Born in Auckland, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Archibald Wallace
and Jessie (Thomson) Wallace
Sister of
Jessie Graham Wallace, Margaret Young (Wallace) Bryant, William Thomson Wallace, Jane Agnes (Wallace) Croxford, Robert Henry Wallace and Archibald David Wallace
Wife of
George Runciman
— married
24 Apr 1912 in Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 77
in Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
Marion was born in 1871. She was the youngest daughter of Archibald Wallace and Jessie Thomson.
In April 1912 Marion married George Runciman in Cambridge at the home of her parents. George was the son of Mr Runciman of Paptoetoe. Miss Doris Bryant was the bridesmaid, and the best man was Arthur Croxford.
Marion died in 1948 when she was 77 years old, and was survived by her husband George. She was buried in the church grounds of St John's Presbyterian, Papatoetoe.
Sources
- Birth - NZ BDM Birth registration no. 1871/13703 for Marion Wallace. Parents' Names: Jessie and Archibald Wallace. Accessed at Births Deaths & Marriages (online database of NZ Dept of Internal Affairs https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) on 14 April 2021
- Marriage - NZ BDM Marriage registration no. 1912/6450 for Marion Wallace, bride, and George Runciman, groom. Accessed at Births Deaths & Marriages (online database of NZ Dept of Internal Affairs https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) on 14 April 2021
- News Item on Marriage - New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14978, 27 April 1912, Page 5. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19120427.2.10
- Death - NZ BDM Death registration no. 1948/26691 for Marion Runciman, age 77. Accessed at Births Deaths & Marriages (online database of NZ Dept of Internal Affairs https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/) on 14 April 2021
- Burial - Find A Grave: Memorial #175187216 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 April 2021), memorial page for Marion Wallace Runciman (10 Dec 1868–28 Feb 1948), Find a Grave Memorial no. 175187216, citing St. John's Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand ; Maintained by Daisy✿ (contributor 47104279)
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