Charles Runciman (1862 - 1898)

Born 30 Oct 1862 in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Bryce — married 15 Apr 1892 in Glasgow, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died 11 Apr 1898 at age 35 in Partick, Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Biography

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Name

Charles /Runciman/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Date: 30 OCT 1862

Place: Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^[4][5][6][7]

Death

Date: 11 APR 1898

Place: Partick, Glasgow City, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Charles as 35, commercial traveller, widower of Mary BRYCE; s/o Charles RUNCIMAN hardware warehouseman & Margaret m.s. McLAREN; d. 7:35pm of phthisis pulmonaris 10 mths; Inf. brother Thos RUNCIMAN; "at home:^[8][9]

Reference

Reference: 66831

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 25 JUL 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 25 JUL 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Charles is a descendant of William Runciman of Crail who drowned in 1765.

Occupation

Charles worked at the Saracen Foundry belonging to Walter Macfarlane & Co.^[10]

This company has an interesting and well-documented history, a well-known Glasgow employer who through its remarkable growth was responsible for creating a whole new populated district around its foundry. Read more about Charles' employer at this link / Saracen Foundry

Marriage

Husband: Charles Runciman

Wife: Mary Bryce: Marriage:

Date: 15 APR 1892

Place: Glasgow, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Charles as 29, commercial traveller resid. 42 Grafton St, Glasgow, s/o Charles RUNCIMAN, hat & cap manufacturer, & Margaret m.s. McLAREN; Mary 28 resid. same, d/o William BRYCE, tailor's cutter, dec'd & Jane m.s. GILCHRIST; Wit: Jeanie BRYCE & Thos. RUNCIMAN; Free Church; reg. 18th^[11]

Husband: Charles Runciman

Wife: Margaret McLaren

Child: Charles Runciman

Child: Helen Runciman

Child: Margaret Runciman

Child: Thomas Runciman

Child: Janet Runciman

Child: Jane Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: Elizabeth Runciman

Event:

Type: Note

Date: 1861

Note: Margaret was a domestic servant at Charles sister's (Helen Westlands) house. Presumably Margaret & Charles first met each other as a result of family visits^[12][13]

Marriage:

Date: 26 NOV 1861

Place: Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland^[14][15][16]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Govan, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: Charles 39 hat salesman b Nielston (Dirleton?), HAD; wife Margaret 46 b Kilmarnock, AYR; Children: Charles 8, Helen 6, both scholars, Isabella 4, Margaret 2 , all b Laurinton, Glasgow; Thomas 5 mos b Govan;^[17]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Govan Church, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: Charles 50 hatters warehouseman b Dirleton, HAD; wife Margaret 46 b Kilmarnock, AYR; Children: Charles 18 Clerk Com Agents, Helen 16, Isabella 14 both works at home, Margaret 12 scholar, all b Glasgow; Thomas 10, Jane 8, Janet 6 all scholars, Elizabeth 8 mos, all b Govan;^[18]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Glasgow Barony, Dist of Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: Charles 59 Hat & Cap Warehouseman b Dirleton, HAD; wife Margaret55 b Kilmarnock, AYR; Children: Helen 26 milliner, Isabella 24, Margaret 22 Dressmakers

Jane 18 Apprentice Mantle Maker, Thomas 20 Warehouseman, Janet 16 Apprentice Dressmaker, Elizabeth 10 scholar, all b Glasgow^[19]

Sources

• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• Source: S207 Title: 1871 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1871 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1871 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S2903 Title: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres., Address: AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F Author: Lawrence FLETCHER
• Source: S3222 Title: "Scotland and Beyond" (2004) plus subsequent research by Alan RUNCIMAN, Ros RUNCIMAN, Lawrence FLETCHER, Lorna HENDERSON & many, many others, Compiler Address: UK, Australia and New Zealand Abbreviation: "Scotland and Beyond" (2004), plus subsequent research Author: Diane Middleton Jen Jelley Alan Runciman Ros Runciman Laurie Fletcher Lorna Henderson and many others Publication: Jul 2013 Note: imported on 2013/07/24 at 15:44:27.
• Source: S3231 Title: Newspaper Announcement Abbreviation: Newspaper Announcement
• Source: S3239 Title: Runciman Web Site Abbreviation: Runciman Web Site Author: Kevin Charles Runciman Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Runciman Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: Runciman Family Tree
• Source: S3240 Title: Census Abbreviation: Census

1. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 15 Apr 1892 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN; Mary d/o William BRYCE & Jane GILCHRIST, Dist of Blythwood, Glasgow, LKS 644/07 #178, copy rcvd Feb 2010
2. ↑ Source: #S3239 Page: Charles Runciman CONT 11 AUG 2011 Added by confirming a Smart Match
3. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 30 Oct 1862 (Glasgow) Charles s/o Charles & Margaret (McLAREN) RUNCIMAN; Pg 37
4. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 15 Apr 1892 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN; Mary d/o William BRYCE & Jane GILCHRIST, Dist of Blythwood, Glasgow, LKS 644/07 #178, copy rcvd Feb 2010
5. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Govan, LKS Reg. 646/1 ED 15 Sched 83, hsehold of Charles & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2011
6. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 30 Oct 1862 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN, reg. Tradeston, Glasgow, LKS from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11933-1 film 6035516, extracted Jan 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 30 Oct 1862 (Glasgow) Charles s/o Charles & Margaret (McLAREN) RUNCIMAN; Pg 37
8. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 11 Apr 1898 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN, Partick, LKS, 646/03 #289, copy rcvd Feb 2010
9. ↑ Source: #S3231 Page: Glasgow Herald CONT 12 APR 1898 ' late of Newcastle on Tyne ,16 years with Walter Macfarlane & Coy, Saracen Foundry.'
10. ↑ Source: #S3231 Page: Glasgow Herald CONT 12 APR 1898 ' late of Newcastle on Tyne ,16 years with Walter Macfarlane & Coy, Saracen Foundry.'
11. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 15 Apr 1892 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN; Mary d/o William BRYCE & Jane GILCHRIST, Dist of Blythwood, Glasgow, LKS 644/07 #178, copy rcvd Feb 2010
12. ↑ Source: #S3240 Page: Tradeston, Glasgow CONT 1861
13. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 11 Jan 1832 (Dirleton) Charles s/o Charles & Isabella (WHITE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 26 Nov 1861 (Glasgow) Margaret McLAREN (b. c 1836 Kilmarnock), Pg 34
14. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 11 Jan 1832 (Dirleton) Charles s/o Charles & Isabella (WHITE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 26 Nov 1861 (Glasgow) Margaret McLAREN (b. c 1836 Kilmarnock), Pg 34
15. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Dth 22 Jun 1903 Charles s/o Charles RUNCIMAN & Isabella WHITE, aged 71, Partick, LKS, 646/03 #470, copy rcvd Feb 2010
16. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Marr. 26 Nov 1861 Charles RUNCIMAN & Margaret McLAREN, Tradeston, Glasgow, LKS, from Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910 batch M11933-1 film 6035516, extracted Jan 2012
17. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Govan, LKS Reg. 646/1 ED 15 Sched 83, hsehold of Charles & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2011
18. ↑ Source: #S209 Page: Govan Church, LKS Reg. 646/1 ED 20 Sched 55, hsehold of Charles & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Sep 2011
19. ↑ Source: #S212 Page: Civil Par. Glasgow Barony, Dist Kelvin, LKS Reg. 644/9 ED 61 SChed 127, hsehold of Charles & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-621 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.