Christina (Runciman) Skinner (1871 - 1945)

Born 1871 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Barton Skinner — married 26 Dec 1891 in Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1945 at about age 74 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Christina was born in early 1871 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She was the daughter of James Runciman and Mary Busby. On 26 Dec 1891 he married Christina Runciman. They settled in Droylsden, Lancashire where they had approx. 7 children (per census records), 6 daughters and 1 son. Richard passed away in 1906. Remaining in Droylston, it is here she passed away in the summer of 1945. It is unknown where she is buried or if she was cremated.

Children:

• Note: most of their children appear on the 1911 census then no verifiable records afterwards. So, little is known of them.

1. Sarah Skinner b. 1892 - UNK
2. Alice Skinner b. abt. 1893 - d. UNK
3. Agnes Skinner b. 1894 - d. abt. 1974, unknown if ever married
4. Richard Skinner b. 1895 - d. 1978, unknown if ever married
5. Mary Ellen Skinner b. 1900 - d. 1975, m. William Hall
6. Lizzie Skinner b. 1902- d. UNK, unknown if ever married
7. Amy Skinner b. 1905 - d. UNK, unknown if ever married

Note: there is a Christina Runciman that passed away on 21 Jun 1946 and was cremated in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 Jun 1946^[1]. This is a different person.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=2225894

• Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
• Manchester, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930
• 1881 England Census: Class: RG11; Piece: 4042; Folio: 121; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1341966
• 1891 England Census: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3282; Folio: 97; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6098392
• 1911 England Census: Class: RG14; Piece: 24381
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915: FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright.
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915: FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright.
• England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007: General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 8d; Page: 919