Benjamin Runciman (1875 - 1958)

Born 23 Oct 1875 in Bakewell, , Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (Unknown) Runciman — married 1915 in , , ?Transvaal, SAF

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1958 at age 83 in , , Tanzania

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Biography

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Name

Name: Benjamin /Runciman/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 OCT 1875

Place: Bakewell, , Derbyshire, England

Note: (Saturday)^[2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 27 NOV 1958

Place: , , , Tanzania^[5][6]

Reference

Reference: 62495

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 26 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 26 AUG 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Occupation

Occupation: Runciman, Ben ( - 27/11/1958)

The son of a veterinary surgeon and with two brothers who were also veterinary surgeons, he qualified MRCVS (New Edinburgh) on 28/5/1900. He came to South Africa as a C.V.S. attached to the Army Veterinary Department during the Boer War and saw service as Veterinary Officer to the South African Constabulary from 21/1/1902 to 1/7/1906. After his discharge he set up an equine practice in Johannesburg, but for a time also practiced at Epsom in England. During World War I he served as a Captain in the S.A.V.C. He died in Tanganyika on 27/11/1958.^[7]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 27 NOV 1958

Place: Dodoma, , , Tanzania^[8][9]

Marriage

Husband: Benjamin Runciman

Wife: Isabel UnknownSurname

Marriage:

Date: EST 1915

Place: , , ?Transvaal, SAF^[10]

Husband: Thomas Runciman

Wife: Mary Ann Sheldon

Child: Thomas Runciman

Child: Benjamin Runciman

Child: Jane Runciman

Child: Mary Runciman

Child: James Graham Runciman

Child: Roger Sheldon Runciman

Marriage:

Date: BET MAR 1874 AND JUN 1874

Place: Bakewell, , Derbyshire, England

Note: 6 children (Ros), 7 children (Jim)^[11][12][13]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Market Deeping, Dist of Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Note: RUNCIMAN: Thomas 38 veterinary surgeon M.R.C.V. b SCT; wife Mary Ann 30 b Sheldon, DBY; Children: Thomas 6, Benjamin 5 both scholars both b Bakewell, DBY; Jane 3 b London, MDX; Mary 1 b Market Deeping, LIN; Father James 65 wid retired inn keeper & victualler b SCT; Serv. SYKES^[14]

Sources

• Source: S1595 Title: www FreeBMD ENG, Url: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Abbreviation: www FreeBMD ENG Author: transcr. by LornaHen Note: transcriptions of the published St Caths indices for English Births Deaths and Marriages 1837 to ??
• Source: S2342 Title: Miscellaneous RUNCIMAN web searches and correspondence, Url: Various Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN Misc. Web & Correspondence
• Source: S2562 Title: RUNCIMAN Corres., Address: NSW, AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN Corres.
• Source: S2893 Title: Corres. Jim (R-7) RUNCIMAN, Address: Adelaide, SA, AUS Abbreviation: Corres. Jim (R-7) RUNCIMAN Author: Jim Runciman (R-7) (1:62497)
• 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: S3262 Title: Personal Testimony Abbreviation: Personal Testimony Author: Jim [R-7] Runciman Note: Jim found the grave in 2008 and has photo.
• Source: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Outline family tree from William & Elizabeth (JAMIESON) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
2. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Birth 1876 Benjamin s/o Thomas RUNCIMAN & Mary Ann SHELDON, Bakewell, DBY, from Outline family tree from William & Elizabeth (JAMIESON) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
3. ↑ Source: #S2893 Page: Birth 23 Oct 1875 Benjamin s/o Thomas RUNCIMAN & Mary Anne SHELDON, Bakewell, DBYfrom bible transcriptions & h/stone (see photo), rcvd Feb 2010
4. ↑ Source: #S1595 Page: Birth 1875 Q4 Benjamin RUNCIMAN, reg. Bakewell, DBY, 7b/695, extracted Feb 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S2893 Page: Death 27 Nov 1958 Benjamin RUNCIMAN, Bur. Dodoma, Tanzania, (Jim found grave 2008, see photo), rcvd Feb 2010
6. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Dth 27 Nov 1958 Benjamin RUNCIMAN, Tanganyika, from http://www.nda.agric.za/vetweb/History/Vets%20Past%20QRS.htm, extracted Nov 2010
7. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Dth 27 Nov 1958 Benjamin RUNCIMAN, Tanganyika, from http://www.nda.agric.za/vetweb/History/Vets%20Past%20QRS.htm, extracted Nov 2010
8. ↑ Source: #S3262 Page: Personally taken photo. CONT 2008
9. ↑ Source: #S3222
10. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: "Usambara" 24 Feb 1924 Ben RUNCIMAN & family, arr. Southampton, from Durban, from UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, extracted Feb 2010
11. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Outline family tree from William & Elizabeth (JAMIESON) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
12. ↑ Source: #S1595 Page: Marr. 1874 Q2 Thomas RUNCIMAN & Mary Ann SHELDON, reg. Bakewell, DBY 7b/1145, extracted Jan 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S2893 Page: Marr. 1873 Thomas RUNCIMAN & Mary Anne SHELDON, Bakewell, DBY, transcript from family bible, rcvd Jan 2010
14. ↑ Source: #S208 Page: Market Deeping, Sub Dist Deeping, Dist Bourn, LIN RG11/3199 ED 1 F 11 PG 15 Sched 92, hsehold of Thomas & Mary Ann RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2010

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-556 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.