John Runciman Whitecross
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John Runciman Whitecross (1826 - 1898)

John Runciman Whitecross
Born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 22 Jun 1854 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Husband of — married 1873 [location unknown]
Father of and
Died at age 72 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Contents

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John Runciman /Whitecross/ [1][2][3][4]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 24 APR 1826
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland[5][6]

Death

Death:
Date: 16 DEC 1898
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland
Note: cert. shows John Runciman as 72 grocer & wine merchant marr. to 1) Elizabeth (sic, s/be Margaret, Elizabeth was his mother) RUNCIMAN 2) Jessie DICKSON m.s. DAWSON; s/o Peter WHITECROSS builder master & Elizabeth m.s. RUNCIMAN, both dec'd; d. 11:45pm of pneumonia 13 days cerebral thrombosis 2 days; Inf. nephew Peter WHITECROSS of 56 Forth St, Nth Berwick; reg. 17th[7][8]

Reference

Reference: 68574

Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 28 JUL 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 28 JUL 2013 .

Christening

Christening:
Date: 07 MAY 1826
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland[9]

Occupation

Occupation: Grocer & Wine Merchant
Date: 1854
Place: , , North Berwick, Scotland[10][11]
Occupation: a grocer & wine merchant
Date: OCT 1872
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland[12]

Census

Census:
Date: 1881
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland
Note: WHITECROSS: John R 54 b Nth Berwick, Councillor, Grocer, Empy, 5 Men 4 Boys; wife: Jessie 54; Children: Isabella 25 Elizabeth 24; Also Joshua D Douglas 15. Jane Wilson 21[13]

Burial

Burial:
Place: North Berwick Churchyard, , East Lothian, Scotland[14]

Marriage

Husband: John Runciman Whitecross
Wife: Margaret Brodie Runciman
Child: Isabella White Whitecross
Child: Elizabeth Runciman Whitecross
Marriage:
Date: 22 JUN 1854
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland[15][16][17]
Census:
Date: 1861
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland
Note: WHITECROSS: John R 33 grocer & wine & spirit merchant emp 1 man 1 b b Nth Berwick, ELN; wife Margret B 33 b Dirleton, ELN; Children: Isabella W 5, Elizabeth R 4 both scholars b Nth Berwick; Servants: William DUNN 16 app grocer b Nth Berwick; Thos PRINGLE 15 app grocer b Aberlady, ELN; Grace HOPEKIRK 18 b Whitekirk, HAD[18]
Census:
Date: 1871
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland
Note: WHITECROSS: John R 44 grocer & wine merchant emp 1 man b Nth Berwick, ELN; wife Margaret 44 b Dirleton, ELN; Children: Isabella W 15, Elizabeth R 14 both scholars b Nth Berwick; Mother-in-law Isabella RUNCIMAN 72 annuitant b Gladsmuir, ELN; Servant Isabella ?BUNES? 18 b Edin[19]
Husband: John Runciman Whitecross
Wife: Janet Dawson
Marriage:
Date: 1873[20][21]
Husband: Peter Whitecross
Wife: Elizabeth Runciman
Child: John Runciman Whitecross
Marriage:
Date: 11 FEB 1815
Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland[22][23][24]

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: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
  • 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
  • Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
  • Source: S207 Title: 1871 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1871 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1871 Repository: #R121
  • Source: S209 Title: 1881 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1881 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1881 Repository: #R121
  • 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: S3239 Title: Runciman Web Site Abbreviation: Runciman Web Site Author: Kevin Charles Runciman Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Runciman Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: Runciman Family Tree
  • 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: S3271 Title: Newspaper Abbreviation: Newspaper
  • Source: S3317 Title: Wilson's Family History Site: Whitecross Family Abbreviation: Wilson's Family History Site: Whitecross Family Author: Steve Wilson
  • 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: #S2903 Page: Dth 1 Oct 1872 Margaret Brodie Runciman WHITECROSS d/o Charles RUNCMAN & Isabella WHITE, w/o John Runciman WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #23, copy rcvd Feb 2010
  2. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 24 Apr Bap. 7 May 1826 John s/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-7 film 1067852, extracted May 2012
  3. ↑ Source: #S3239 Page: John Runciman Whitecross CONT 16 JUL 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match
  4. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth & ba. 8 May 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 1 Oct 1872 (North Berwick) Margaret Brodie d/o Charles & Isabella (WHITE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 22 Jun 1864 (North Berwick) John Runciman WHITCROSS (sic), Pg 34
  5. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 24 Apr Bap. 7 May 1826 John s/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-7 film 1067852, extracted May 2012
  6. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Nth Berwick, ELN Reg. 713/1 ED 2 Sched 107, hsehold of John R & Margaret WHITECROSS, extracted May 2012
  7. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 16 Dec 1898 John Runciman s/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elizabeth RUNCIMAN, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #43, copy d/loaded May 2012
  8. ↑ Source: #S3271 Page: Glasgow Herald - Issue 303 (suspect issue no - Herald had been printed for a considerable time ) CONT 20 DEC 1898
  9. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 24 Apr Bap. 7 May 1826 John s/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-7 film 1067852, extracted May 2012
  10. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p 25/26
  11. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth & ba. 8 May 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 1 Oct 1872 (North Berwick) Margaret Brodie d/o Charles & Isabella (WHITE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 22 Jun 1864 (North Berwick) John Runciman WHITCROSS (sic), Pg 34
  12. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 1 Oct 1872 Margaret Brodie Runciman WHITECROSS d/o Charles RUNCMAN & Isabella WHITE, w/o John Runciman WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #23, copy rcvd Feb 2010
  13. ↑ Source: #S209 Page: Nth Berwick, ELN Reg. 713 ED 2 Sched 100, hsehold of John R WHITECROSS, extracted May 2012
  14. ↑ Source: #S3222
  15. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 1 Oct 1872 Margaret Brodie Runciman WHITECROSS d/o Charles RUNCMAN & Isabella WHITE, w/o John Runciman WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #23, copy rcvd Feb 2010
  16. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 22 Jun 1854 Margaret RUNCIMAN & John WHITECROSS, North Berwick, ELN 713/ 0070 0150, extracted from index May 2012
  17. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth & ba. 8 May 1826 (Dirleton) Dth 1 Oct 1872 (North Berwick) Margaret Brodie d/o Charles & Isabella (WHITE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 22 Jun 1864 (North Berwick) John Runciman WHITCROSS (sic), Pg 34
  18. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Nth Berwick, ELN Reg. 713 ED 1 Sched 115, hsehold of John R & Margret B WHITECROSS, extracted May 2012
  19. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Nth Berwick, ELN Reg. 713/1 ED 2 Sched 107, hsehold of John R & Margaret WHITECROSS, extracted May 2012
  20. ↑ Source: #S3317
  21. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Dth 16 Dec 1898 John Runciman s/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elizabeth RUNCIMAN, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #43, copy d/loaded May 2012
  22. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 21 Mar Bap. 29 Mar 1822 Margaret d/o Peter WHITECROSS & Elizabeth RUNCIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-7 film 1067852, extracted May 2012
  23. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 21 Jul 1868 Peter s/o Richard WHITECROSS & Margaret RUNCIMAN, h/o Elizabeth RUNCIMAN & Margaret MANDERSON, Nth Berwick, ELN 713 #20, copy rcvd Feb 2010
  24. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 11 Feb 1815 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN & Peter WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN, 713/ 0040 0335, extracted from index May 2012

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Whitecross-5 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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