Phil Runciman (R-4)1

Father*Walter Jack Runciman2 (Oct 1920 - Jun 1956)
Mother*Edwina Marguerite Golden2
DNA project came up trumps with a 36/37 marker match between Don and Phil's results. Which means that Phil has found the missing family of the mysterious "James 1791 - Ohio" in the family bible, and that Don has finally broken his brickwall of who his 3great grandparents are.3

DNA Info

     Click here for Phil's ySTR results ; R-4.1
     Phil has tested in the RUNCIMAN Surname DNA Project. Follow this link for further DNA information.

Researcher(s)

     Phil is researching the line of James Runciman (m. to Agnes HERRIOT). Email: Phil.4
ChartsLineage 2a: James & Agnes (HERRIOT) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar, ELN
Last Edited20 Mar 2018

Citations

  1. [S15] RUNCIMAN DNA Project online at http://dnasurnames.info/lineages/spRUNCIMANLineages.htm, Jan 2008.
  2. [S2200] Phil RUNCIMAN, "EM RUNCIMAN/HERRIOT ex Phil R, AK," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, From Yahoo RUNCIMAN group Nov 2004, extracted Jan 2008.
  3. [S2342] RUNCIMAN Misc. web searches & correspondence RUNCIMAN Surname DNA Project results, http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/r/runciman/, rcvd Apr 2008.
  4. [S2200] Phil RUNCIMAN, "EM RUNCIMAN/HERRIOT ex Phil R, AK," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Phone Conversation, Jan 2008.
 
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