Janet Preacher1

(28 Jun 1827 - 10 Nov 1904)
NB wife Jane SKINNER should be Jane PRITCHARD, skinner is her father's occupation, not surname!

BDMs

     Janet Preacher was born on 28 Jun 1827 Haddington, ELN, SCT, (the 1827 birth/baptism of a Janet in Haddington to Thomas PREACHER & Jane HOGG, is assumed to be Jane PRITCHARD as her name then was spelt/pronounced, especially as in the 1861 census, dtr Agnes is given as Agnes Preacher RUNCIMAN.)2,1
     Jane Pritchard married Charles Runciman, son of William Runciman and Jane Cockburn, on 6 Jun 1847 in the Par. of Haddington, ELN, SCT.3,4,5
     Jane Runciman died on 10 Nov 1904 3 Eastgate, Peebles, PEE, SCT, at age 77; cert. shows Jane as 78, widow of Charles RUNCIMAN, shepherd; d/o Thomas PRITCHARD, skinner journeyman & Jane m.s. HOGG, both dec'd;d. 4:30pm of hemiplegia; Inf. son Charles, present.3,6,7 She was buried with Charles Runciman Peebles, PEE, SCT, H/stone reads: ILMO Charles Runciman shepherd, Haddington, who died 6th January 1900, aged 80 years, and his wife Jane Skinner, who died 10th November 1904, aged 78 years, and their son Charles Runciman, plumber, Peebles, who died 4th April 1926 aged 61 year
NB SKINNER is Jane's father's occupation from Jane's 1904 death cert!!8,9

Census

     Janet Preacher appeared on the census of 1841 Inngate, Haddington, ELN, SCT, as PREACHER: Thomas 45 engine keeper b SCT; Jean 40 b ELN; Assumed children: Thomas 15, Janet 14, Robert 10, Agnes 6 all b ELN (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)10
     Charles and Jane Runciman appeared on the census of 1861 in a Farm Cottage, Bolton, ELN, SCT, as RUNCIMAN: Charles 44 ploughman b Dirleton, HAD; wife Jane 36 b Haddington, HAD; Children: Jane 12, Agnes Preacher 8, Isabella 5, all b Haddington; William 3 b Bolton, ELN.11
     The census of 1871 showed Jane with her husband Charles, their sons William, Thomas and Charles East Blance ?East Barns?, Par. of Salton, ELN, SCT, household enumerated as RUNCIMAN: Charles 51 farm serv b Dirleton, ELN; wife Jane 45 b Inngate, HAD; Chidren: William 12, Thomas 9, both b Bolton, HAD; Charles 6 b Salton, all scholars (dtr Agnes was a servant in Edinburgh.)2,12 Jane Runciman appeared on the census of 1881 as wife of Charles Runciman in a Shepherd's Hse, Haddington, ELN, SCT, enumerated as RUNCIMAN: Charles 60 shepherd b "Dirleton, Somnerfield Springfield"; wife Jane 54 b Inngate (transcr. as Nungate), HAD; Son Charles 16 b "Salton, Somnerfield Springfield."13
     Jane Runciman appeared on the census of 1891 Clerkington Lodge (South), Par. of Haddington, ELN, SCT, with Charles Runciman, enumerated as RUNCIMAN: Charles 70 shepherd b Dirleton, ELN; wife Jane 65 b Haddington; Son Charles 26 b Saltoun, ELN.14 Jane Runciman appeared on the census of 1901 4 & 3, Peebles, PEE, SCT, as mother of Charles Runciman.15

Family

Charles Runciman (Sep 1818 - Jan 1900)
Children
  • Agnes Preacher Runciman11 (Dec 1852 - Nov 1927)
  • William Runciman2,16 (Apr 1858 - say 1930)
  • Thomas Runciman2 (Apr 1861 - Oct 1936)
  • Charles Runciman3 (Nov 1864 - Apr 1926)
ChartsLineage 1b: William (JAMIESON/WISHART) RUNCIMAN of Crail
Last Edited15 Oct 2013

Citations

  1. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 28 Jun Bap. 15 Jul 1827 Janet d/o Thomas PREACHER & Jane HOGG, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-9 film 1067849, extracted Jan 2012.
  2. [S207] 1871 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Salton, ELN Reg. 719 ED 2 Sched 35, hsehold of Charles & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Nov 2011.
  3. [S2903] Lawrence FLETCHER, "RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Dth 6 Jan 1900 Charles s/o William RUNCIMAN & Jane COCKBURN, aged 80, Peebles, PEE, 768/00 #2, copy rcvd Feb 2010.
  4. [S1640] Births deaths marriages index (pre 1855): Scotland, Marr. 6 Jun 1847 Charles RUNCIMAN & Jane PRITCHARD, Haddington, ELN, 709/ 0080 0216, index searched Oct 2011 , Microfiche and http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  5. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 6 Jun 1847 Charles RUNCIMAN & Jane PRITCHARD, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11709-9 film 1067849, extracted Jan 2012.
  6. [S2903] Lawrence FLETCHER, "RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Dth 10 Nov 1904 Jane (nee PRITCHARD) wid/o Charles s/o William RUNCIMAN & Jane COCKBURN, aged 78, Peebles, PEE, 768/00 #80, copy rcvd Feb 2010.
  7. [S2970] Births deaths marriages index: Scotland 1855+, Dth 1904 Jane RUNCIMAN, other name PRITCHARD, aged 78, reg. Peebles, 768/00 0080, extracted Oct 2013 , http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
  8. [S3073] Ros Runciman, "RUNCIMAN Corres.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, H/stone Charles & Jane RUNCIMAN & son Charles, Peebles, SCT, photo (taken by a genie friend in 2013) rcvd Oct 2013.
  9. [S4] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Conclusions", Oct 2013.
  10. [S201] 1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Haddington, ELN Par. 709 ED: 4; Page: 8; hsehold of Thomas & Jean PREACHER, extracted Jan 2012.
  11. [S205] 1861 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Bolton; ELN Reg. 704 ED: 2; Page: 2; Sched. 9, hsehold of Charles & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012.
  12. [S207] 1871 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Edinburgh St Andrew, MLN Reg. 685/2 ED 91 Sched 37, hsehold of Edward and Isabella SANG (?LANG), extracted Oct 2013.
  13. [S209] 1881 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Haddington, ELN; Reg. 709 ED: 16; Page: 5; Sched. 19, hsehold of Charles & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012.
  14. [S212] 1891 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Haddington, ELN; Reg. 709 ED: 16; Sched. 17, hsehold of Charles & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012.
  15. [S214] 1901 Census transcripts, Scotland, via http://Ancestry.com, Peebles, PEE; Reg. 768 ED: 4; Sched. 28, hsehold of Charles RUNCIMAN (indexed as RENNIENAN), extracted Jan 2012.
  16. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 7 Apr 1858 William s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Jane PRITCHARD, reg. Bolton, ELN, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11704-1 film 6035516, extracted Nov 2012.
 
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