George Runciman (m. Agnes VALLANCE)1,2

(say 1690 - )

Intro

     George is assumed to be the Patriarch of the line which includes the dry good merchants of Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
It has been pieced together mainly by naming pattern, dates, and locality - with very few alternatives assuming the families were all from Haddington - and all recorded in the OPRs.1

BDMs

     George Runciman was born say 1690 ?Haddington, ELN, SCT.2,3
     George Runciman married Agnes Vallance on 2 Jul 1714 Haddington, ELN, SCT.2,4,5

DNA Info

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Family

Agnes Vallance (say 1690 - )
Children
  • Janet Runciman3 (circa Jul 1715 - )
  • Margaret Runciman6 (May 1717 - )
  • Charles Runciman7 (Nov 1719 - )
  • George Runciman4 (Jun 1722 - )
  • Christian Runciman8 (Jun 1722 - )
  • Agnes Runciman9 (Aug 1727 - )
  • George Runciman10 (Sep 1730 - )
  • John Runciman2 (Apr 1734 - )
ChartsGeorge & Agnes (VALLENCE) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar, ELN
Last Edited5 May 2012

Citations

  1. [S4] Lorna Henderson, "RUNCIMAN Conclusions", Oct 2011.
  2. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 25th Apr Bap. 5th May 1734 John s/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANCE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  3. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Bap. 6th Jul 1715 Janet d/o George RUNCIMAN & Agness VALLANCE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  4. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth & Bap. 9th Jun 1722 George s/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  5. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Marr. 2 Jul 1714 George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11709-8 film 1067848, extracted Oct 2011.
  6. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth & Bap. 19th May 1717 Margaret d/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  7. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 3rd Bap. 8th Nov 1719 Charles s/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  8. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth & Bap. 9th Jun 1722 Christian d/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  9. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 26th Aug Bap. 3rd Sep 1727 Agnes d/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANGE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
  10. [S1597] FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 18th Bap. 20th Sep 1730 George s/o George RUNCIMAN & Agnes VALLANCE, Haddington, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11709-6 film 1067800, extracted Oct 2011.
 
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