William Woodman Runcieman1

(circa Oct 1856 - aft. 1901)
Father*William Runcieman3 (circa Aug 1833 - Dec 1881)
Mother*Jane Squires Woodman2 (circa 1830 - bet. Jun 1913 - Sep 1913)

BDMs

     William Woodman Runcieman was born circa Oct 1856 in the Cottage, Worlds End, Chelsea, MDX, ENG.2,3,4 He was baptized on 12 Oct 1856 West Brompton, Dist of Kensington & Chelsea, LND, ENG; entry shows William Woodman as s/o William (porter St Grays Hosp.) & Jane Squires RUNCIEMAN of Worlds End Cottage, Chelsea.5
     Grenville Louis John Temple married Estelle Wessell on 15 Jun 1895 Binghampton, NY, USA.6,7
     Grenville Louis John Temple married Agnes Roselle Ingrouille on 27 Jan 1897 St Peter, Eaton Sq, Bloomsbury St George, Camden, LND, ENG, entry shows 3 sets of Banns called for Grenville Louis John TEMPLE 14 Ebury St, Pimlico and Agnes Roselle INGROUILLE 15 Gt Russell Mansions, "certificate issued 27 Jan 1897."8
     William Woodman Runcieman died aft. 1901 ?Princetown, Par. of Lydford, DEV, ENG.9
William led a colourful career both in and after his army service.
Newspaper reports variously show a "distinguished career in the 2nd Dragoons", and being cashiered from the army after cowardice at the battle of El Teb.

His subsequent career used a variety of aliases.

One appearance in court was at Oxford in 1889 on a charge of obtaining an endorsement to a cheque by false pretenses", resulting in 5 yrs penal servitude, and a charge of larceny, which latter was not proceded with, this being under his own name.
That trial refers to a prior conviction 27th Jul 1885 for obtaining money by false pretences under the name of William BARTON, convicted to one calendar year's hard labour.
Then in 1898 he was again before the courts on a charge of bigamy having rather injudiciously not corresponded quite regularly enough with wife number one who had remained in the States where they'd married.
She came looking for him asking the police for help in finding her husband Grenville Louis John Temple - but they recognised his photo as matching one they had of him in prison garb and introduced her to wife number two - or so the newspaper reports ran.
Both obtained disolution of their marriages and Grenville, aka William, was sent back to prison for a further five years penal servitude.

The real Grenville Louis John Temple remained unmarried, dying in Saskatchewan (1919) after an unblemished career in the Royal Mounted Canadian Police.

Anyone know what happened to William after the 1901 census (when he was in prison in Princetown)?2,1,10,11,12,13,7,14

Census

     William Woodman Runcieman appeared on the census of 1861 on West St, Ewell, SRY, ENG, in the household of William Runcieman and Jane Squires Woodman as son of William.15 William W Runcieman appeared on the census of 1871 at the Royal Military Asylum for Children of Soldiers of the Regular Army, Dist of Chelsea, MDX, ENG, as nephew of Andrew Runcieman.16
     William Runcieman appeared on the census of 1891 HM Prison, Portland, DOR, ENG, enumerated as William RUNCIEMAN, 34 convict, occ. when convicted "none", b. London.17
     William Runcieman appeared on the census of 1901 HM Prison, Princetown, Par. of Lydford, DEV, ENG, enumerated as William RUNCIEMAN, 44 convict "living on own means" (when convicted) b. London.9
ChartsJames & Mary (BURTON) RUNCIEMAN
Last Edited30 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. [S2896] Old Bailey Proceedings online at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org, 22 Jun 1898 Conviction William Woodman RUNCIEMAN, "feloniously marriying Agnes Roselle INGROUILLE .. inserting false entries in the Register of Marriages .. conviction of felony Oxford Quarter Sessaion Apr 1889 .. Five years' penal servitude, from http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18980620, extracted Apr 2014.
  2. [S3219] Alan RUNCIMAN, "RUNCIMAN Corres.," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, 1898 William W RUNCIMAN alias Sir Granville Louis TEMPLE, on charge of bigamous marriage to Agnes Roselle INGROUILLE, actress, from The Standard Fri 10 Jun 1898, page rcvd Apr 2014.
  3. [S204] 1861 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Ewell, SRY, RG 9; Piece: 419; Folio: 182; Page: 17; hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIEMAN (indexed as RUNCIMAN), extracted Apr 2014.
  4. [S2916] London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Bap. 12 Oct 1856 Wiliam Woodman s/o William & Jane Squires RUNCIEMAN, Wolds End Cottage, Chelsea, from West Brompton, Register of Baptism, p84/mry1, Item 001, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  5. [S2916] London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Bap. 12 Oct 1856 Wiliam Woodman s/o William & Jane Squires RUNCIEMAN, Worlds End Cottage, Chelsea, from West Brompton, Register of Baptism, p84/mry1, Item 001, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  6. [S5] Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Divorce petition by Agnes Roselle TEMPLE previously INGROUILLE, against Grenville Louis John TEMPLE aka William W RUNCIEMAN, from England & Wales, Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  7. [S2640] Papers Past (NZ National Library) online at http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/, "Convict Divorced" William Woodman RUNCIEMAN aka Baronet Grenville Louis John TEMPLE & Estelle WESSELL & Agnes Roselle INGROUILLE, from West Coast Times , Issue 11108, 5 October 1898, Page 4, extracted Apr 2014.
  8. [S2916] London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Marr. 27 Jan 1897 Grenville Louis John TEMPLE & Agnes Roselle INGROUILLE, St Peter< Easton Sq, from St George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Transcript of Marriages, P82/GEO1/092, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  9. [S213] 1901 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, HM Prison, Princetown, Lydford, DEV, RG13; Piece: 2118; Folio: 79; Page: 2, extracted Apr 2014.
  10. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, Divorce 12 Jun 1899 William RUNCIEMAN aka Grenville Louis John TEMPLE vs Agnes Roselle TEMPLE otherwise INGREVILLE (as reported), reported in The Morning Post, Tues 13 Jun 1899, copy d/loaded Apr 2014.
  11. [S5] Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, 8 Apr 1889 William RUNCIEMAN, Easter Quarter Sessions, "obtaining an endorsement to a cheque by false pretenses", 5 yrs penal servitude, from England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, extracted Apr 2014.
  12. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, 8 Apr 1889 Trial and conviction of William RUNCIEMAN alias William BARTON, alias Edward RUSSELL, Oxfrod, from Home Office: Calendar of prisoners, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  13. [S3120] GenealogyBank Newspapers online at http://GenealogyBank.com, "La Marquise De Fontenoy Granville Louis Temple's Death as Member of Mounted Police His Loss" from the Baltimore American (Baltimore, MD), 12 Dec 1919 Vol CCXXVI Pg 8, via GenealogyBank.com.
  14. [S1599] Findmypast online at http://www.findmypast.com, 3 Sep 1880 William RUNCIEMAN, 2nd Dragoons, claiming £10 at discharge after 95 days service, from British Army Service Records 1760-1915: Chelsea Pensioners discharge documents 1760-1887, extracted from image Apr 2014.
  15. [S204] 1861 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Ewell, SRY, RG 9; Piece: 419; Folio: 182; Page: 17; hsehold of William & Jane RUNCIMAN, extracted Apr 2014.
  16. [S206] 1871 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Sub Dist Chelsea Sth, Dist Chelsea, MDX RG10; Piece: 78; Folio: 82; ED Royal Military Asylum for Children of Soldiers of the Regular Army, Page: 3; hsehold of at an unknown age ndrew & at an unknown age nnie RUNCIEMAN, extracted May 2013.
  17. [S211] 1891 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, HM Prison, Portland, DOR RG12; Piece: 1650; Folio: 80; Page: 21, extracted Apr 2014.
 
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