James Runciman (abt. 1853 - 1891)

Born about 1853 in Cresswell, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine (Wood) Runciman — married 28 Jul 1873 in St Paul Deptford, Surrey, England

Died 6 Jul 1891 at about age 38 in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Biography

James Runciman ^[1] was born in 1852 to Walter Runciman ​and Jane Finlay. ^[2] He died in 1891.

Born 1852 Cresswell, Northumberland, England^{[2] [3]}

Died 06 JUL 1891 Kingston on Thames, Surrey, England

Obit shows James as 38, b. Cresswell, Northumberland, brother to "Councillor RUNCIMAN of South Shields", marr. to Kate WOOD, leaving a son 16, daughter 14; Author of "The Romance of the Coast", "Skippers & Shellbacks", +++^[4]

Family

Husband: James Runciman

Wife: Katherine Wood

Married 28 JUL 1873 St Paul Deptford, Surrey, England

cert. #221 shows James as a School master s/o Walter RUNCIMAN Coast Guard; Katherine as d/o Philip WOOD, master mariner; Both of full age, and of this parish; Both signed; Wit: Joseph ?DAWKINS? and Rebecca MASTERS (banns called the three prior Sundays, last being 27th Jul)^[5]

Children:

Philip Wood Runciman

Marion Runciman

​ Census:

1861 Cresswell, Dist of Morpeth, Northumberland, England

RUNCIMAN: Walter 50 coast guard b Scotland; wife Jane 48 b Dubar Scotland; Children: Richard F 25 clerk b Deal, Kent; Marion J B 23, Janet S 15 both b Dunbar; James 8 scholar b Cresswell, NBL^[2]

1881 Westoe, Dist of Sth Shields, Durham, England

WOOD: Philip 65 master mariner b Scotland; wife Hannah 55 b Newcastle; Children: Philip Hugh 27 clerk to gen. merchant, John Henry 20 gas fitter engineers apprentice, both b Sth Shields, DUR; RUNCIMAN: (Son-in-law) James 28 schoolmaster b Cresswell, NBL; (dtr) Cathrine (sic) 29 b Sth Shields^[6]

1891 Kingston on Thames, Dist of Kingston, Surrey, England

RUNCIMAN: James 38 author b Cresswell, NBL; wife Katherine 40 b Sth Shields, DUR; Children: Philip 16 clerk, Marion 14 scholar both b New Cross, SRY; Servant: Kate WEST 19 b Thursley SYR; Mother-in-law Hannah WOOD, marr. 66, b Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Family of Thomas RUNCIMAN and Alison GRIEVE ex Steve G's RUNCIMAN pages Author: Steve GIBBS (d. 2009) archived on the Runciman One Name Study Guild pages
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1861 Census: Cresswell, Sub Dist Beddington, Dist Morpeth, NBL RG9/3875 ED 16 F 8 Pg 14 Sched 13, hsehold of Walter & Jean RUNCIMAN, images available via Ancestry.com
3. ↑ GRO Birth index:

   RUNCIMAN, JAMES (mother) FILLEY (sic)

   GRO Reference: 1852 S Quarter in MORPETH Volume 10B Page 214

4. ↑ Dth 6 Jul 1891 James RUNCIMAN, Kingston upon Thames, aged 38, author, from Shields Daily Gazette, published 7th Jul 1891, extracted from image in FindMyPast Newspapers collection
5. ↑ Sarr. 28 Jul 1873 James s/o Walter RUNCIMAN, and Katherine d/o Philip WOOD, St Paul, Deptford, Kent & Surrey, from London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Paul, Deptford, Register of marriages, P75/PAU, Item 050, eimagees a vailable Ancestry.com
6. ↑ 1881 Census: Westoe, Dist Sth Shields, DUR RG11/5010 ED 4 F 9 Pg 11 Sched 38, hsehold of Philip & Hannah WOOD, images for England, via Ancestry.com
7. ↑ 1891 Census for England & Wales: Civil Par. Kingston on Thames, Par. Kingston St Peter, Sub Dist/Dist Kingston, SRY RG12/609 ED 9 F 132 Pg 5 Sched 103, hsehold of James & Katherine RUNCIMAN, images available Ancestry.com

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