Robert Inglis Runciman (1848 - 1911)

Born 9 Apr 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Spring) Runciman — married 24 Apr 1876 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1911 at age 62 in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Biography

Robert Inglis Runciman ^[1][2]

also appears as Robert Peel Runciman (but only in 1851 census)^[3]

and as Inglis Runciman

1897 Passenger list shows sailing from Southampton: RUNCIMAN: Mr Inglis & Mrs RUNCIMAN, married; Miss, Miss E A and Miss K females between 1 and 12; Master Inglis male between 1 and 12; and Master ? over 12 ^[4]

Born 09 APR 1848 Glasgow, LKS, SCT^[5][6]

Died 03 JAN 1911 Flores, Buenos Aires, ARG

Inscription reads: To the Glory of God / And in memory of / Robert Inglis Runciman born in Glasgow 1848 / died in Buenos Aires 1911 / Elder and Session Clerk of this Church for 28 years this tablet / and the memorial windows above / have been erected by the Congregation and his friends / to commemorate his many and valued services to St. Andrew´s Church / and to the British Community and in thankful recognition of / his steadfast Christian character and of his zeal in all good works.

And:

To the Glory of God / these windows and this tablet are dedicated to the Memory of / Robert Inglis Runciman by his widow / Mary Spring Inglis Runciman / and his children Blessed are the Peacemakers

Dth Notice: RUNCIMAN at Flores, Buenos Aires on the 3rd inst, Robert Inglis RUNCIMAN, aged 62 yrs ^{[7][8][9][10][11][12]}

Marriage

Husband: Robert Inglis (Peel) Runciman

Wife: Mary Spring

Child: Andrew Spring Runciman

Child: David Inglis Runciman

Child: Janet Aitchison Runciman

Child: Robert Spring Runciman

Child: William Bradbury Runciman

Child: Louis Spring Runciman

Child: Alexander Ewing Runciman

Child: Susan Bradbury Runciman

Child: Donald Runciman

Child: Edmund Inglis Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 24 APR 1876

Place: Buenos Aires, ARG^{[13][14][15][16]}

Parents

Husband: David Runciman

Wife: Janet Aitchison

Child: David Williamson Runciman

Child: Mary Ker Runciman

Child: William Aitchison Runciman

Child: John Aitchison Runciman

Child: James Brody Runciman

Child: Janet Lockie Runciman

Child: Robert Inglis (Peel) Runciman

Child: Alexander Ewing Runciman

Child: Anne Cumin Runciman

Child: Elizabeth Isabella Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 16 AUG 1836

Place: Edinburgh, MLN, SCT^{[17][18][19][20]}

Census

1851 13 Annfield Pl, Glasgow, Barony, LKS

RUNCIMAN: David D.D. 47, Minister of St Andrew b nr Lauder, Berwick; wife Janet 35 b Edin; Children: David W 13, Mary K (ancestry indexed as R) 12, William A 10, John A 8 all scholars all b Edin; Janet L (ancestry indexed as B) scholar, Robert Peel 2, Alexander E 3mths all b Glasgow; Servants: LANDES, HENNESY; BOWNER ^[21]

1895 Buenos Aires, ARG

RUNCIMAN: Roberto Inglis 47 b ?Gt Britain?; Maria Spring 40 b ?USA?; (both with 10 children, and married 19 years); Guillermus 9, Louis 7, Susanna 4, Alessandro 6, Donaldo 2, Edmundo 10mths all b Buenos Aires ^[22]

Notes

President of the St Andrew's Society (as R Inglis RUNCIMAN), there is also reference to him as being one of the first office bearers of the society (which was founded 17 Dec 1888) ^[23]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2567 From "A Brief History of our Branch of the Runciman Family", rcvd & extracted May 2007
2. ↑ Source: #S2333 RUNCIMAN mailing list, (http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/runciman/) posting re Argentinian RUNCIMAN families, Nov 2003 by Robert Frederick RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2005
3. ↑ Source #S203: Barony, LKS, Par. 622 ED 2C Pg 16 Sched 73, hsehold of David & Janet RUNCIMAN
4. ↑ FMP: 1897 Southampton to Buenos Ayres, Inglis RUNCIMAN & ?family?,
5. ↑ Source: #S1596 RUNCIMAN/AITCHISON births/baptisms, batch C119889, extracted Sep 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S1918 Birth 9 Apr 1848 Mrs Runciman, a son, at 13 Annfield Place, from Glasgow Herald, (Glasgow, Scotland), Friday April 14, 1848; Issue 4717, extracted May 2008
7. ↑ Source: #S56 Marr. cert 1866 D W RUNCIMAN and Isabella LEISHMAN, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
8. ↑ Source: #S2333 RUNCIMAN mailing list, (http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/runciman/) posting re Argentinian RUNCIMAN families, Nov 2003 by Robert Frederick RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2005
9. ↑ Source: #S2342 From "Scots in Argentina: Assistants in St. Andrew's, Kirk Session and Committee of Managements, Etc, (on http://www.electricscotland.com/history/argentina/assistants.htm), no last update date, extracted Sep 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S2342 From Brits in Sth America database created by Neil Hampshire. (http://www.bisa.btinternet.co.uk/pqr.htm), last updated Jul 2005, extracted Sep 2005
11. ↑ Source: #S2342 Memorial inscription, and window dedication 1911 Robert Inglis RUNCIMAN, St Andrews Presbyterian (the Scotch Church), Buenos Aires, extracted Sep 2005 Note: From http://www.argbrit.org/MIs/MIs.htm, British Settlers in Argentina, by Jeremy HOWAT, last updated 16 Sep 2005
12. ↑ Source: #S2355 Dth 1911 Robert Inglis RUNCIMAN, pg 10 Fri 6th Jan 1911, extracted Dec 2005
13. ↑ Source: #S2333 RUNCIMAN mailing list, (http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/runciman/) posting re Argentinian RUNCIMAN families, Nov 2003 by Robert Frederick RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2005
14. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Memorial inscription, and window dedication 1911 Robert Inglis RUNCIMAN, St Andrews Presbyterian (the Scotch Church), Buenos Aires, extracted Sep 2005
15. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Mar. 1876 Robert Inglis RUNCIMAN and Mary SPRING, extracted Sep 2005 Note: From http://www.argbrit.org/SanAmatr/matrimonios_1864_1878.htm, posted by Jeremy HOWAT, home page last updated 16 Sep 2005
16. ↑ Source: #S2567 Page: From "A Brief History of our Branch of the Runciman Family", rcvd & extracted May 2007
17. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 12 Sep 1872 David s/o David RUNCIMAN & Janet LOCKIE, Elie, FIF, 427 #4, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
18. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: RUNCIMAN/AITCHISON 1836 marriage, batch M195007 (Canongate) and M119898 (St Cuthberts), extracted Sep 2005
19. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Birth cert 1855 Elizabeth RUNCIMAN, copy d/loaded Sep 2005
20. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Marr. 1836 David RUNCIMAN & Margaret AITCHISON, from Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation (1915), online at http://www.archive.org/details/fastiecclesiasco03scotuoft, extracted May 2007
21. ↑ Source #S203: Barony, LKS, Par. 622 ED 2C Pg 16 Sched 73, hsehold of David & Janet RUNCIMAN
22. ↑ Source #S2: 1895 Census Argentina: Buenos Aires Ferdal Dist 95, family of Roberto Inglis & Maria Spring RUNCIMAN Film 722033 Digital GS #4162334 Image 411 Record 3658, extracted Jan 2008
23. ↑ Source #S1: From "Scots in Argentina: Assistants in St. Andrew’s, Kirk Session and Committee of Managements, Etc, (on http://www.electricscotland.com/history/argentina/assistants.htm), no last update date

• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, assorted surnames Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS)
• Source: S1918 Newspaper clippings
• Source: S2333 Rootsweb Msge Board,
• Source: S2342 Miscellaneous RUNCIMAN web searches and correspondence,
• Source: S2355 The Scotsman Archive: http://archive.scotsman.com
• Source: S2567 Corres. David RUNCIMAN (Spain) Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S1 Electric Scotland
• Source: S2 FamilySearch Census records for Argentina

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