George Runciman

#1229, (Sep 1798 - bt 1841 - 1851)
Possible fatherThomas Runciman (cir. Jul 1762 - bt 1818 - 1841); Although a Thomas and Jean (Simpson) had a son born Crawhill 1798, this may or may not be the Thomas, tailor of Broxburn from 1783/4, and may or may not, be the George married to Janet Darling. George and Janet did however have an eldest son Thomas
Possible motherJean Simpson (say 1760 - )
WebIntro(Research) Does a tailor become a hind? Are there two families here or one?
With the differences in occupation I had doubts about my identification of these family connections, however "reasonable" they seemed when I first made them.
My answer is now yes, as at least the son of a taylor does indeed become a hind/land steward. I had the answer all along, the death cert. of son John clearly shows his father (John married to Marion Weatherly) as a land steward.

The tailor connection:
1783: Thomas Runciman and Jean Simpson marry in Haddington, Thomas a taylor, (recorded in the Dunbar OPR)
1784: John, son of Thomas and Jean (Simpson), taylor at Broxburn born/baptised
This John is linked to the one married to May/Marion Weatherly through the latter 's marriage which gives John's father as Thomas, albeit with no occupations listed for either father or son.
An earlier Thomas was a tailor, eg 1770 bap. Alexander s/o Thomas and Barbara Wallis - which latter surname features as a witness somewhere (yet to be refound)

The farming connections (which may or may not indicate a different family despite the same wife's names):
1798: at Crawhill: a son George born to Thomas a hind.
1808 Isabella born to John and May (Weatherly) which may be the link crossing the boundary between tailor Thomas and hind Thomas.
1871 death of John son of John and Marion (Weatherly) in Edinburgh, father John shown as a land steward, deceased.

1885 Thomas (married to Mary Redpath) is linked because his death cert states his parents as Thomas, general labourer, and Jane, albeit without a surname for Jane.

Alexander (married to Joan Manderson) is linked to farming Thomas by naming pattern of his children, and because a Thomas, hind was witness to several of his children's baptisms, at Mickle Pinkerton, which place features in several earlier entries in the Dunbar OPRs, eg birth of George 1734 to Thomas and Helen (Stevensone).

Alexander, possibly this one, is linked as witness to marriage of John and Marion Weatherly at Oldhamstocks (banns Innerwick where father Thomas was cautioner for the groom)

Once Alexander is linked in, this also links in the George married to Janet Darling, as their respective children Agnes and George are documented on their 1861 marriage cert as first cousins.
With large gaps in the known children for George and Janet there was room to fit in a son Thomas, who has now been found (died Edinburgh 1877) to add naming pattern into the evidence for the prosecution

Until I found the Crawhill connection I was coming to the conclusion that there were two families, but even with the Crawhill connection between Alexander's and John's families, it still isn't really "proof" that they are one family but could be indicative of two Johns, one son of the tailor, the other married to May Weatherly.
      
BirthGeorge Runciman was born 26 Sep 1798 Crawhill, Par. of Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland. 
BaptismHe was baptized 17 Oct 1798 Par. of Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland, transcr. of entry: Thomas Runciman hind in Crawhills (illegible) and Jean? Simpson his wife had a son baptised born 26th Sept his name George. 
MarriageHe married Janet Darling 18 May 1821 Bunkle & Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland. 
DeathGeorge Runciman died bt 1841 - 1851 ?Balgone Barns, Nth Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland. 

Family

Janet Darling (cir. 1799 - aft. 1861)
Children
  • Thomas Runciman (cir. 1821 - Jan 1877)
  • John Runciman (cir. 1832 - aft. 1901)
  • George Runciman (cir. 1834 - Jun 1892)
  • Darling Runciman (cir. 1841 - 1919)
ChartsRunciman Lineage 1c: Alexander & Janet (HENDRIE) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar, ELN
Last Edited16 Apr 2010
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