James Runciman (1856 - 1931)

Born 16 May 1856 in Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Samantha Leland — married 1 Aug 1883 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Died 14 Nov 1931 at age 75 in Framingham, , Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

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Name

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

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 MAY 1856

Place: Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland^[3][4][5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: 14 NOV 1931

Place: Framingham, , Massachusetts, USA

Note: 14 Nov 1931, Framingham, Massechusetts, Usa. James Runciman of 86 Lincoln Street, Framingham, Ma. died 14 November 1931 in Framingham. Cause of death was Chronic Myocarditis and Arterio Sclerosis, he suffered with both for about a 5 years. He was 74 years, 5 months and 29 days old. He worked as a hotel manager for 30 years. He was buried in Lake Grove Cemetery in Holliston, Ma. on Nov 17, 1931. He was born in Scotland as well as his parents William Runciman and Jane France. He was married to Alice Leland as she was the informant of the death certificate.

Obituary: 16 Nov 1931, Framingham, Massechusetts, Usa. JAMES RUNCIMAN PASSES AWAY AT AGE OF 74 YEARS James Runciman passed away at his home, 86 Lincoln street, Saturday night. He was born May 16, 1857, at Haddington, Scotland. He Married Alice T. Leland at Holliston Aug 1, 1887. Mr. Runciman who made his home in Framingham for the past two years was engaged in the hotel bussiness for many years in Chicago, New York and Washington, D. C. He was a member of Federal Lodge No 1, A.F. & A. M.. the Scottish rites and Shrine, also Almas Lodge, all of Washington, D. C. He leaves his wife, a sister, Mrs. William Mann of Cobourg, Ontario, a brother, Robert R. Runciman of Cobourg, Ont. and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at his home, 86 Lincoln street, Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. James A. Thompson, Rector of St. Andrew's church, officiating. Members of Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M., will conduct the Masonic burial service. Interment will be in Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, under the direction of A. J. Stevens^[7]

Reference

Reference: 67689

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 10 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 10 AUG 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 30 APR 1867

Place: , , New York, USA

Note: Jane emigrated with James and other children following their husband and father William who emigrated to Canada pre 1867 when they settled in Northumberland County, Ontario. Lot no. 34 & 35 lot size 50 & 15. (https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/showrecord.php?PersonID=22790)^[8]

Census

Census:

Date: JUN 1900

Place: Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA

Note: RUNCIMAN: James 44 Mgr Telephone Co. b May 1856 SCT F/M b SCT emig 1877; wife Alice 41 b Jul 1858, both marr. 16 yrs, 0 children; boarders in hsehold of John & Marie FINNEGAN^[9]

Occupation

Occupation: James was Proprietor of the Lucerne Hotel |at West 79th Street. New York

Date: 1908

Place: New York, , New York, USA^[10]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Holliston, , Massachusetts, USA

Note: Funeral services will be held at his home, 86 Lincoln street, Tuesday at 2 pm with Rev. James A. Thompson, Rector of St. Andrew's church, officiating. Members of Alpha Lodge, A. F. & A. M., will conduct the Masonic burial service. Interment will be in Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, under the direction of A. J. Stevens.

Buried.: : Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, MA. USA.

Burial Details: 17 Nov 1931, Lake Grove Cemetery, Holliston, MA. USA. James is buried in the John Claflin lot #88 on Pine Ave. in Lake Grove Cemetery on Highland St. in Holliston, Mass.^[11]

Marriage

Husband: James Runciman

Wife: Alice Samantha Leland

Marriage:

Date: 01 AUG 1883

Place: Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[12][13]

Event:

Type: Note

Note: James & Alice had no children.^[14]

Husband: William Runciman

Wife: Jane France

Child: William Runciman

Child: Richard Runciman

Child: John France Runciman

Child: Thomas Runciman

Child: James Runciman

Child: Margaret Vetch Runciman

Child: Robert Eadie Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: Robert Runciman

Child: Elizabeth F Runciman

Child: Jane Anne Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 17 MAY 1844

Place: Oldhamstocks, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: Witnesses: Robert Hunter & Thomas Ramsey^[15][16][17]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: William 28 carrier b Dirleton, HAD; wife Jane 25 b Oldhamstocks; Children: Isabella 6 William 4, Richard 2, all b Prestonkirk, HAD; J A (F) 1 b Haddington; Also Visitors: John LARMOUTH 30 farmer b Whitsome, BEW; Robert FRAID? farmer 23 b Oldhamstocks; Servant Caterine DAVIES 14 b Haddington^[18]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Haddington, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: William 37 Gardener (master) b Dirleton, ELN; wife Jane 35 b Oldhamstock; Father-in-law Richard FRANCE 75 b Coldingham; Children: Isabella 15 scholar William 14 draper (ap) (on ancestry as dresser), Jane 10, John 8, Thomas 6, all scholars; James 4, Elizabeth 2, all b Haddington;

(same page, brother James & family)^[19][20]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Haldimand, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada

Note: RUNCIMAN: William 45 farmer marr; Jane 40 marr. ; Assumed children: Jane 20, John 17 farmer, James 14, Maggie 9, Bessie 12, Robert 6; All b SCT, C Presb, Scotch^[21]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Haldimand, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada

Note: RUNCIMAN: William 69 farmer; Jane 76, both marr. and b SCT; Assumed children: Maggie 19, Robert (age unclear but transcr. bas 13); Also Bessie LAPP. All C Presb, Scotch;^[22]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Haldimand, Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada

Note: RUNCIMAN: William 68 farmer b SCT F/M b SCT; Jane 67 b SCT F/M b SCT; Dtr Margaret (marr.) 28, Son Robert 25 farmer both b SCT F/M b SCT; Andrew THOMSON, marr. 50 farm lab b SCT F/M b SCT^[23]

Sources

• 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: 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
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• 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: S2903 Title: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres., Address: AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F Author: Lawrence FLETCHER
• Source: S2970 Title: Statutory Registers Index: SCT, Subject: Births deaths marriages index, Location: Scotland 1855+, Film Number: http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk Abbreviation: SCT: SR Index Note: (index searches)
• 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: S3223 Title: Birth Registration Abbreviation: Birth Registration
• Source: S3234 Title: Marriage Registration Abbreviation: Marriage Registration
• 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: S5 Title: Ancestry.com, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Abbreviation: Ancestry.com
• Source: S808 Title: Census: USA, Record Type: Census images, Film: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: USA Repository: #R121
• Source: S809 Title: CENSUS: CAN, Record Type: Census image, Location: Canada, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: CAN: Census via Ancestry Repository: #R121

1. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED: 3; Page: 5; Sched 26, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S3238 Page: James Runciman CONT 16 JUL 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match
3. ↑ Source: #S3223 Page: HADDINGTON BURGH /EAST LOTHIAN 709/01 0064
4. ↑ Source: #S3222
5. ↑ Source: #S2970 Page: Birth 1856 James RUNCIMAN, Haddington, ELN 709/01 #64, extracted from index Jan 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED: 3; Page: 5; Sched 26, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S3222
8. ↑ Source: #S3222
9. ↑ Source: #S808 Page: 1900 Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_259; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 345, hsehold of John & Marie FINNEGAN, extracted Jan 2012
10. ↑ Source: #S3222
11. ↑ Source: #S3222
12. ↑ Source: #S3234 Page: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00973-5 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 763666 Reference Number: 222 Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
13. ↑ Source: #S3222
14. ↑ Source: #S3222
15. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Bap. 28 Aug 1821 (Dirleton) Dth 26 Nov 1895 (bur. St Mark Anglican Cem., Lincoln Co., Niagara Twp, CAN) William s/o William & Jean (COCKBURN) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 1844 Jane FRANCE (b. 1826 Oldhamstocks bur. Stoney Creek Municipal Cem., Wentworth Co. Slatfleet, CAN); Pg 8
16. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Marr. 17 May 1844 William RUNCIMAN & Jane FRANCE, batch M117144, Oldhamstocks, ELN, extracted Jan 2008
17. ↑ Source: #S5 Page: Marr. 20 May 1877 John Francis RUNCIMAN and Alida Jane LAPP, at Haldimand Twp, reg. Northumberland Cty, ONT, M'film MS932_24, from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, extracted Jan 2008
18. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED 3A Pg 19 Sched 78, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2008
19. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED: 3; Page: 5; Sched 26, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012
20. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: 1861 Families of William & Jane (FRANCE), James & Jane (THOMSON) RUNCIMAN, Haddington, ELN 709/00 003/00 005 copy rcvd Feb 2010
21. ↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1871 Haldimand, Northumberland, Ontario; Roll: C-9984; Family No: 117, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Feb 2010
22. ↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1881 Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario. Roll: C_13240, Page 36, Family No: 172, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Feb 2010
23. ↑ Source: #S809 Page: 1891 Haldimand, Northumberland West, Ontario. Roll: T-6357, Family No: 93, hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-640 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.