Matthew Runciman (1864 - 1939)

Born 1864 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Steins — married 16 Apr 1885 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Chanter) Rodger — married 7 Nov 1896 in Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1939 at about age 75 in Fitzroy, , Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Name

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

Birth

Date: 1864

Place: Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[3]

Death

Date: 23 APR 1939

Place: Fitzroy, , Victoria, Australia^[4]

Burial

Date: 24 APR 1939

Place: Box Hill, , , Australia^[5]

Notes

Matthew had both legs amputated due to poor circulation & gangrene^[6]

Occupation

Occupation: Engineer (at date of marriage); Worked with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade^[7]

Marriage

Husband: Matthew Runciman

Wife: Catherine Steins

Child: David James Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 16 APR 1885

Place: Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[8][9]

Husband: Matthew Runciman

Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Chanter

Child: Sylvia Hazel Runciman

Child: Olive Frances Runciman

Child: Matty Penelope Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 07 NOV 1896

Place: Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^[10][11]

Husband: Matthew Runciman

Wife: Mary Scott

Child: John Runciman

Child: David Runciman

Child: James Runciman

Child: Mary Susan Runciman

Child: William Runciman

Child: Robert Runciman

Child: Catherine Bella Runciman

Child: Matthew Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 24 DEC 1858

Place: Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia^{[12][13][14][15]}

Reference

Reference: 71363

Sources

• Source: S2562 RUNCIMAN Corres., Ros/Lorna
• Source: S3222 "Scotland and Beyond" (2004) Authors: Diane Middleton Jen Jelley, plus subsequent research by Alan RUNCIMAN, Ros RUNCIMAN, Lawrence FLETCHER, Lorna HENDERSON & many, many others Compiler Address: UK, Australia and New Zealand Publication: Jul 2013
• Source: S3234 Marriage Registration
• Source: S3239 Runciman Web Site of Kevin Charles Runciman MyHeritage.com family tree
• Source: S5 Ancestry.com

1. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
2. ↑ Source: #S3239 Matthew Runciman CONT 27 JAN 2012 Added by confirming a Smart Match
3. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
4. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
5. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
6. ↑ Source: #S3222 p178, testimony of granddaughter Linda McKay
7. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
8. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
9. ↑ Source: #S3234 No 3206;Details from Scotland & Beyond, published 2004, p58.
10. ↑ Source: #S3234 No 6682
11. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 1864 (Essendon) Dth 23 Apr 1939 (Fitzroy bur. Box Hill) Matthew s/o Matthew & Mary (SCOTT) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 16 Apr 1885 (Essendon) Catherine STEINS (b. 1863 Geelong d. 7 Mar 1896 Melbourne); Marr. 7 Nov 1896 (Essendon) Sarah Elizabeth CHANTER (b. 13 Jan 1870 Trentham d. 29 Jun 1970); Pg 47
12. ↑ Source: #S3222 Birth 19 Oct 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 16 Jul 1892 (Hotham East, Aust.) Matthew s/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 24 Dec 1858 (House of John SCOTT, Moonee Ponds) Mary SCOTT (b. 16 Jun 1829 Fifeshire d. 10 Jan 1892 Hotham East); Pg 40
13. ↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 1858 Matthew RUNCIMAN & Mary SCOTT, reg. VIC, ref. 4148, from Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, extracted Jan 2012
14. ↑ Source: #S2562 Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
15. ↑ Source: #S2520 Family of Matthew RUNCIMAN, posted by Wendy Fletcher and Anthony Ick,, extracted Oct 2007

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-672 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.