Alexander Runciman (at Meikle Pinkerton)1

(say 1695 - circa 1770)

BDMs

     Alexander Runciman was born say 1695 ?Dunbar, ELN, SCT. He married Janet Hendrie say 1720 ?Dunbar, ELN.1,2
     Alexander Runciman was assumed to have died circa 1770 ?Dunbar, ELN, Date derived from: eldest known child William bap. 1731; an Alexander is witnessing baptisms of his assumed grandchildren up to 1770 (with a later bap. 1773 at Belhaven not having an Alexander as a witness); the other Alexanders in East Lothian not being of an age to be likely witnesses in this time period.3,4,5,6

Names/other info

     It is possible that Alexander Runciman witnessed the baptism of Jannet Runciman on 28 May 1748 Dunbar, ELN, SCT; James RUNCIMAN & Eliz. LYLE had Jannet baptised. Wit. Alexr RUNCIMAN, Pal[?] LYLE.7
     It is possible that Alexander Runciman witnessed the baptism of Alexander Runciman on 10 Feb 1751 at Dunbar, East Lothian; Ja. RUNCIMAN & Eliz. LYLE had Alexr. baptised. Wit. Alexr. RUNCIMAN, Tho. RUNCIMAN (assumed to be father/brother, or possibly both siblings?)8
     It is possible that Alexander Runciman witnessed the baptism of Christian Runciman on 10 May 1760 at Dunbar, East Lothian; Wm. RUNSIMAN & Janet ALLAN had Christian baptised. Wit. Al. RUNCEMAN, Geo. ALLAN (indexed on SctP as 1761.)9,10
     It is possible that Alexander Runciman witnessed the baptism of Thomas Runciman on 11 Jul 1762 at Dunbar, East Lothian; Tho. Runciman & Bar. Wallace had Thomas baptised. Wit. Alexr Runciman, Wm. Runciman (assumed to be Thomas' father and brother.)11,12,13
     It is possible that Alexander Runciman witnessed the baptism of Catherine Runciman on 31 Mar 1765 at Dunbar, East Lothian; Wm. RUNCIMAN & Janet ALLAN had Catherine baptised. Wit. Alexr & Ja. RUNCIMAN (assumed to be either father/brother, or both siblings.)14,4

Links

     Click here to see Alexander's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.15

Family

Janet Hendrie (say 1700 - )
Children
  • James Runciman16 (circa Feb 1721 - )
  • Elizabeth Runsiman17 (circa Dec 1722 - )
  • Helen Runciman+2 (circa Sep 1724 - )
  • Margaret Runciman18 (circa Feb 1727 - )
  • Thomas Runciman+19 (circa Dec 1728 - aft. 1770)
  • William Runciman (m. Janet Allan)+ (circa Apr 1731 - ); The William married to Janet Allan is assumed to be the son of Alexander, because of the dates, the witnesses to some of the baptisms, his second daughter being a Janet, and the subsequent discovery of a first known son named Alexander in a neighbouring parish20,6
ChartsLineage 1d: Alexander & Janet (HENDRIE) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar, ELN
Last Edited19 May 2021

Citations

  1. [S1045] H D W, "RUNCIMAN Correspondence," e-mail to L Henderson (1), Family tree Alexander RUNSIMAN & Janet HENDRIE, original rcvd by Harry in 1993 from Margaret TAYLOR nee BLAKE, Perth, SCT, copy rcvd Jun 2010.
  2. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (Bap.) 26 Sep 1724 Helen d/o Alexander RUNSIMAN & Janet HENRY, Spott, ELN, 720/ 0010 0120, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  3. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 19 Jul 1767 Margaret d/o Wm RUNCIMAN & Janet ALLAN(Wit: Ja. RUNCIMAN, Tho. RUNCIMAN), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  4. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 31 Mar 1765 Catherine d/o Wm RUNCIMAN & Janet ALLAN(Wit: Alexr RUNCIMAN, Ja.RUNCIMAN), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  5. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 13 Jul 1770 Janet d/o James HAMILTON & Helen RUNSIMAN(Wit: Alexr RUNCIMAN, William RUNSIMAN), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  6. [S4] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Conclusions", Jun 2010.
  7. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 29 May 1748 Jannet d/o James RUNCIMAN & Eliz LYLE (Wit: Alexr RUNCIMAN, Pat LYLE), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  8. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 10 Feb 1748 Alexr s/o James RUNCIMAN & Eliz LYLE(Wit: Alexr RUNCIMAN, Thos RUNCIMAN), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  9. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 10 May 1760 Christian d/o Wm RUNSIMAN & Janet ALLAN (Wit: Al RUNCEMAN, Geo. ALLAN), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  10. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (bap.?) 10 May 1761 Christian d/o William RUNSIMAN & Janet ALLAN, Dunbar, ELN 706/ 0020 0225, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  11. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (Bap.) 11 Jul 1762 Thomas s/o Thomas RUNCIMAN & Barbara WALLACE, Dunbar, ELN, 706/ 0020 0227, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  12. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 11 Jul 1762 Thomas s/o Tho. RUNCIMAN & Bar. WALLACE, Wit: Alexr. & Wm. RUNCIMAN, extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  13. [S3] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Analysis", Jun 2010.
  14. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (bap.?) 31 Mar 1765 Catherine d/o William RUNCIMAN & Janet ALLAN, Dunbar, ELN 706/ 0020 0232, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  15. [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct-11.
  16. [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Bap. 5 Feb 1721 James s/o Alexander RUNSIMAN, as noted on profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Runciman-171, edited May 2021 by Neil Stewart (Stewart-39100), extracted May 2021.
  17. [S2921] ELN OPR (transcripts by Barbara Samples) Dunbar: Dunbar, ELN, Bap. 29 Dec 1722 Elisabeth d/o Alexnder RUNSIMAN (hind Mikle Pinkerton), extracted Jun 2010 (Bap (1687-1854); Marriages (1651 - 1820); Deaths (1737 - 1819)).
  18. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (Bap.) 5 Feb 1727 Margaret d/o Alexander RUNCIMAN & Janet HENDRY, Dunbar, ELN, 706/ 0020 0085, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  19. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (Bap.) 22 Dec 1728 Thomas s/o Alexander RUNSIMAN & Janet HENDRIE, Dunbar, ELN, 706/ 0020 0099, extracted from index Jun 2010.
  20. [S102] Scotlands People Index, "OPR East Lothian, SCT RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth (Bap.) 11 Apr 1731 William s/o Alexander RUNSIMAN & Janet HENDRIE, Dunbar, ELN, 706/ 0020 0099, extracted from index Jun 2010.
 
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