Walter Runciman 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford1

(19 Nov 1870 - 13 Nov 1949)
Father*Walter Runciman 1st Baron Runciman1,2 (Jul 1847 - Aug 1937)
Mother*Anne Margaret Lawson1 (circa 1848 - Feb 1933)

BDMs

     Walter Runciman was born on 19 Nov 1870 South Shields, DUR, ENG.1,2 He married Hilda Stevenson on 23 Aug 1898; not immediately obvious FreeBMD.3,4
     Walter Runciman 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford died on 13 Nov 1949 Doxford, NBL, ENG, at age 78; after a long illness at his home.1,2,5

Census

     Walter Runciman 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford appeared on the census of 1881 12 Salmon St, Westoe, Dist of Sth Shields, DUR, ENG, in the household of Anne Margaret Runciman as son of Anne.6 Walter Runciman appeared on the census of 1891 2 Wood Tce, Sth Shields, Par. of St Michaels & All Angels, DUR, ENG, in the household of Walter Runciman and Anne Margaret Runciman as son of Walter.7 Walter Runciman 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford appeared on the census of 1911 Fernwood Hse, Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL, ENG, in the household of Walter Runciman 1st Baron Runciman and Anne Margaret Runciman as son of Walter.8

Links

     For the Wikipedia information on Walter Runciman 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford click here.2
     Click here to see Walter's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.9

Family

Hilda Stevenson (Sep 1869 - Oct 1956)
Children
ChartsLineage 1c: Robert & Janet (SINCLAIR) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar
Last Edited7 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S2693] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/, Martin Pugh, 'Runciman, Walter, first Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1870-1949)', Oxford University Press, Sep 2004, extracted Jan 2008.
  2. [S2449] Wikipedia online at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, Walter RUNCIMAN 1st Viscount Runciman of Doxford (19 Nov 1870 - 14 Nov 1949), from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…, extracted Feb 2010.
  3. [S2693] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/, Martin Pugh, 'Runciman, Hilda, Viscountess Runciman of Doxford (1869-1956)', Oxford University Press, 2004, online edn, May 2005, extracted Jan 2008.
  4. [S2923] Steve GIBBS (d. 2009), "Family of Thomas RUNCIMAN and Alison GRIEVE ex Steve G's RUNCIMAN pages", Extracted and published under the sources page of the RUNCIMAN One Name Study (http://runciman.lornahen.com/lineages/s1.htm#s2923), Marr. 23 Aug 1898 Walter RUNCIMAN 1st Viscount & Hilda STEVENSON, extracted Feb 2010.
  5. [S6] Birth death marriage indexes: 1916-2005 (St Caths), http://ancestry.com, Dth 1949 Q4 Walter RUNCIMAN, reg. Northumberland North Second NBL, 1b/365, aged 78, extracted Oct 2011.
  6. [S208] 1881 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, RG11; Piece: 5011; Folio: 59; Page: 3; Sched. 16, hsehold of Ann M RUNCIEMAN, extracted May 2012.
  7. [S211] 1891 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Civil Par. Westoe, Par. St Michaels & All Angels, Sub Dist Westoe, Dist Sth Shields, DUR RG12/4157 ED 24 F 53 Pg 20 Sched 126, hsehold of Walter & Ann Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Jun 2009.
  8. [S215] 1911 Census images, ENG, http://www.findmypast.co.uk/CensusPersonStartSearchServlet , http://ancestry.com, Newcastle upon Tyne, NBL, RG14; Piece: 30575 Dist 558 ED 18, hsehold of Walter & Ann Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted May 2016.
  9. [S3217] WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct-11.
  10. [S2693] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/, Basil Greenhill, 'Runciman, (Walter) Leslie, second Viscount Runciman of Doxford (1900-1989)', Oxford University Press, 2004, extracted Jan 2008.
  11. [S2693] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online ed online at http://www.oxforddnb.com/, Averil Cameron, 'Runciman, Sir James Cochran Stevenson [Steven] (1903-2000)', Oxford University Press, 2004, extracted Jan 2008.
 
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