Alan Runciman Jr
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Alan Runciman Jr

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Alan A. Runciman Jr
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This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

Immediate family

Alan has a late ex-wife & living family comprising wife, children, grandchildren, siblings & their families, all of whom are omitted from Wiki profiles in the interest of personal data security in line with current WikiTree practice. Any relatives who wish to create their own profiles are welcome to do so, using the same WT conventions. If so, I’m happy to help if desired.

Profiles of Interest

Alan is interested in all his ancestors and the life and social history around them. These profiles hold much information -

On my paternal Runciman lineage:

John Potter, a Scottish Covenanter, was captured in Ayrshire in 1680 and imprisoned at Edinburgh, then hanged at the Mercat Cross. His wife Isobell Callender, equally devout, participated in the short-lived Gibbites group (aka The Sweet Singers).

William Runciman eldest of 9 children, owned his own fishing boat manned by a crew of 8, all of whom drowned in a storm off Crail harbour in 1765.

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On my maternal Kirkland lineage:

John Kirkland, furthest back on this line, born about 1705 in Forfarshire, Scotland.

Runciman histories in associated profiles:

A comprehensive list of links to the profiles of Runciman family people, events & places on the Crail lineage is available here.

Kirkland Links:

I am a member of the worldwide Kirkland One Name Study, a project in its early stages, and a team co-ordinator of the Scotland Team within the project. If you have Kirkland ancestors in your tree anywhere in the world you should join.
This profile is part of the Kirkland Name Study.

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DNA Connections
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  • Alan Runciman: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup I1-M253, FTDNA kit #273738
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Hi Alan,

Thanks for your part in making this information available. I have traced my paternal line back to the 1850s in Dundee and have found James and David to be a recurring first names throughout. Also I have confirmed through shipping records that my surname Kay was spelt Keay before the move to Australia in the late 1850s. I stumbled across the Crail story and wonder if I may have a connection with James. I am new to wikitree and have not been able to piece together a lineage before the 1850s as yet. Cheers, Paul Kay

posted by Paul Kay
Hi Alan, I am the great grandaughter of Janet Thomson, daughter of Daniel Thomson (son of James Thomson and Ann Ferguson) and Margaret Preston. My mum is still alive and she met her grandmother. We have a photo of Janet which I can send when next at my mum's house. Thanks for all of your amazing research. I found a tree on ancestry through a 3rd to 4th cousin then googled Donald Ferguson and Janet MacDougall, Comrie and found this. Weirdly I was brought up in Braco just down the road from Comrie and my mum had no idea that her granny's granny was born there. Can't wait to show my mum. Rachel
posted by Rachel Kelly
edited by Rachel Kelly
I am so pleased you contacted me, Rachel! Thanks for your kind words. I don’t know whether it shines through or not, probably not, but this line’s ancestry fascinates me! Probably explained by me having a ‘double-dose’ of the genes as my great grandfather James Runciman married his Thomson first cousin😊. I hope your mother enjoys reading the profiles. I wonder if she can add anything more about our Potter connection? Family folklore says we descend from John Potter but we don’t have the known line leading back. I’d love to take our common interest further - would you like to contact me using my email address as that makes for easier communication?
posted by Alan Runciman Jr
edited by Alan Runciman Jr
Oh, that's lovely Alan. I will be speaking to my mum tomorrow and ask if she ever heard about the Potter connection. That's amazing btw! I don't think she had though. Please send me your email. Or, how do I email through this? Thank you again for all this wonderful research. Your enthusiasm most definetly shines out of these pages. Rachel
posted by Rachel Kelly
edited by Rachel Kelly
Great- I’ve sent you an email.
posted by Alan Runciman Jr
Hi Alan, That me emailed you. Just in case it goes to spam. I accidently flagged this, instead of replying, but they will just get the previous comment. Will write and explain! Sorry.
posted by Rachel Kelly
How do I add you to my trusted list please Alan?

Tina

posted by Tina Mason
Hi Alan, brand new to wikitree and not a clue what I am doing. I found the site by searching Rennie Runciman, who married David Mason, my husband's 5x great grandfather. I'm unsure how to link the trees. If you're able to give any help it would be appreciated.

Many thanks

Tina Mason

posted by Tina Mason
Hi Tina, Great to hear from a Runciman family connection so thanks very much for getting in touch. I'll send you a direct email and we can communicate further that way.

Cheers Alan

posted by Alan Runciman Jr
Hi Alan, I have marked the two Ann Runciman's as a possible match.

Regards

Alex

posted by Alexander Sives
Hi Alan, thanks for suggesting I try Gedmatch. No match unfortunately.

Regards S.Hart

posted by S. Hart
Hi

Wish you a Happy New Year. May 2018 bring you all you need to be happy.

Congratulation for adding your contributions in December. Whatever the quantity of your contributions, they all count. As I always say "Quality is better than quantity" to make a great family tree.

Thank you for being a Wikitreer,

Guy Constantineau - Wikitree leader

Hi Alan: Thanks for working on John Kirkland's profile. I agree we need the right sourced info

for his wife. Until later...M.

posted by Marie Chantigny
Hi Alan: Thanks for contacting me regarding the wife of John Kirkland-646..Elizabeth Arnot. Please go ahead and replace her if I have incorrectly added her. I find with researching my lineage I find a lot of different birth/death dates etc. for my ancestors.. Even the history books have mistakes. I guess all we can do is our best with the info. provided for us. Have a great evening:)...M.
posted by Marie Chantigny
Hi Alan. I think I fixed a broken link that was reported via an automated system. It should be in the change history.
posted by Chris Whitten
Hello Alan,

I'd like to invite you to join in the "Weekend Chat" on G2G Today!

Share personal successes, stories about ancestors, tips, projects you are working on, or anything esle you wish.

New members stop in and say Hello, introduce yourself, share your story, or ask for help.

Pilots, Mentors, and Leaders of all kinds please add something... your advice is always greatly appreciated.

Hope to see you there!

http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/161703/weekend-chat-all-members-are-invited-3-4-july-2015

posted by Keith Hathaway
Thank you Alan. One of the unsolved family mysteries is a tradition that Lillias' brother James inherited property in Jamaica from a relative named Buchanan, and Jean Buchanan is the only one we've found. If you can do a profile on her, perhaps I can push it further to identify that relative.
Thanks Alan. I haven't looked at the Potter line in many years. Seems like a lot of people have added children. I'll work on sorting through and eliminate the ones that don't belong.

Dave

posted by David Ressler
Thanks Allan

I will get there :) I must of did some reflection during sleep as I have some more thoughts. I also thought of researching on how to up load an online book. Then we can can also have a similar format to SaB1. Thank you for your assistance. Diane