James Merrilees Runciman (1872 - 1936)

Born 1872 in Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella Henderson — married 31 Mar 1899 in Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand

Died 19 Aug 1936 at about age 64 in Hastings, , Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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Biography

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Name

Name: James Merrilees /Runciman/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1872

Place: Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand^[4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 19 AUG 1936

Place: Hastings, , Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Note: aged 63-64^[6][7][8]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1905

Place: Dunedin, , Otago, NZ

Note: RUNCIMAN: James Merilies (Glenaven) storeman; Isabella (King Edward St) married, both Nth East valley^[9]

Marriage

Husband: James Merrilees Runciman

Wife: Isabella Henderson

Child: William Norman Runciman

Child: John Merrilees Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 31 MAR 1899

Place: Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand^[10][11][12]

Husband: John Runciman

Wife: Elizabeth Mitchell

Child: Richard Charles Runciman

Child: John Jacob Runciman

Child: Emily Jane Runciman

Child: James Merrilees Runciman

Child: Helena Jane Runciman

Child: Helen Doig Runciman

Child: Alexander Runciman

Child: George Mitchell Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 13 APR 1863

Place: Green Island, nr Dunedin, Otago, NZ

Note: "At Kingston Vale, Green Island, on the 13th instant, by the Rev. J. McNaughton, Mr. John Runciman, youngest son of Mr. Richard Runciman, to Elizabeth Mitchell, second daughter of Mr. Jacob Mitchell, Longbyre, Wishaw, Scot."

(not immediately obvious in BDM Historical indices)^{[13][14][15][16]}

Event:

Type: WebHighlight

Date: FEB 1868

Note: ... "The Shag Valley was greatly inundated, and many sheep were drowned. It is reported that many lives have been lost there, but the report requires confirmation. The flour mill, house, and all other buildings were washed away, and Mr Runciman, the owner, his wife, tliree children, and three servants were rescued from the water wheel of the mill after having been there for eight hours" (assumed to be this family given that Elizabeth's MITCHELL brother John lived in Shag Valley at least around Aug 1884, although back in NE Valley by 1886)

.. "The enterprising proprietor of the Shag valley flour mill, Mr Runciman, has sustained, we regret to say, a most severe loss ; the mill, house and stables having been swept away — himself, wife, three children, two men and a, female servant, at tne imminent risk of their lives, having with heroic fortitude remained from twelve o'clock m the evening till seven m the morning on the waterwheel of the mill until they were rescued from their perilous position by the praisworthy conduct of a man named William Gray, who swam across to their assistance with a rope, a temporary boat having been made by the inhabitants, when they were safely brought over. Mr Rich, we may mention, who witnessed the sad calamity, offered with commendable Christian sympathy, £25 to anyone volunteering to fetch a boat from Waikouaiti to relieve the sufferers. Mr J. Duncan, a livery stable keeper at Palmerston, at once accepted the offer, and without delay started on his errand ; but on reaching Pleasant River he was, much to regret, compelled to retrace his steps, the river being so flooded that he could not effect a crossing, the bridge, as before stated, havig been washed away. Glover's store at Palmerston, has also sustained injury from the flood."^[17][18]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2927 Page: Marr. 1899 James Merrilees s/o John & Elizabeth (MITCHELL) RUNCIMAN & Isabella HENDERSON, Dunedin, rcvd Aug 2010
2. ↑ Source: #S3236 Page: James Merrilees Runciman CONT 2 MAY 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match
3. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Pg 199
4. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Birth 1872 James Merrilees RUNCIMAN s/o John & Elizabeth, ref.1872/545, extracted Aug 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Pg 199
6. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Pg 199
7. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Dth 1936 James Merrilees RUNCIMAN, aged 63 reg. 1936/21216, extracted May 2011
8. ↑ Source: #S2052 Page: Probate 25 Sep 1936 James Merrilees RUNCIMAN, tea merchant Havelock Nth, filed Napier AAOW W3846 2090/36, extracted Jan 2012
9. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: 1905 James Merilies & RUNCIMAN, Nth East Valley, Dunedin, Chalmers Elect. , extracted May 2011
10. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 31 Mar 1899 (Dunedin) James Merrilees s/o John & Elizabeth (MITCHELL) RUNCIMAN; Isobell HENDERSON (b Edin. SCT), Pg 199
11. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Marr. 1899 James Merrilees RUNCIMAN & Isabella HENDERSON, folio #0957, extracted May 2011
12. ↑ Source: #S2927 Page: Marr. 1899 James Merrilees s/o John & Elizabeth (MITCHELL) RUNCIMAN & Isabella HENDERSON, Dunedin, rcvd Aug 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S2927 Page: Marr. 13 Apr 1863 John youngest s/o Richard RUNCIMAN; Elizabeth 2nd d/o Jacob MITCHELL, Kingston Vale, Green Island (Otago NZ, from their marriage notice in: The Daily Telegraph, April 13, 1863), extracted Jun 2010
14. ↑ Source: #S2927 Page: Marr. 1863 John RUNCIMAN & Elizabeth d/o Jacob MITCHELL & Mary CROSBY"a few short weeks after Elizabeth's arrival , from "The Story of Jacob MITCHELL" online at http://users.uniserve.com/~imitchel/story.htm, Aug 2010
15. ↑ Source: #S3356
16. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 13 Apr 1863 (Green Island, NZ) John s/o Richard & Barbara (MERRILEES) RUNCIMAN; Elizabeth MITCHELL b. 30.4.1841 Dumfries, d. 11.5.1882 Dunedin; from pg 194
17. ↑ Source: #S2640 Page: Flood, flour mill ?Shag Valley? Mr RUNCIMAN & family, from "Dunedin and the South", in the Timaru Herald, Volume VIII Issue 282, 8 Feb 1868, Page 3, extracted Aug 2010
18. ↑ Source: #S2640 Page: Flood, flour mill Mr RUNCIMAN & family, Shag Valley, from "THE FLOOD AT WAIKOUAITI", in the Timaru Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 286, 22 February 1868, Page 3, extracted Aug 2010

• Source: S2052 Title: NZ Soc. Gen. Index, Subject: assorted indexes Abbreviation: NZ Soc. Gen. Index Author: Compiler: NZ Society of Genealogists Publication: NZ Society of Genealogists, Auckland, NZ, Vol 1:1999 Vol 3: 2003 Vol 5:
• Source: S2927 Title: Family of John & Elizabeth (MITCHELL) RUNCIMAN by Irene MITCHELL, Url: http://users.uniserve.com/~imitchel/runciman.htm Abbreviation: Family of John & Elizabeth (MITCHELL) RUNCIMAN Author: Irene MITCHELL Note: Last updated Apr 2001
• 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: S3236 Title: Our Family Web Site Abbreviation: Our Family Web Site Author: The Bartletts Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Our Family Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: Our Family
• Source: S3356 Title: Daily Telegraph Abbreviation: Daily Telegraph Author: Irene Mitchell
• Source: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com
• Source: S57 Title: BDM: NZ historical indexes (online), Url: http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/ Abbreviation: BDM: NZ historical indexes Author: transcr. by LornaHen

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for starting this WikiTree profile through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013.