Janet Runciman (1828 - 1894)

Born 15 Jan 1828 in Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Cooper — married 6 Mar 1855 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 9 Mar 1894 at age 66 in Musselburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

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Name

Name: Janet /Runciman/ ^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 15 JAN 1828

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: (not the c 1824 implied by the ancestry 1851 census transcr.)^[4][5][6][7]

Death

Death:

Date: 09 MAR 1894

Place: Musselburgh, , Midlothian, Scotland

Note: aged 66 c.o.d. Malignant disease of liver (4 months)^[8][9][10]

Reference

Reference: 67703

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 03 AUG 2013

Prior to import, this record was last changed 03 AUG 2013 .

Ancestors of Interest

Ancestors of Interest: @SUB1@

Christening

Christening:

Date: 15 JAN 1828

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland^[11][12]

Census

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Inveresk, , Midlothian, Scotland

Note: COOPER: Jessie head 42 milliner b Dirleton, ELN; Children: John 15 painter, Robert 14 "pension", both b Haddington, ELN; Jessie 12, Isabella 10 schoalrs both b Inveresk; Sister Isabella RUNCIMAN (indexed as Kenneman) 31 milliner b Dirleton, ELN^[13]

Census:

Date: 1881

Place: Musselburgh, Par. of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: COOPER: Jessie 50 Straw Hat Maker b Dirleton, ELN; Children: Jessie 22 Straw Hat Maker, Isabella 20 Shop Keeper both b Inveresk; Sister Isabella Runciman 38 Milliner b Dirleton^[14]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland^[15]

Occupation

Occupation: a straw hat maker^[16]

Marriage

Husband: Robert Cooper

Wife: Janet Runciman

Child: Isabella Elspeth Cooper

Child: Robert Cooper

Child: Jessie Cooper

Child: John Cooper

Marriage:

Date: 06 MAR 1855

Place: St Cuthberts, Dist of Holyrood & Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: cert. shows Jessie as 25, milliner, usu./present resid. Haddington, born Jan 1826 Dirleton, HAD, d/o John RUNCIMAN carrier, & Isabella m.s. COMBE; Robert as 24 labourer, usu. resid. Haddington, present resid. 10 ??hur St, Edinburgh, born Nov 1820 Echt, ABD, s/o John COOPER, labourer & Elizabeth m.s. KEITH; Wit: William HAMILTON & John RUNCIMAN; Reg. 12th^[17][18][19]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Musselburgh, Par. of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: COOPER: Robert 40 Book Publisher Agent b Echt, ABD; wife Jessie 33 b Dirleton, ELN; Children: John 5, Robert 4, both b Haddington; Jessie 2, Isabella Elspeth 1 mos. both b Musselburgh, MLN Sister-in-law Isabella RUNCIMAN, 22 b Dirleton, ELN;^[20]

Husband: John Runciman

Wife: Isabella Comb

Child: John Runciman

Child: Janet Runciman

Child: Matthew Runciman

Child: Jane Runciman

Child: William Runciman

Child: Margaret Runciman

Child: Charles Runciman

Child: Isabella Runciman

Child: Alexander Runciman

Child: Eliza Young Runciman

Marriage:

Date: 04 JUN 1825

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: entry reads: "John Runciman and Isabel Comb both in this parish gave in their names for proclamation June 4th 1825 and were regularly proclaimed"^{[21][22][23][24]}

Census:

Date: 1841

Place: Dirleton, , East Lothian, Scotland

Note: RUNCIMAN: John 40 farmer Sp Deal; Isabella 30; (Children): John 14, Janet 12, Matthew 11, Jean 9, William 7, Margaret 5, Charles 4, Isabella 2, Alexander 7 mths, all b Dirleton, HAD;^[25]

Sources

• Source: S1597 Title: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS), Url: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ Abbreviation: FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS)
• Source: S1599 Title: findmypast, Url: http://www.findmypast.com Abbreviation: findmypast
• Source: S203 Title: 1851 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1851 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1851 Repository: #R121
• Repository: R121 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Country: USA
• Source: S205 Title: 1861 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1861 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1861 Repository: #R121
• 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
• Source: S209 Title: 1881 Census for Scotland, Record Type: Census transcripts, Location: Scotland, Record Info: via Ancestry.com Abbreviation: Census: 1881 SCT via Ancestry Publication: 1881 Repository: #R121
• Source: S2903 Title: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres., Address: AUS Abbreviation: RUNCIMAN/WISHART/JAMIESON Corres. ex Lawrence F Author: Lawrence FLETCHER
• Source: S2970 Title: Statutory Registers Index: SCT, Subject: Births deaths marriages index, Location: Scotland 1855+, Film Number: http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk Abbreviation: SCT: SR Index Note: (index searches)
• 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: S3225 Title: Death Registration Abbreviation: Death Registration
• Source: S3234 Title: Marriage Registration Abbreviation: Marriage Registration
• Source: S3242 Title: The Stones of Dirleton Kirkyard and their People Abbreviation: SDK Author: Members of GDHS Publication: The Gullane and Dirleton History Society
• Source: S3247 Title: Gravestone Abbreviation: Gravestone Note: Date inscribed on Stone 22, Dirleton Kirkyard

1. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 Pg 9 Sched 39 hsehold of John RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007
2. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
3. ↑ Source: #S3247 Page: Lair 168, Stone 18, Dirleton Kirkyard
4. ↑ Source: #S1597 Page: Birth 15 Jan 1828 Jannet d/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN, from Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11705-4 film 1067796, extracted Jan 2012
5. ↑ Source: #S1599 Page: 1851 Castle Inn, Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (ELN) 705 F 61 Pg 9, hsehold of John RUNCIMAN, extracted Jan 2012
6. ↑ Source: #S203 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 Pg 9 Sched 39 hsehold of John RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007
7. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
8. ↑ Source: #S3225 Page: Inveresk 1894/689/41 CONT 1894
9. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
10. ↑ Source: #S2970 Page: Dth 1894 Jessie RUNCIMAN, aged 66, other name COOPER, reg. Musselburgh, MLN 689/00 #41, extracted from index Jan 2012
11. ↑ Source: #S3242 Page: p20; Source stated as OPR Dirleton 705/4/fr768
12. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
13. ↑ Source: #S207 Page: Inveresk, MLN Reg. 689 ED 6 Sched 4, hsehold of Jessie COOPER, extracted Jan 2012
14. ↑ Source: #S209 Page: Inveresk; reg. 689 ED: 7; Page: 13; Sched. 42, hsehold of Jessie COOPER, extracted Jan 2012
15. ↑ Source: #S3247 Page: Lair 168, Stone 18, Dirleton Kirkyard Note: 'eldest daughter Jessie'
16. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
17. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 6 Mar 1855 Jessie d/o John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMBE; Robert s/o John COOPER & Elizabeth KEITH; Dist of Holyrood & Canongate, MLN, 685/05 0023, copy rcvd Feb 2010
18. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 1828 Bap. 15 Jan 1829 (Dirleton) Dth 8 Mar 1894 Janet (Jessie) d/o John & Isabella (COMB) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 9 Mar 1855 Robert COOPER (abt 1827 Inverest, Inveresk assumed), Pg 40
19. ↑ Source: #S3234 Page: Edinburgh Holyrood and Canongate 1855/685/5/23
20. ↑ Source: #S205 Page: Musselburgh, Par. of Inveresk; ED: 10; Page: 1; Line: 7; Sched 1, hsehold of Robert & Jessie COOPER, extracted Jan 2012
21. ↑ Source: #S2562 Page: Marr. John RUNCIMAN & Isabella COMB, from Outline family tree from William & Catherine (WISHART) RUNCIMAN, and emails, rcvd Jan 2010
22. ↑ Source: #S103 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, extracted from index Jan 2012
23. ↑ Source: #S2903 Page: Marr. 4 Jun 1825 John RUNCIMAN & Isabel COMB, Dirleton, ELN 705/ 0040 0198, copy rcvd Feb 2010
24. ↑ Source: #S3222 Page: Birth 29 Jun 1796 (Nth Berwick) Dth 16 Jun 1859 John s/o John & Jean (BARRIE) RUNCIMAN; Marr. 4 Jun 1825 Isabella COMB (24 Mar 1807 d. 27 Jul 1847 Nth Berwick) ; Pg 4
25. ↑ Source: #S201 Page: Dirleton, ELN Par. 705 ED 1 hsehold of John & Isabella RUNCIMAN, extracted Oct 2007

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Runciman-642 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alan and others.