Researcher list, Alexander the painter, Wanton Walls line

Two more of the William of Crail researchers have been added to the Researcher list.

As one was interested in whether or not Alexander RUNCIMAN the painter may or may not be connected, the painter has been included on the Notables page. Interesting how just a brief search for information on him gives conflicting information (death date, father's occupation). No conclusion reached on any connection to known lines.

In addition, the Wanton Walls lineage has had the beginnings of a descendants chart added to the Identified Family Groups - can't have William of Crail getting all the attention .
This update also includes David RUNCIMAN, D.D. from the Wanton Walls line in the Notables index.

Yet another East Lothian pedigree

Patriarchs page updated to include an outline pedigree for the line of Thomas and Jean (SIMPSON) RUNCIMAN who married in 1783 at Dunbar, East Lothian.
Notes about some of the family have already been included on the Runciman One Names Study (ONS) pages.
It would seem highly likely that there is a link to the family of Thomas and Alison (GRIEVE) RUNCIMAN, given they were all around the same places at the same times.
Hopefully, there's a willing representative out there to join the dna project and prove this theory.
Click on the Join Project link to read about how to join, and to order a test (37 markers minimum, 67 preferred), after reading the background about DNA testing in general at the links on the top lhs of that page.
Testing is cheaper if you join via a project.

New family group posted

Another line of RUNCIMANs has been added to the "Identified Family Groups" tab, that of Thomas and Jean (SIMPSON) RUNCIMAN of Dunbar and Innerwick, East Lothian.
This lot was prompted by Ros looking for someone else, picking a likely name in the phone book, and finding what looked like a Yorkshire and Durham based family who had spread their wings to Australia.
Didn't take much digging from the information supplied to trace them back to Dunbar and Innerwick in East Lothian however.
A dna candidate would be good as it looks a good guess that there would be a match to a couple of the existing lineages.

How to link William of Crail and Thomas (GRIEVE) of Dunbar?

If interested in what has been updated, remember to check out the Recently Changed index in the top rhs menu.
The last updates were primarily to document the identification of possible linkages between William of Crail and the Thomas married to Alison GRIEVE.
Along with some examination of the claims that their possible father Robert may have been born in 1703 (I don't agree, for the reasons outlined on Robert's page).
Data extractions continue, with a whole 2 births registered in New Zealand up to 1854 (see the Name Distribution menu).
Also as preparation for the DNA project's Wanted! pages, more information has been provided on the descendants of the above Thomas marr. Alison GRIEVE.

Thomas & Alison (GRIEVE)

The Wanted! pages have been updated to include a descendant chart for Thomas and Alison (GRIEVE) RUNCIMAN.
As stated, a participant is particularly wanted to test a theory that this line is also that of William of Crail, both being sons of Robert and Janet (SINCLAIR) RUNCIMAN of Dirleton and Prestonpans.
Candidates look a little sparse on the ground at this stage.
Links are included to/from the Runciman One Name Study(ONS) as available.
Patriarchs page updated to include the outline Lineage 4 pedigree.

More of the same

As per the 8th: Name Distribution tab now also includes the name variants from a few more parishes: North Berwick (ELN), a couple from Aberdeenshire: Carnie, Aberdeen.
None to be found in Caithness, and only 1 in Ayrshire.
A couple of additions to the researcher index, and another patriarch, most definitely wanted in the DNA Project, Thomas the patriarch of the line of Sir Steven RUNCIMAN and his Sir Walter forebears.
This line, may, or may not match that of William of Crail.

Distribution/researchers/new patriarchs

Name Distribution tab now also includes the name variants from the first three East Lothian (ELN) parishes (Athelstaneford, Bolton, Dirleton).
In addition, a researcher index has been added (others welcome, contact the web mistress, link in footer of the ONS pages), and a couple more patriarchs, both represented in the DNA Project, George the patriarch of Lineage 1, the line including the Earlston Weavers and Wanton Walls farmers, and James the patriarch of Lineage 2