William Runciman Esq1

(circa 1758 - 2 Jan 1821)

BDMs

     William Runciman Esq was born circa 1758 Date from age at burial & marriage - only matching FamilySearch entry is a William s/o Walter RUNCHMAN, bap. Roxburgh, ROX, 17 Sep 1758 but if he and Catherine followed the Scottish naming pattern why isn't the first (or other) son named Walter?1,2,3,4,5

     William Runciman Esq married Catherine Barbara Stewart on 1 Dec 1791 St James, Piccadilly, LND, ENG, #377 reads: William Runciman of the Parish of St Paul Covent Garden & Catherine Barbara Stewart of this Parish were married in this church by Licence from the Bishop of London this first day of December in the year 1791 By me Richard Hainsby Curate.
This marriage was Solemnized between us Wm Runciman Catherine Barbara Stewart In the presence of Jn Jes Le Jeune, Sophia Stewart, Cath Stewart
Boyds marriage index records the marriage as being at the Bavarian Embassy Chapel (RC), Westminster
Their marriage allegation 10 Nov 1791 shows William as "of the Parish of Saint Paul Covent Garden batchelor aged thirty two" and Catherine Barbara as "of the Parish of Saint James Westminster in the same county aged twenty six years."6,7,8,4
     William Runciman Esq died on 2 Jan 1821 Birchmore Hse, Woburn, BDF, ENG; Dth notice: "DIED On the 2d inst., after a lingering illness, aged 63, Wm. Runicman, Esq., of Birchmore House, Woburn, Bedfordshire, an eminent agriculturist, breeder, and grazier."1,2,9 He was buried on 8 Jan 1821 St Mary, Woburn, BDF, ENG, (also a Jane, 19, bur. 1 Jun 1823 - assumed to be wife of William's son William - and Mary Ann 19 bur. 29 Jul 1817 assumed to be William's dtr.)2
"As Mr Runciman, of Birchmore-house, near Woburn, was putting a gun into a bag, he shook it to get it in, and his man having been entrusted with it to shoot a dog, he had imprudently left it cocked, it went off, when the muzzle was close to his left foot, which was mangled in a most shocking manner. In this dreadful state he had the fortitude to ride to Woburn on horseback, to a surgeon, when he was obliged to undergo an amputation of the great toe and adjoining one. He is now in a fair way of doing well."
William obviously recovered as his death was 20 years later; Jackson's Oxford journal recording him as "an eminent agriculturalist, breeder, and grazier."10,1

Links

     William Runciman Esq is the subject(s) of a family history - click here for further information. (provides much more detail on the family than shown here. Take particular note of daughter Sophia as her page ties several of the family together - although I don't yet see how James fits into the family, there doesn't seem to be enough gaps in the births for him to fit at whatever age you believe from his census data, which latter states Edinburgh as his birthplace in at least one census.)11,5

Family

Catherine Barbara Stewart (circa 1765 - Dec 1829)
Children
  • William Runciman12 (Nov 1792 - )
  • Charles Runciman13,14 (Dec 1794 - Dec 1878)
  • Catharine Moody Runciman15 (Aug 1796 - )
  • Mary Ann Runciman16 (Jan 1798 - Jul 1817)
  • Ann Runciman17 (Nov 1799 - )
  • Sophia Runciman18 (Dec 1800 - )
  • Elizabeth Runciman19 (Mar 1802 - )
  • Frances Matson Runciman20 (Jul 1803 - )
  • Isabella Runciman21 (Apr 1805 - )
ChartsWilliam RUNCIMAN
Last Edited5 Dec 2014

Citations

  1. [S1918] Newspaper clippings, Dth Jan 1821 William RUNCIMAN, Esq, aged 63, from Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, Jan 13, 1821; Issue 3534, extracted May 2008.
  2. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, Bur. 8 Jan 1821 William RUNCIMAN, 63, St Mary, Woburn, BDF, from National Burial Index: Bedfordshire Family History Society, extracted Feb 2012.
  3. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 17 Sep 1758 William s/o Walter RUNCHMAN, Roxburgh, ROX, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11803-2 film 102301, 1067950, 1067951, extracted Feb 2012.
  4. [S2342] RUNCIMAN Misc. web searches & correspondence Marriage allegation 10 Nov 1791 William RUNCIMAN & Catherine Barbara STEWART, from http://drewry.net/TreeMill/multimedia/…, extracted Jul 2012.
  5. [S3] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Analysis", Feb 2012.
  6. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 20 Dec 1794 Bap. 18 Mar 1795 William & Catherine Barbara, RUNCINMAN (sic as indexed), from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00157-1 film 845241, extracted Feb 2012.
  7. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, Marr. 1 Dec 1791 William RUNCIMAN & Catherine Barbara STEWART, St James, Piccadilly, from WestminsterArchives, extracted from image Jul 2012.
  8. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, Marr. 1 Dec 1791 William RUNCIMAN & Catherine Barbara STEWART, Barvarian Embassy Chapel (RC), Westminster, extracted Jul 2012.
  9. [S2342] RUNCIMAN Misc. web searches & correspondence Dth 2 Jan 1821 Wm RUNCIMAN Esq, aged 63 of Birchmore House, Woburn from the Stamford Mercury 12th Jan, online at http://www.drewry.net/TreeMill/indiI492.html, extracted Jul 2012.
  10. [S1918] Newspaper clippings, Shot foot Sep 1801 Mr RUNCIMAN, Birchmore-house, nr Woburn, from Bell's Weekly Messenger (London, England), Sun Sep 27 1801, extracted Feb 2012.
  11. [S2342] RUNCIMAN Misc. web searches & correspondence William RUNCIMAN & Catherine Barbara STEWART, from http://www.drewry.net/TreeMill/indiI492.html, extracted Feb 2012.
  12. [S2794] The Times, 1785-1985, Marr. 6 Sep 1819 William eldest s/o William RUNCIMAN (Woburn, BDF) to Jane youngest d/o late Mr T PORTER (Woburn, BDF), from "Marriages." Times (London, England) 21 Sept. 1819: 3. The Times Digital Archive, extracted Mar 2012.
  13. [S1918] Newspaper clippings, Marr. Oct 1829 Charles 2nd son of late William RUNCIMAN, Esq, & Elizabeth 2nd d/o late Capt P G KING, R.N., from Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, Oct 10, 1829; Issue 3989, extracted May 2008.
  14. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 20 Dec 1794 Bap. 18 Mar 1795 Charles s/o William & Catherine Barbara, RUNCINMAN (sic as indexed), from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00157-1 film 845241, extracted Feb 2012.
  15. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 22 Aug Bap. 20 Oct 1796 Catharine Moody d/o Willm & Catherine RUNCIMAN , from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch C07903-1 film 579296, extracted Jul 2012.
  16. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 31 Jan Bap. 3 Mar 1798 Mary Ann d/o Wm & Catherine RUNCIMAN , from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch C07903-1 film 579296, extracted Jul 2012.
  17. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 8th Nov 1799 Bap. 5 Mar 1800 Ann d/o William & Catherine RUNCIMAN, Woburn, Bedford, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00511-1 film 0088005, BOOK, extracted Jul 2012.
  18. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 9 Dec 1800 Bap. 7 Jan 1801 Sophia d/o William & Catherine RUNCIMAN, Woburn, Bedfordshire, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00511-1 film 0088005, BOOK, extracted Jul 2012.
  19. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 20 Mar 1802 Bap. 23 Apr 1802 Elizabeth d/o William & Catherine RUNCIMAN, Woburn, Bedford, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00511-1 film 0088005, BOOK, extracted Jul 2012.
  20. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 17th Bap. 27th Jul 1803 Frances Matson d/o William & Catherine RUNCIMAN, Woburn, Bedford, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00511-1 film 0088005, BOOK, extracted Jul 2012.
  21. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 13 Apr 1805 Bap. 19 Aug 1805 Isabella d/o William & Catherine RUNCIMAN, Woburn, Bedford, from England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 batch P00511-1 film 0088005, BOOK, extracted Jul 2012.
 
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