Jean (Runciman) Doig (1829 - 1920)

Born 18 Aug 1829 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Doig — married 16 Jun 1854 in Green Island, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1920 at age 90 in Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

This biography was partly auto-generated by a GEDCOM import with additions by Alan Runciman. It includes information provided by merging a duplicate profile for Jean Doig originally created by Sandra Bailey.

Name

Name: Jean /Runciman/ ^[1][2][3][4]

Birth

There are two parish records of Jean's birth/baptism:

Birth/Baptism:

Date: 18 AUG 1829

Place: Dirleton, Haddingtonshire, Scotland^[5][6]

Birth/Baptism:

Date: 18 AUG 1829

Place: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

Note: Baptism also registered at Dirleton OPR 705/4/fr774^[7]

Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 18 AUG 1829

Death

Death:

Date: 21 JUL 1920

Place: Timaru, , South Canterbury, New Zealand^[8][9][10]

Reference

Reference: 63684

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 25 JUL 2013

This record was changed 25 JUL 2013 and lastly 17 January 2020.

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: see Alan Runciman's Profile for profiles & sites linking to associated topics.

Burial

Burial:

Date: 24 JUL 1920

Place: Timaru, , South Canterbury, NZ

Note: H/stone reads: IMO Barbara Merrliees STUART died Aug 5th 1889 aged 34

Also Jane DOIG Died July 21st 1920 in her 92nd year. Also David STUART died May 13th 1924 in his 80th year.

Burial record shows Jane R DOIG as buried 24th Jul^[11]

Occupation

Occupation: Dressmaker^[12]

Marriage

Husband: Henry Doig

Wife: Jane Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman Doig

Child: Jane Doig

Child: Barbara Merrilees Doig

Marriage:

Date: 16 JUN 1854

Place: Green Island, nr Dunedin, Otago, NZ

Note: From Paperspast:

MARRIED. On the 16th June, at the Green Island Bush, by the Rev Thomas Burns, Henry, eldest son of Henry Doig, Esq., of Alva, Scotland, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Richard Runciman, of the Green Island Bush. On the 22nd Sept., at the Green Island Bush, by the Rev. Thomas Burns, Thomas, second son of James Howarth, Esq., of London, to Barbara, second daughter of Mr. Richard Runciman, of the Green Island Bush.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Husband: Richard Runciman

Wife: Barbara Merrilees

Child: James Runciman

Child: Jane Runciman

Child: Barbara Runciman

Child: John Runciman

Child: Christine Henderson Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: John Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 07 JUN 1823

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland^{[20][21][22][23]}

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Kingston, Par. of Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: Richard 41 joiner; Barbary 41 both b ELN; Assumed children: James 14 ap joiner b SCT; Jane 14, Barbry 9, Isabella 7, John 3 all b ELN; Also James MERRELEES 84 ag lab b ELN; Agnes MacKIE 16 b ELN^[24]

Jean was born in 1829.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Birth 18 Aug 1829 (Dirleton, ELN) Dth 21 Jul 1920 (Timaru, NZ) Jane d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRILEES, from tree of Todd WHITCOMBEand Wendy FLETCHER, extracted Aug 2010
2. ↑ Source: #S3258 Page: Jane Runciman CONT 3 JAN 2012 Added by confirming a Smart Match
3. ↑ Source: #S3236 Page: Jane Doig [Runciman] CONT 3 JAN 2012 Added by confirming a Smart Match
4. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 16 Jun 1854 Timaru, Jane d/o Richard & Barbara (MERRILEES) RUNCIMAN Henry DOIG (b. 1826), Pg 194
5. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Birth 18 Aug 1829 (Dirleton, Haddingtonshire) Dth 21 Jul 1920 (Timaru, NZ) Jane d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRILEES, from tree of Todd WHITCOMBEand Wendy FLETCHER, extracted Aug 2010
6. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 18 Aug 1829 Jean d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRYLIES, Dirleton, ELN from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11705-4 film 1067796, extracted from index Jan 2012
7. ↑ Source: #S3222
8. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Birth 18 Aug 1829 (Dirleton, ELN) Dth 21 Jul 1920 (Timaru, NZ) Jane d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRILEES, from tree of Todd WHITCOMBEand Wendy FLETCHER, extracted Aug 2010
9. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Dth 1920 Jane DOIG, aged 90, ref 1920/1154, extracted May 2011
10. ↑ Source: #S2629 Page: H/stone Jane R DOIG, Barbara Merrilees STUART, David STUART, extracted Jan 2012
11. ↑ Source: #S2629 Page: H/stone Jane R DOIG, Barbara Merrilees STUART, David STUART, extracted Jan 2012
12. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Pg 194
13. ↑ Source: #S2342 Page: Vote of thanks from Otago Early Settlers Assocation for "Four Generations" — Mrs Henry Doig (nee Jane Runciman), passenger per Rajah (1853), reported on Pg 11 of the Otago Witness, 19 May 1909, transcr. online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzbound/oesa.htm, extracted Aug 2010
14. ↑ Source: #S2520 Page: Marr. 22 Jun 1854 Jane d/o Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRILEES, Henry DOIG, Green Island, Otago, NZ, from tree of Todd WHITCOMBEand Wendy FLETCHER, extracted Aug 2010
15. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Marr. reg. 1853 Jane RUNCIMAN & William John YOUNG, ref. 1853/413, extracted Aug 2010
16. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Marr. reg. 1854 Henry DOIG, ref. 1854/158, extracted Aug 2010
17. ↑ Source: #S2640 Page: Marr. 16 Jun 1854 Jane eldest d/o Richard RUNCIMAN to Henry eldest s/o Henry DOIG, Esq. of Alva, SCT, Green Island Bush, from Otago Witness , Issue 172, 4 November 1854, Page 2, extracted Nov 2010
18. ↑ Source: #S57 Page: Marr. 1854 Jane RUNCIMAN & Henry DOIG, ref. 1854/1376, extracted Jan 2012
19. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 16 Jun 1854 Timaru, Jane d/o Richard & Barbara (MERRILEES) RUNCIMAN Henry DOIG (b. 1826), Pg 194
20. ↑ Source: #S2505 Page: Marr. 1823 Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRLIESS, Dirleton, ELN, posted Jun 2001, extracted Jan 2008
21. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 7 Jun 1823 Richard RUNCIMAN & Barbara MERRYLEES, Nth Berwick, ELN 705/ 0040 0193, extracted from index Mar 2010
22. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Marr. 7 Aug 1823 Richard s/o John & Jean (BARRIE) RUNCIMAN; Barbara MERRILEES (b. 15.5.1800 Dirleton, d. 24.8.1850 Glasgow), Pg 4
23. ↑ Source: #S3233 Page: OPR Dirleton 705/4/fr 844
24. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Kingston, Par. of Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 3 Pg 2, hsehold of Richard & Barbary RUNCIMAN, extracted Mar 2010

• Source: S103 Title: OPR East Lothian Scotlands People RUNCIMAN Marriages, Author Address: http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk, Recipient Address: East Lothian, Scotland Abbreviation: OPR East Lothian SctP RUNCIMAN Marriages 1538-1854 Author: Scotlands People Index Publication: 1538-1854 Repository: #R146
• Repository: R146 Name: Scotlands People (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) Address: City: Edinburgh State: Midlothian Country: Scotland
• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• Source: S201 Title: 1841 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1841 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1841 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S2342 Title: Miscellaneous RUNCIMAN web searches and correspondence, Url: Various Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN Misc. Web & Correspondence
• Source: S2505 Title: Rootsweb Mailing List, Url: http://lists.rootsweb.com Abbreviation: Rootsweb Mailing List
• Source: S2520 Title: OneGreatFamily, Url: http://OneGreatFamily.com Abbreviation: OneGreatFamily
• Source: S2629 Title: Timaru District Council : Cemeteries, Record Type: Burials & Photographs, Location: Timaru, SCY, NZ Abbreviation: Timaru District Council : Cemeteries Publication: Timaru District Council Online, http://www.timaru.govt.nz
• Source: S2640 Title: Papers Past (NZ National Library), Url: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ Abbreviation: Papers Past (NZ National Library)
• 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: S3233 Title: Old Parish Record Abbreviation: OPR
• Source: S3236 Title: Our Family Web Site Abbreviation: Our Family Web Site Author: The Bartletts Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: Our Family Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: Our Family
• Source: S3258 Title: victor john short Web Site Abbreviation: victor john short Web Site Author: sandra campbell Note: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT CONT Family site: victor john short Web Site CONT CONT Family tree: victor john short
• Source: S57 Title: BDM: NZ historical indexes (online), Url: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Abbreviation: BDM: NZ historical indexes Author: transcr. by LornaHen
• OTAGO EARLY SETTLERS ASSOCIATION. OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 12830, 26 NOVEMBER 1903, PAGE 3. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19031126.2.13

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-585 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.

• Scotlandspeople

Birth. Jean Runciman Parent. Richard Runcimam/ Barbara Merrylies. FR774. Parish number. 705/ Ref. 4060. Dirleton