John Runciman (1826 - 1867)

Born 2 Apr 1826 in Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Pryce) Runciman — married 29 Jan 1849 in Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1867 at age 41 in , , North Sea

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Biography

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Name

Name: John /Runciman/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 02 APR 1826

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Death

Death:

Date: 01 DEC 1867

Place: , , , North Sea

Note: cert. shows the death 1 Dec (supposed) of John 1st engineer, married to Isabella PRICE, d. North Sea, aged 42; s/o John RUNCIMAN farmer and Isabella m.s. COMB; cod drowning (shipwreck of SS "Ivanhoe" of Leith; Signed Managing Coroner, reg. 5 Feb at Edin^[9]

Death:

Date: 02 DEC 1867

Place: , , , at sea

Note: aged 41; Drowned by the foundering of 'SS Ivanhoe'; ship was lost without trace on the North Sea en route from Leith to Amsterdam.^[10][11]

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 01 DEC 1867Array

Reference

Reference: 62698

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@

Census

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, , Midlothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: John 25 carter; brother William 18, shop porter; both b Dirleton, Haddington;^[12]

Occupation

Occupation: The Stones of Dirleton Kirkyard states that John is recorded in Edinburgh (1851 Census) with his brother William, a ship porter, while his wife with first child was visiting a family in Laurencekirk.

Date: 1851

Place: Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland^[13]

Occupation: Chief Marine Engineer on ss Ivanhoe

Date: 1867^[14]

Burial

Burial:

Note: Body never recovered.^[15]

Marriage

Husband: John Runciman

Wife: Isabella Pryce

Child: John Runciman

Child: William McKenzie Runciman

Child: Alexander Molison Runciman

Child: Ann Jane Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 29 JAN 1849

Place: Edinburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland

Note: Cited by The Stones of Dirleton Kirkyard, p21.^{[16][17][18][19][20]}

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: South Leith, , Midlothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: John 36 engineer b Direlton, HAD; wife Isabella 39 b Laurencekirk, KKD; Children: William 9 scholar b Edin; Alex 8 scholar b Leith; Ann J 1 b Leith; Sister Elizabeth 16 servant b Direlton, HAD;^[21]

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"^{[22][23][24][25]}

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;^[26]

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: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Abbreviation: IGI: Online searches Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: Utah Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• Source: S201 Title: 1841 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1841 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1841 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S203 Title: 1851 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Source: S205 Title: 1861 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1861 Repository: #R121
• 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: 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: S3233 Title: Old Parish Record Abbreviation: OPR
• 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: S3246 Title: Published Wills Abbreviation: Published Wills
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Abbreviation: BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855

1. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 hsehold of John & Isabella RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007
2. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 2 Dec 1867 John s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 29 Jan 1849 Isabella PRYCE (b. 1825 Laurencekirk), Pg 40
3. ↑ Source: #S3246 Page: SC70/1/138 Edinburgh Sherrif Court Inventories (Address is given as No 6 Annfield, Newhaven)
4. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 hsehold of John & Isabella RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007
5. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, MLN Par. 685/2 ED 85 Pg 19 Sched 29, hsehold of John RUNCIMAN, extracted Jun 2010
6. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 2 Apr 1826 John 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
7. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p20 Source stated as OPR Dirleton 705/4/fr762
8. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 2 Dec 1867 John s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 29 Jan 1849 Isabella PRYCE (b. 1825 Laurencekirk), Pg 40
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 1 Dec 1867 (supposed) John s/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMB, h/o Isabella BRICE, 018/MR pg 106 (Marine Register), copy d/loaded Jun 2010
10. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p21; Acknowledged their source as the registration in the Marine Register - 018/MR Entry 106
11. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 2 Dec 1867 John s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 29 Jan 1849 Isabella PRYCE (b. 1825 Laurencekirk), Pg 40
12. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, MLN Par. 685/2 ED 85 Pg 19 Sched 29, hsehold of John RUNCIMAN, extracted Jun 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S3222
14. ↑ Source: #S3222
15. ↑ Source: #S3222
16. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: RUNCIMAN/BRYCE births, batch C116921, extracted Oct 2005
17. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Par. Nth Leith, Dist Leith Sth, MLN Reg. 692/2 ED 52 Pg 1 Sched 2, hsehold of John & Isabella RUNSIMAN, extracted Jun 2010
18. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Marr. 29 Jan 1849 John RUNCIMAN & Isabella d/o Thomas PRYCE, Edinburgh Par., MLN, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11985-2 film 1066696, extracted Sep 2011
19. ↑ Source: #S3233 Page: OPR Edinburgh 685/1/69/fr 6817
20. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 2 Dec 1867 John s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 29 Jan 1849 Isabella PRYCE (b. 1825 Laurencekirk), Pg 40
21. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Leith Sth, MLN Reg 692/2 ED 52 Pg 1 Sched 2, hsehold of John & Isabella RUNSIMAN, extracted May 2007
22. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Marr. John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMB, from Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
23. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, extracted from index Jan 2012
24. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, copy rcvd Feb 2010
25. ↑ 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
26. ↑ 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-567 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.