Elizabeth (Runsyman) Herkes (1757 - 1830)

Born 31 Jul 1757 in Crail, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Herkass — married 28 May 1785 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Died 31 Jan 1830 at age 72 in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

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Biography

Name

Name: Elizabeth /Runsyman/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Date: 31 JUL 1757

Place: Crail, , Fife, Scotland

Note: which fits with age of 8 when father died^[4][5][6][7]

Death

Date: 31 JAN 1830

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

Reference

Reference: 70443

Residence

Date: MAY 1785

Place: Dunbar, , East Lothian, Scotland^[9]

Burial

Date: 02 FEB 1830

Place: North Berwick, , East Lothian, Scotland

entry reads: Elisabeth Runciman, wife of Charles Herkes, died the 31st ult aged 72 years, and was this day interred in the Churchyard here^[10]

Notes

The Elizabeth RUNCIMAN married to Charles HERKASS is assumed to be this Elizabeth both because of the Dunbar/Whitekirk connection and her age when buried fits (no children immediately obvious, at least not in North Berwick)^[11][12][13]

Marriage

Husband: Charles Herkass

Wife: Elizabeth Runsyman

Marriage:

Date: 28 MAY 1785

Place: Dunbar, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: banns Whitekirk Parish 13th May show Charles HERKUS "in this Parish", Elisabeth RUNCIMAN "in the Parish of Dunbar", witnesses were Willm & Charles MURRAY, signed William MURRAY session clerk;

Entry in Dunbar reads: "Charles Herkass in the parish of Whitekirk and Elizabeth Runciman in this parish were regularly proclaimed and married May 28th 1785"^[14][15]

Husband: William Runciman

Wife: Elizabeth Jamieson

Child: Margaret Runsyman

Child: Elizabeth Runsyman

Child: Helen Runsyman

Child: John Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 30 DEC 1754

Place: Crail, , Fife, Scotland

Note: "Contracts" entry for Dec 14th reads: "William Runsyman & Eliz. Jamison married Decr 30th"^{[16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Sources

• Source: S1045 Title: RUNCIMAN Correspondence H D W, Edinburgh, Scotland Recipient: L Henderson
• Source: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Utah Country: USA http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/
• Source: S1640 Title: OPR Index: SCT, Subject: Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855) Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk Repository: #R32
• Repository: R32 Name: New Register House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (previously known as "General Registry Office")
• Source: S2562 Title: RUNCIMAN Corres., Address: NSW, AUS
• Source: S3 Title: RUNCIMAN Analysis, Runciman One Name Study - Lorna Henderson Repository: #R156
• Repository: R156 Name: RUNCIMAN One Name Study Project Diary
• Source: S3221 Title: EM RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON ex Phyllis RUNCIMAN, (SCT)
• Source: S3222 Title: "Scotland and Beyond" (2004) Authors: Diane Middleton Jen Jelley; plus subsequent research by Alan RUNCIMAN, Ros RUNCIMAN, Lawrence FLETCHER, Lorna HENDERSON & many, many others, Compilers' Addresses: UK, Australia and New Zealand
• Source: S3233 Title: Old Parish Record (OPR)
• Source: S3236 Title: Our Family Web Site Author: The Bartletts ( MyHeritage.com family tree )
• Source: S55 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854), BDM: Scotlands People entries to 1854
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), BDM: Scotlands People certs from 1855

1. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 31 Jul Bap. 2 Aug 1757 Elizabeth d/o William RUNSYMAN & Elizabeth JAMIESON, Crail, FIF, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11417-5 film 1040157, extracted Oct 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 31 Jul 1757 (Crail, Fife) Elizabeth d/o William & Elizabeth (JAMESON) RUNCIMAN; Marr. Charles HERKAS (b. abt 1750), pg 3
3. ↑ Source: #S3236 Page: Elizabeth Runciman CONT 1 JAN 2012 Added by confirming a Smart Match
4. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 31 Jul Bap. 2 Aug 1757 Elizabeth d/o William RUNSYMAN & Elizabeth JAMIESON, Crail, FIF, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11417-5 film 1040157, extracted Oct 2012
5. ↑ Source: #S3221 Page: Pay-outs to the widows and children of the Crail fishermen drowned on 21st January 1765, from GD/26/12/25 held National Archives of Scotland (NAS), transcr. by Phyllis rcvd Nov 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S1045 Page: Pay-outs to the widows and children of the Crail fishermen drowned on 21st January 1765, extracted Feb 2010 from photocopies taken 1980s, from GD/26/12/25 held National Archives of Scotland (NAS), rcvd Feb 2010
7. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 31 Jul 1757 (Crail, Fife) Elizabeth d/o William & Elizabeth (JAMESON) RUNCIMAN; Marr. Charles HERKAS (b. abt 1750), pg 3
8. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Dth 31 Jan Bur. 2 Feb 1830 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, wife of Charles HERKES, aged 72, Churchyard Nth Berwick, ELN 713/00 0070 0178, copy d/loaded Feb 2013
9. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Marr. 28 May 1785 Elizabeth RUNCIMAN & Patk DUDGEON, Dunbar (Banns Whitekirk 13th), ELN, 706/00 0050 0079, copy rcvd from Alan R, Oct 2012
10. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Dth 31 Jan Bur. 2 Feb 1830 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, wife of Charles HERKES, aged 72, Churchyard Nth Berwick, ELN 713/00 0070 0178, copy d/loaded Feb 2013
11. ↑ Source: #S3 Page: Feb 2013
12. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Dth 31 Jan Bur. 2 Feb 1830 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, wife of Charles HERKES, aged 72, Churchyard Nth Berwick, ELN 713/00 0070 0178, copy d/loaded Feb 2013
13. ↑ Source: #S1640 Page: Births 1780 to 1830 HER*S, North Berwick, ELN, searched Feb 2013
14. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Dth 31 Jan Bur. 2 Feb 1830 Elisabeth RUNCIMAN, wife of Charles HERKES, aged 72, Churchyard Nth Berwick, ELN 713/00 0070 0178, copy d/loaded Feb 2013
15. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 31 Jul 1757 (Crail, Fife) Elizabeth d/o William & Elizabeth (JAMESON) RUNCIMAN; Marr. Charles HERKAS (b. abt 1750), pg 3
16. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Marr. 1754 William RUNCIMAN & Elizabeth JAMIESON, from Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
17. ↑ Source: #S1045 Page: H/stone (& info) William RUNSHEMAN/RUNSYMAN and family, Crail, FIF, from pre 1855 transcriptions, rcvd Jan 2010
18. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: Marr. 30 Dec 1754 William RUNSHEMAN & Elizabeth JAMESON, Isle of May, Crail, FIF, post 1991 patron submission, extracted Jan 2010
19. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 30 Dec 1754 (also indexed for 12 Dec) William RUNSYMAN & Elizabeth JAMIESON, Crail, FIF 417/0020 0084, index searched (and copy d/loaded) Jan 2010
20. ↑ Source: #S3233 Page: Marr. 1754 William RUNCIMAN & Elizabeth JAMIESON, Crail-417/00 0020 0084
21. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 30 Dec 1754 William RUNCIMAN & Elizabeth JAMESON, Crail, Fife, Pg 3

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runsyman-2 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013.

Thank you to Stuart Wilson for merging WikiTree profile Runciman-812 after the import of Family_2013-10-07.ged on Oct 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits.