Matthew Runciman (1829 - 1892)

Born 16 Oct 1829 in Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Scott — married 24 Dec 1858 in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1892 at age 62 in North Melbourne, Hotham East, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

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

Name

Name: Matthew /Runciman/ ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 OCT 1829

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: entry reads: "Runciman Matthew son of John Runciman Labourer in Dirleton and his wife Isabel Comb was born this day and baptized publickly"^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Death

Death:

Date: 16 JUL 1892

Place: North Melbourne, Hotham East, Victoria, Australia

Note: Dth notice reads: "RUNCIMAN - On the 16th July, at his residence, Old Haymarket Hotel, Flemington road, North Melbourne, Matthew Runciman aged 62 years." (VIC Dth Index shows father, erroneously, as Mat)^[11][12][13]

Death:

Date: 18 JUL 1892

Place: Hotham East, , Victoria, Australia

Note: aged 62 c.o.d. Cirrhosis of the liver, ansarca, jaundice in leg^[14][15]

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 16 JUL 1892Array

Reference

Reference: 23519

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 03 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 03 AUG 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Christening

Christening:

Date: 19 OCT 1829

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland^[16]

Event

Event:

Type: WebIntro

Note: Matthew was the only one of his family to emigrate to Australia^[17]

Event:

Type: WebLink

Note: Matthew_Runciman_(2)^[18]

Event:

Type: Note

Note: Matthew emigrated to Australia in 1857. He married in 1858. Did his bride-to-be travel with him from Scotland or did they meet in Australia? Or even on the boat?!

Matt was 'an inventor and made a success at it; a weighing machine, pounds, shilling and pence' Scotland and Beyond, p183, granddaughtter Beverly Black (Runciman). ^[19]

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: AUG 1857

Place: Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia

Note: Matthew (Martin) in Aug 1857 at the age of 27 he emigrated to Australia on the boat 'Samuel Locke'.^[20]

Burial

Burial:

Place: , Melbourne General Cemetry, Row P, No 604^[21]

Occupation

Occupation: Hotel Proprietor

Place: Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[22]

Marriage

Husband: Matthew Runciman

Wife: Mary Scott

Child: John Runciman

Child: David Runciman

Child: James Runciman

Child: Mary Susan Runciman

Child: William Runciman

Child: Robert Runciman

Child: Catherine Bella Runciman

Child: Matthew Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 24 DEC 1858

Place: Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^{[23][24][25][26]}

Husband: John Runciman

Wife: Isabella Comb

Child: John Runciman

Child: Janet Runciman

Child: Matthew Runciman

Child: Jane Runciman

Child: William Runciman

Child: Margaret Runciman

Child: Charles Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: Alexander Runciman

Child: Eliza Young Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 04 JUN 1825

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: entry reads: "John Runciman and Isabel Comb both in this parish gave in their names for proclamation June 4th 1825 and were regularly proclaimed"^{[27][28][29][30]}

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: John 40 farmer Sp Deal; Isabella 30; (Children): John 14, Janet 12, Matthew 11, Jean 9, William 7, Margaret 5, Charles 4, Isabella 2, Alexander 7 mths, all b Dirleton, HAD;^[31]

Sources

• Source: S103 Title: OPR East Lothian Scotlands People RUNCIMAN Marriages, Author Address: http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk, Recipient Address: East Lothian, Scotland Abbreviation: OPR East Lothian SctP RUNCIMAN Marriages 1538-1854 Author: Scotlands People Index Publication: 1538-1854 Repository: #R146
• Repository: R146 Name: Scotlands People (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) Address: City: Edinburgh State: Midlothian Country: Scotland
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• Source: S16 Title: RUNCIMAN One Name Study, Author Address: Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN One Name Study Author: Lorna Henderson
• Source: S2520 Title: OneGreatFamily, Url: http://OneGreatFamily.com Abbreviation: OneGreatFamily
• Source: S2562 Title: RUNCIMAN Corres., Address: NSW, AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN Corres.
• Source: S2903 Title: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres., Address: AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F Author: Lawrence FLETCHER
• Source: S3122 Title: WeRelate Genealogy Wiki, Url: http://WeRelate.org Abbreviation: WeRelate
• Source: S3222 Title: "Scotland and Beyond" (2004) plus subsequent research by Alan RUNCIMAN, Ros RUNCIMAN, Lawrence FLETCHER, Lorna HENDERSON & many, many others, Compiler Address: UK, Australia and New Zealand Abbreviation: "Scotland and Beyond" (2004), plus subsequent research Author: Diane Middleton Jen Jelley Alan Runciman Ros Runciman Laurie Fletcher Lorna Henderson and many others Publication: Jul 2013 Note: imported on 2013/07/24 at 15:44:27.
• Source: S3238 Title: Fletcher Web Site Abbreviation: Fletcher Web Site Author: Lawrence Fletcher Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Fletcher Web Site CONT Family tree: Fletcher Family Tree
• Source: S3241 Title: Handwritten Family Tree handed down within family in Scotland. Perhaps originating in Australia? Abbreviation: Hand Tree Author: Unknown
• Source: S3242 Title: The Stones of Dirleton Kirkyard and their People Abbreviation: SDK Author: Members of GDHS Publication: The Gullane and Dirleton History Society
• Source: S3248 Title: Hockley Web Site Abbreviation: Hockley Web Site Author: Keith Hockley Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Hockley Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: Hockley Web Site
• Source: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Family of Matthew RUNCIMAN, posted by Wendy Fletcher and Anthony Ick,, extracted Oct 2007
2. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 19 Oct 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 16 Jul 1892 (Hotham East, Aust.) Matthew s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 24 Dec 1858 (House of John SCOTT, Moonee Ponds) Mary SCOTT (b. 16 Jun 1829 Fifeshire d. 10 Jan 1892 Hotham East); Pg 40
3. ↑ Source: #S3248 Page: Matthew Runciman CONT 7 JUL 2013 Added by confirming a Smart Match
4. ↑ Source: #S3238 Page: Matthew Runciman CONT 6 JUL 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match
5. ↑ Source: #S3241
6. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Birth 1829 Matthew s/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMB, Direlton, ELN, from Family of Matthew RUNCIMAN, posted by Wendy Fletcher and Anthony Ick,, extracted Oct 2007
7. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 16 Oct 1829 Matthew s/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11705-4 film 1067796, extracted from index Jan 2012
8. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Birth 16 Oct 1829 Matthew s/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0059 copy rcvd Feb 2010
9. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p20; Source stated as OPR Dirleton 705/4/fr 773
10. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 19 Oct 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 16 Jul 1892 (Hotham East, Aust.) Matthew s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 24 Dec 1858 (House of John SCOTT, Moonee Ponds) Mary SCOTT (b. 16 Jun 1829 Fifeshire d. 10 Jan 1892 Hotham East); Pg 40
11. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Dth 16 Jul 1892 Matthew RUNCIMAN, Hotha East, VIC, from Family of Matthew RUNCIMAN, posted by Wendy Fletcher and Anthony Ick,, extracted Oct 2007
12. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 16th July Matthew RUNCIMAN, Old Haymarket Hotel, Flemington Rd, Nth Melbourne, from undated dth notice image, rcvd Oct 2011
13. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Dth 1892 Mat s/o Mat RUNCIMAN, aged 62, Hotham, VIC ref. 10560, from Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, extracted Jan 2012
14. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p20
15. ↑ Source: #S3222
16. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 19 Oct 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 16 Jul 1892 (Hotham East, Aust.) Matthew s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 24 Dec 1858 (House of John SCOTT, Moonee Ponds) Mary SCOTT (b. 16 Jun 1829 Fifeshire d. 10 Jan 1892 Hotham East); Pg 40
17. ↑ Source: #S16 Page: May 2012
18. ↑ Source: #S16 Page: May 2012
19. ↑ Source: #S3222
20. ↑ Source: #S3122 Page: Immigration 1857 Matthew RUNCIMAN, from http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Matthew_Runciman_%282%29, extracted May 2012
21. ↑ Source: #S3222
22. ↑ Source: #S3222
23. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 19 Oct 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 16 Jul 1892 (Hotham East, Aust.) Matthew s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 24 Dec 1858 (House of John SCOTT, Moonee Ponds) Mary SCOTT (b. 16 Jun 1829 Fifeshire d. 10 Jan 1892 Hotham East); Pg 40
24. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Marr. 1858 Matthew RUNCIMAN & Mary SCOTT, reg. VIC, ref. 4148, from Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, extracted Jan 2012
25. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
26. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Family of Matthew RUNCIMAN, posted by Wendy Fletcher and Anthony Ick,, extracted Oct 2007
27. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Marr. John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMB, from Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
28. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, extracted from index Jan 2012
29. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, copy rcvd Feb 2010
30. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 29 Jun 1796 (Nth Berwick) Dth 16 Jun 1859 John s/o John & Jean (BARRIE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 4 Jun 1825 Isabella COMB (24 Mar 1807 d. 27 Jul 1847 Nth Berwick) ; Pg 4
31. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 hsehold of John & Isabella RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-520 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.