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This biography was part auto-generated by a GEDCOM import of a tree created by Alan Runciman, a 6th generation grand-nephew of Hugh’s, supplemented with additional research by him.
Marion was born at Whaupknow, assuming the custom was followed that she was born at home .
Whaupknow was a cluster of cottages provided by Auldham Farm for its workers. The last reference to it in local parish records appears in the 1770s around which time it fell victim to the development of Seacliff House. Read here what life was like for the family at Whaupknow.
Marion was a younger sister of William Runciman of Crail , who drowned at an early age in a fishing tragedy,
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some facts and comments about the early Runciman ancestors are summarised in The Early Generations.
There are also 3 other Runciman 'lineages' which thanks to DNA testing are now discovered to be branches of the same lineage with a Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) in the 1600s, most likely in East Lothian or the Scottish Borders. Lorna Henderson manages a Runciman One Name Study which gives a good insight to our Crail Line's relationship to the other DNA-related lines - as well as the non-related lines.
Wiki profiles relating to the Crail Lineage:
Whaupknow, describes where the family was born and lived until adulthood.
Runciman Lineage 1b-The Early Generations As the name implies this Profile covers the latest research known of the earliest ancestors on the 'Crail' Line.
Crail Fishing Disaster History and Latest News. Marion is a sister of William of Crail who drowned with 7 others in the 1765 Crail Fishing Disaster. A 250th anniversary commemoration for the drownings was held in Crail on 16 May 2015.
Scotland and Beyond In 2004 a history of the William Runciman of Crail line was published. The latest research & continuing updates are now published on the web rather than in print. As Scotland and Beyond has been out of print for some time Jen Jelley & Diane Middleton, compilers & publishers of the 2004 book, kindly agreed to make their publication available in PDF format. This Profile contains the link.
The Runciman Cradle Tour provides the reader interested in seeing some of our ancestral locations with a suggested itinerary and their association to the family.
Similarily there is a Crail Trail for those who wish to visit where William of Crail spent his married/working life and eventually to meet his early death from drowning.
Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-617 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.
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Featured National Park champion connections: Marion is 20 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 24 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 18 degrees from George Catlin, 21 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 29 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 21 degrees from George Grinnell, 29 degrees from Anton Kröller, 21 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 22 degrees from John Muir, 20 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 30 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Categories: Runciman Lineage 1b - William Runciman of Crail | Whitekirk and Tyninghame Parish, East Lothian