Runciman: ABD (SCT)

(1631 - )
FatherRunciman: SCT
NameAnalysis1631;Earliest variant: Runcimane (1631, Aberdeen), last Runcieman (1852, Towie); Over 6 parishes, marjority in Dyce1,2 
Birth16311 
SurnameVariant1851;Runcieman;Two families, 13 individuals in all3 
Cens18511851;Aberdeenshire (1851), SCT;17 of the 286 Scottish R*N*M*N* on Ancestry, 16 on each of ScotlandsPeople and FindMyPast with the latter brought up to 17 when one found indexed as RUNERMAN instead. Spread over 4 parishes: 1 family as Runcieman in each of Towie & King Edward, 1 of Runciman in Kincardine O'Neill, and a single individual in Aberdeen St Clement.
Family Search also has 16 of the RUNCIMAN-like names enumerated in Scotland for 18514 
SurnameVariant1851;Runciman;One family as Runciman in Kincardine O'Neill, one individual in Aberdeen St Clement5 
Last Edited11 Oct 2013

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  1. [S107] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Aberdeenshire Scotlands People Births 1538-1854", Birth 1631 Jeane d/o James RUNCIMANE & Jeane BROCKCUS, Aberdeen, 168/A00 0030 0006, extracted from index Feb 2010.
  2. [S107] Scotlands People Index, "OPR Aberdeenshire Scotlands People Births 1538-1854", Birth 1852 Alexander s/o James RUNCIEMAN & Ann SMITH, Towie, 245/ 0020 0049, extracted from index Feb 2010.
  3. [S610] UK Census (Ancestry), online http://ancestry.com, RUNCIEMAN families, Par. of Towie and Par. of King Edward, extracted Apr 2010.
  4. [S610] UK Census (Ancestry), online http://ancestry.com, Extracted Apr 2010.
  5. [S610] UK Census (Ancestry), online http://ancestry.com, RUNCIMAN family, Par. of Kincardine O'Neill, ABD, extracted Apr 2010.
 
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