Andrew's birth certificate is in the name of Andrew Davidson - illegitimate son of Mary Davidson. It was only in census records,marriage and death certificate's that he was known as Andrew Davidson Learmont Runciman son of George Runciman and Mary Davidson.
Note : No yDNA has yet confirmed or unconfirmed Andrews true lineage for yDNA in regards to the surname Runciman.
Possible yDNA surname is Cochrane or Cochran...not confirmed or unconfirmed to date.
Occupation:
Engine Fitter.
Andrew Davidson
in the UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, 1760-1920
Name: Andrew Davidson
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1864
Birth Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland
Service Start Year: 1884
Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders
Regimental Number: 1289
Attestation Paper: y
Source Citation
The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents; Series: WO 97; Piece Number: 4645
Inventor !
Or a Snake oil sales man ? Year : 1909 -10
(Andrew died 3rd October 1910, aged 47 years )
Product - FAITH ...The King of Hair Restorer !
Searching The British Newspaper Archives I found evidence of Andrew's occupation mentioned in census - Hair Specialist ! ? . Seems he had been inventing a lotion for baldness and scalp problems for 19 years !
See Publication attached - Motherwell Times - Friday 07 January 1910. FAITH Hair Restorer.
* Engineer Fitter - aged 36 - Address : 26 Old Forge, Old Monkland Eastern District. 1901
Military:
Boer War
1289 Pte. A Davidson 2nd Sea Highlanders Victoria Regina ET Imperial M8344eno.PDF
Name: Andrew Davidson
Campaign or Service: South Africa - Second Boer War
Service Date: 1899-1902
Service Location: South Africa
Regiment or Unit Name: 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
Regimental Number: 1289
Marriage :
to Margaret Cumming Halliday Hunter
1891
Dec
Age: 26
Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Death :
1910
3 Oct
Age: 47
Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cause of Death - Heart Failure. ( See attached Notice - Motherwell Times - Friday 07 October 1910 )
Name
Name: Andrew Davidson Learmont /Runciman/ [1][2][3]
Birth
Date: 29 JUL 1863
Place: Glasgow, Dist of Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Note: cert. shows Andrew born 10:25am as the illegitimate son of Mary DAVISON, power loom weaver x her mark, the informant. No father shown, no RCE to name the father. Reg. 17th Aug.[4][5]
Place: Motherwell, Dist of Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Note: cert. shows Andrew Davidson Learmont as 46 ?hair? specialist married to Margaret Cummings Halliday HUNTER; s/o George RUNCIMAN, blacksmith, dec'd and Mary m.s. DAVIDSON; d. 8:30am of cardiac syncope (seen after dth); Inf. brother-in-law Alex HUNTER of 23 Lamb St, Hamilton; Reg. 3d, Motherwell[8][9]
Place: Old Mill Rd, Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Note: cert. shows Andrew Davidson as 27 coalminer resid. 42 Single Row Tanners..., s/o George RUNCIMAN blacksmith & veterinary surgeon, dec'd & Mary m.s. DAVIDSON; Margaret C H as 19, dom. serv. resid. Wadders? Rd, Old Mill Rd, Uddingston, d/o George HUNTER, coal miner & Jeanie Gray HALLIDAY m.s. HUNTER; Wit: Walter ..xison & Catherine HUNTER; reg. Jan 2nd[10][11][12]
Note: RUNCIMAN: Andrew 36 engine fitter b Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire; wife Margaret 28 b Coatbridge, Lanarkshire; Children: Jane 8, Mary 6, both scholars b Bothwell, Lanarkshire[16]
↑ Source: #S1597 Birth 29 Jul 1863 Andrew s/o Mary DAVISON, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11920-1 film 6035516, extracted Sep 2012
↑ Source: #S56 Birth 29 Jul 1863 Andrew s/o Mary DAVISON, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire 644/03 #1339, copy d/loaded Sep 2012
↑ Source: #S214 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire reg. 652/3 ED 3 Sched 46, hsehold of Andrew & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S56 Marr. 31 Dec 1891 (reg. 1892) Andrew Davidson s/o George RUNCIMAN & Mary DAVIDSON; Margaret C H d/o George HUNTER & Jeanie Gray? HALLIDAY nee HUNTER; reg. Bothwell, Lanarkshire 625/1 #13, copy d/loaded Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S214 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire reg. 652/3 ED 3 Sched 46, hsehold of Andrew & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S56 Dth 3 Oct 1910 Andrew Davidson Learmont RUNCIMAN h/o Margaret Cumming Halliday HUNTER, reg. Motherwell, Dist of Dalziel, Lanarkshire 639 #603, extracted Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S56 Marr. 31 Dec 1891 (reg. 1892) Andrew Davidson s/o George RUNCIMAN & Mary DAVIDSON; Margaret C H d/o George HUNTER & Jeanie Gray HALLIDAY nee HUNTER; reg. Bothwell, Lanarkshire 625/1 #13, copy d/loaded Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S2505 Birth 12.10.1906 Dth 5 Sep 1981 (Falkirk) Hector Blair s/o Andrew Davidson RUNCI(E)MAN & Margaret Halliday HUNTER (or later MORRISON), from rootsweb Runciman list, posted 29 Mar 2006 by Sandra Green, online at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/RUNCIMAN/2006-03/1143607870, extracted Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S214 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire reg. 652/3 ED 3 Sched 46, hsehold of Andrew & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S56 Marr. 31 Dec 1891 (reg. 1892) Andrew Davidson s/o George RUNCIMAN & Mary DAVIDSON; Margaret C H d/o George HUNTER & Jeanie Gray HALLIDAY nee HUNTER; reg. Bothwell, Lanarkshire 625/1 #13, copy d/loaded Dec 2010
↑ Source: #S1599 1851 Village Of Banton, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, hsehold of Mary DAVIDSON, extracted Sep 2012
↑ Source: #S55 Birth 1 Jan 1854 Mary d/o Mary DAVIDSON, Banton, Kilsyth, STi, 483/00 0070 0323, copy d/loaded (for brother John) Sep 2012
↑ Source: #S214 Old Monkland, Lanarkshire reg. 652/3 ED 3 Sched 46, hsehold of Andrew & Margaret RUNCIMAN, extracted Dec 2010
Source: S214 Census: 1901 (images for England, transcriptions for Scotland) via Ancestry.com Repository: #R121
Acknowlegements
WikiTree profile Runciman-373 created through the import of RuncimanJohnMcPHERSONMaryNov2012PlaceUpdated.ged on Nov 1, 2012 by L Henderson and merged with Runciman-366 created by Sandra Green.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew: