John Runciman1

(say 1710 - )

BDMs

     John Runciman was born say 1710 ?Stirling, STI, SCT, Date assumed from assumed birth of wife. There are no extant options for John's birth in Stirlingshire, but several in Perthshire.2

     John Runciman married Katharine Kerr, daughter of Patrick Kerr and Jean Buchanan, on 21 Oct 1743 Stirling, STI, SCT, entry reads: "John Runchiman and Katharine Kerr were married by Mr Ebenezer Erskine."3,4,5
John was a burgess of Stirling, and a gardner in the city, obviously of some note:
Scanned text: The council having considered a petition given into them by Alexander Act in favour Brymer, present deacon, John Runciman and John Harlay, overseers, and gardners Thomas Thomson, present boxmaster of the society of gardiners in and about the town of Stirling, for themselves and in name of the other members of the said society, and as authorised by them conform to an act the eighth of June current, craving the sanction of the town council to their meetings aad annual elections, so as the same might not be lookt upon as contrary to law and unwarrantable, for the reasons at length sett forth in the petition ; the council having deliberate on the petition, and judging nothing thereby craved to be contrair law or reason, do therefore grant the desire of the petition and appoint the clerk to give the petitioners an extract of this act and of the Petition given in for their warrand."

One of his grandsons was a surgeon in the Royal Navy, another an ironmonger and seedsman in Stirling.1,6,7,8

Names/other info

     In 1744 his surname was recorded as Runshiman this being the earliest record so far found for John. It is used in 1744 for the baptism of daughter Janet, and again in 1759 for daughter Katherine.9,10 By 1747 John's surname was recorded as Runchiman for the baptism of daughter Isobel, and also in 1767 for daughter Jean.11 In 1748 his surname was recorded as Runsman.12 Runshman appears in the baptism of son Patrick.13 And for a bit of variety, in 1753 the parish clerk decided to record him as Runsyman.14 1755 and 1763 records show his surname as Runceman.2,15

DNA Info

     John's line needs a/another participant in the RUNCIMAN Surname DNA Project. Check out the Wanted! page for further information.

Summary

     DNA: It currently seems unlikely that we will find a direct male line Y-DNA candidate for the RUNCIMAN DNA project to dis/prove any connections to other lines, but possibly there are descendants around who might consider a FamilyFinder test to see what connections that shows.16

Links

     Click here to see John's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.17
     Click here to see John and family on the FamilySearch FamilyTree.18

Family

Katharine Kerr (circa Mar 1713 - )
Children
  • Janet Runshiman10 (circa Nov 1744 - say 1762)
  • Isobel Runchiman19 (circa Feb 1747 - )
  • Patrick Runsman13 (Sep 1748 - )
  • John Runceman20 (May 1751 - )
  • Robert Runsyman14,6 (circa Mar 1753 - Aug 1757)
  • Alexander Runceman2 (May 1755 - Mar 1827)
  • George Runsiman7 (circa Feb 1757 - Aug 1757)
  • James Runsiman21 (circa Feb 1757 - )
  • Katherine Runshiman9 (circa May 1759 - )
  • Jean Runchiman11 (circa Mar 1761 - )
  • Janet Runceman15 (Apr 1763 - )
ChartsJohn & Katharine (KERR) RUNCIMAN
Last Edited10 Mar 2016

Citations

  1. [S2342] RUNCIMAN Misc. web searches & correspondence 10 Jun 1749 John RUNCIMAN, overseer, Stirling, from Extracts: The Records of the Royal Burgh of Stirling A.D. 1667 - 1752, with Appendix, A.D. 1471 - 1752 (Glasgow), Printed for the Glasgow Stirlingshire and Sons of the Rock Society, online at www.archive.org, extracted May 2012.
  2. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 5th Bap. 11th May 1755 Alexander s/o John RUNCEMAN & Katharinet KERR, St John Assoc. Session, Stilring, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C19119-1 film 889487, extracted May 2012.
  3. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 5th Bap. 11th May 1755 Alexander s/o John RUNCEMAN & Katharinet KERR, St John Assoc. Session, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C19119-1 film 889487, extracted May 2012.
  4. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 21 Oct 1743 John RUNCHIMAN & Katharine KERR, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XY7N-G6T films 1041977, 0102132, 1041977, 0102137 batch M11490-6), extracted May 2012.
  5. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 21 Oct 1743 John RUNCHIMAN & Katharine KERR, Stirling, STI, 490/00 0040 0061, copy d/loaded Dec 2013.
  6. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 25th Bur. 26th Aug 1757 Robert s/o John (gardner) RUNSIMAN, Stirling, STI, 490/00 0050 0213, copy d/loaded (for brother George) May 2012.
  7. [S55] Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Bur. 23rd Aug 1757 George s/o John (gardner) RUNSIMAN, Stirling, STI, 490/00 0050 0213, copy d/loaded (for brother George) May 2012.
  8. [S3] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Analysis", Dec 2013.
  9. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 6 May 1759 Katherine d/o John RUNSHIMAN & Katherine KERT, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-KHY : film 1041977 batch C11490-6), extracted May 2012.
  10. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 11 Nov 1744 Janet d/o John RUNSHIMAN & Catherine KER, St John Associatee Session, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYSD-2D3 : reference - 2:18PB2TM; FHL microfilm 889487 batch C19119-1), extracted Mar 2012.
  11. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 5 Mar 1761 Jean d/o John RUNCHIMAN & Catharine KERR, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-KHY : film 1041977 batch C11490-6), extracted May 2012.
  12. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 18 Sep Bap. 25 Sep 1748 Patrick s/o John RUNSMAN & Cathrin KER, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTFL-2YD : film 102131 batch C11490-2), extracted May 2012.
  13. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 18 Sep 1748 Patrick s/o John RUNSMAN & Cathrine KER, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTFL-2YD : reference 2:17CWL5H; FHL microfilm 102131 batch C11490-2), extracted Feb 2014.
  14. [S3179] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Stirling, Scotland, RUNCIMAN Births 1538-1854", Birth/Bap.? 1 Apr 1753 Robert s/o John RUNSYMAN & Kathrine KER, Stirling, STI, 490/ 0020 0666, extracted from index May 2012.
  15. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 11 Apr Bap. 17 Apr 1763 Janet d/o John RUNCEMAN & Katharin KERR, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-KHY : film 1041977 batch C11490-6), extracted May 2012.
  16. [S4] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Conclusions", Dec 2013.
  17. [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Added Dec 2013.
  18. [S1598] FamilySearch Family Tree online at https://familysearch.org/tree/, Dec 2013.
  19. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 15 Feb 1747 Isobel d/o John RUNCHIMAN & Catharine KERR, Stirling, STI, from
    Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-KHY : film 102131 batch C11490-2), extracted May 2012.
  20. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 11th Bap. 12th May 1751 John s/o John RUNCEMAN & Katherin KER, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-KHY : film 889487 batch C19119-1), extracted May 2012.
  21. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 13 Feb 1757 James s/o John RUNSIMAN & Katharine KER, Stirling, STI, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTL9-29G : accessed 08 Feb 2014) reference 2:17D1QQ7; FHL microfilm 1041977 batch C11490-6), extracted May 2012.
 
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