RuncimanArtistsAndWoburnAlanLornaCombined.ged on Dec 5, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Birth 28 Aug Bap. 4 Sep 1744 John s/o James RUNCIAMAN (architect in Edinr) , Canongate Par, MLN 685/030 0080 0333, copy d/loaded May 2013
3. ↑ Source: #S3088 Page: Birth 1744 Dth 1766 John s/o James & Margaret (SMITH) RUNCIMAN, from Family of James & Margaret (SMITH) RUNCIMAN, rcvd Feb 2010
4. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Birth 28 Aug Bap. 4 Sep 1744 John s/o James RUNCIAMAN (architect in Edinr) , Canongate Par, MLN 685/030 0080 0333, copy d/loaded May 2013
5. ↑ Source: #S2449 Page: Birth 1744 Dth 1768/9 John RUNCIMAN Dth was 1766, edited Apr 2012 to 1768/9), online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Runciman, extracted Feb 2010, rechecked May 2013
6. ↑ Source: #S3241 Page: http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/R/4782/artist_name/John%20Runciman/record_id/6711
7. ↑ Source: #S3240 Page: 1769 Corresondence of Jame BARRY tp Edmund BURKE, for background see http://www.texte.ie/barry/view?docId=L_jb_eb_[06.01].1769.xml;query=runciman;brand=default
8. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Birth 28 Aug Bap. 4 Sep 1744 John s/o James RUNCIAMAN (architect in Edinr) , Canongate Par, MLN 685/030 0080 0333, copy d/loaded May 2013
9. ↑ Source: #S2449 Page: John RUNCIMAN (1744 – 1766), online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Runciman, extracted Feb 2010
10. ↑ Source: #S3240 Page: 1769 Corresondence of Jame BARRY tp Edmund BURKE, for background see http://www.texte.ie/barry/view?docId=L_jb_eb_[06.01].1769.xml;query=runciman;brand=default

• Source: S2449 Title: Wikipedia, Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Source: S3088 Title: RUNCIMAN Correspondence with Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S3240 Title: RUNCIMAN related correspondence Various authors
• Source: S3241 Title: Web Site
• Source: S55 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php