William Morrison Runciman

Male 1857 - 1922  (64 years)


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  • Name William Morrison Runciman 
    Born 20 Dec 1857  Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Address:
    Marsh Meadows 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 14 Aug 1881  Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    on the ship Hermione 
    Occupation accountant/chemist  [1
    _UID 74BBAE9A9EF14D80867027A43E3D01394918 
    Died 20 Jan 1922  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I9263  Treefive
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2014 

    Father James Runciman,   b. 20 Jun 1814,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella Inglis,   b. 15 Jun 1813, Coldencham, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Clark Guthrie,   b. 18 Sep 1857, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1898  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1879  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F3070  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Children 
     1. James Mason Runciman,   b. 23 Feb 1900, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1922, Taumarunui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F3068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 


    • William emigrated to New Zealand in 1881 on the ship Hermione, with his wife Mary and young son William and his brother Thomas. Mary died in 1898, and William then married Violet Mason. William worked as an accountant and a chemist.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4041] TRE Family tree - Windsor family tree 3 (owner mrwindsor50) on ancestry.com accessed 30 Jun, 3, 7, 12, 19, 26 Jul 2014, William Morrison Runciman.

    2. [S4181] TRE Family tree - Runciman on www.geni.com, accessed; 19 August 2014; Runciman Family Tree; descendants of John Runciman and Janet Watson.

    3. [S4271] ancestry.com Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, 20 Dec 1857 East Lothian: William Morrison Runciman.

    4. [S4180] TRA169 Immigration - Runciman, Mr & Mrs & infant, Thomas, TRA169., Arrival of ship Hermione on 14 Aug 1881; 12 September 1881; page 6; http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/.