Life History

1794	Born in Covent Garden
July 3rd 1822	Married Mercy Maria Moreton
1824	Birth of daughter Jessy Runciman
1827	Birth of daughter Mercy Matilda Runciman
1827	Death of Mercy Maria Moreton
1829	Married Elizabeth King
1830	Birth of son Philip C Runciman
1831	Death of Elizabeth King
1878	Died in Marylebone

Notes

In 1824 and 1827, when Jessy and Mercy Matilda were born, Charles and his wife Mercy Maria were living at 17, Wellbeck Street.

In the 1851 Census at 18, Oxford Terrace, Paddington

Runciman, Charles	Head	Wid.	57	Artist General Teacher	b. London, Middlesex
Runciman, Jessy F	Daughter	Unm.	25		b. London, Middlesex
Runciman, Mercy M	Daughter	Unm.	23		b. London, Middlesex
Runciman, Phillip C	Son	Unm.	20	Clerk On Railway	b. London, Middlesex
Goddard, Sarah	Servant	Unm.	24	Servant	b. London, Middlesex

In the 1861 Census at 46, Acacia Road, Marylebone

Runciman, Charles	Head	Wid.	66	Art Teacher Drawing Land & Fig.	b. London,St. Pauls, Covent Garden
Runciman, Jessy F	Daughter	Unm.	36		b. London, St Marylebone
Runciman, Mercy M	Daughter	Unm.	33		b. London, St Marylebone
Merritt, Emma	Servant	Unm.	20	Domeatic Cook	b. Stratford, Essex
Stodgell, Mary	Servant	Unm.	24	Servant	b. London, St Marylebone

In the 1871 Census at Acacia Road, Marylebone

Runciman, Charles	Head	Wid.	76	Artist	b. Paddington, London
Runciman, Jessy F	Daughter	Unm.	46		b. London, Middlesex
Runciman, Mercy M	Daughter	Unm.	43		b. London, Middlesex
Lapwood, Ellen	Servant	Unm.	25	Cook	b. Whittam Essex
Wiggins, Esther	Servant	Unm.	22	Housemaid	b. Hastings Sussex

In 1881, Mercy and Jessy were living in the same road but at 49 rather than 46. Jessy is shown as having "income from house property".

From the National Archives

[no title]  MS 11936/527/1099801  22 January 1830
Contents:
Insured: Charles Runciman 5 Oxford Terrace Edgeware Road artist

[no title]  MS 11936/493/985773  13 December 1821
Contents:
Insured: Charles Runciman 23 Welbeck Street
Other property or occupiers: 17 Welbeck Street

From 'John Ruskin, the passionate moralist', Joan Abse, Page 28:

"Accordingly, in 1831, John also became the pupil of the drawing master, Charles Runciman, a relative of the Scottish artist Alexander Runciman."

From freeBMD:

Death: Dec 1878, Runciman Charles, 83, Marylebone 1a 471

Probate