Peter Whitecross (1786 - 1868)

Born 16 Sep 1786 in North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Runciman) Whitecross — married 11 Feb 1815 in North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Husband of Margaret Manderson — married 8 Jan 1831 in North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1868 at age 81 in North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

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Biography

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Name

Name: Peter /Whitecross/ ^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 SEP 1786

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland^[3]

Death

Death:

Date: 21 JUL 1868

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Peter as aged ?, builder, wid. of Elizabeth RUNCIMAN & Mararet MANDERSON; s/o Richard WHITECROSS coachman dec'd & Margaret m.s. RUNCIMAN both dec'd; . 2: 30pm of cancer of lip 2 yrs; inf. son Richard, present; reg. 25th (NB headstone has 23rd, cert. 21st)^[4]

Reference

Reference: 68579

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 26 JUL 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 26 JUL 2013 .

Christening

Christening:

Date: 24 SEP 1786

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland^[5]

Census

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: WHITECROSS (indexed as Whitieross): Peter 50 mason, b Cty; Assumed children: Richard 20 mason j, John 15 mason ap, William 9, Elizabeth 16; Janet McMenzie 22, All b Cty; Alexander McMenzie 1 b SCT^[6]

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: WHITECROSS: Peter 63 mason master emp. 12 men b Nth Berwick; Children: Elizabeth McKENZIE (Mc Hansine on ancestry) widowed 33; Margaret McKENZIE (Mc Hansine on ancestry, but surely should be WHITECROSS!) 29, John WHITECROSS 24, Willm 19; All b Nth Berwick; Grdson Alexander McKenzie 17 scholar b Linlithgowshire^[7]

Marriage

Husband: Peter Whitecross

Wife: Elizabeth Runciman

Child: John Runciman Whitecross

Marriage:

Date: 11 FEB 1815

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland^[8][9][10]

Husband: Peter Whitecross

Wife: Margaret Manderson

Marriage:

Date: 08 JAN 1831

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland^[11]

Husband: Richard Whitecross

Wife: Margaret Runciman

Child: Peter Whitecross

Marriage:

Date: 12 JUL 1781

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: entry shows Richard as a labr, Margaret as Runsiman, both of this parish. No witnesses or cautioners mentioned^[12][13]

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: S1599 Title: findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com Abbreviation: findmypast
• Source: S201 Title: 1841 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1841 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1841 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S2903 Title: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres., Address: AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F Author: Lawrence FLETCHER
• Source: S3317 Title: Wilson's Family History Site: Whitecross Family Abbreviation: Wilson's Family History Site: Whitecross Family Author: Steve Wilson

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ Source: #S3317 Page: Page 16
3. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 16 Sep Bap. 24 Sep 1786 Peter s/o Richard WHITECROSS & Margaret RUNSIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-5 film 1067851, extracted May 2012
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 16 Sep Bap. 24 Sep 1786 Peter s/o Richard WHITECROSS & Margaret RUNSIMAN, North Berwick, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11713-5 film 1067851, extracted May 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: North Berwick, ELN Par. 713 ED 3 Pg 3, hsehold of Peter WHITECROSS (indexed as WHITIEROSS), extracted May 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: 1851 Nth Berwick, ELN Par. 713 ED 3 Sched 51, hsehold of Peter WHITECROSS, extracted May 2012
8. ↑ 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
9. ↑ 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
10. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 11 Feb 1815 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN & Peter WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN, 713/ 0040 0335, extracted from index May 2012
11. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Marr. 8 Jan 1831 Peter WHITECROSS & Margaret MANDERSON, Nth Berwick, ELN from Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11713-7 film 1067852, extracted May 2012
12. ↑ 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
13. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 12 Jul 1781 Margaret RUNSIMAN & Richard WHITECROSS, Nth Berwick, ELN, 713/ 0030 0299, copy d/loaded May 2012

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Whitecross-6 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.