Jane Runciman
1794 - 8th Jan 1868
Life History
1794 |
Born |
29th May 1823 |
Married Theodore John Buschman |
1827 |
Birth of daughter Jane Majorine Buschman |
8th Jan 1868 |
Died in Marylebone |
Notes
The witnesses to the marriage of Theodore John Buschman and Jane Runciman, in 1823, were:
Sophia Runciman ( Jane's sister)
Charles Runciman (Jane's brother)
Maria Buschman
Amelia Buschman. (Laurentia Buschman's sister)
In the 1841 census
Jane Buschman, 43, a Schoolmistress is listed along with her sister, Sophia Runciman, at Brunswick Terrace (clearly a school).
It seems likely that this Jane Buschman is the wife (widow?) of Theodore Buschman.
However, there is a discrepancy in respect of age. I have taken the birthdate from the Death record for Jane Buschman shown below.
In 1851, in Sussex, at 32, Brunswick Terrace:
| Jane Buschman | Head | Widow | 53 | Mistress of Ladies School | b. London | |
| Jane M Buschman | Daughter | Unm | 24 | b. 'Rotterdam British Subject' | ||
| with 29 other women (from 9 to 40 yrs of age) in the same household. | ||||||
At first we could not find Jane in the 1861 census.
However, in the 1861 census there are, at 25 York Place, in St Marylebone, Middlesex:
| Theodora Buschman | Head | Wid | 67 | b. Covent Garden, Middlesex | |
| Jeannie M Buschman | Daughter | Unm. | 30 | b. Rotterdam. | |
| Isabella Carrathers | Servant | Unm. | 29 | House Servant | b. Croydon, Surrey |
Has Jane adopted a feminine version of her late husband's name?
It seems likely that 'Jeannie M' is probably 'Jane M' however there do seem to be age discrepancies.
Covent Garden is the area in which a number of Runcimans were born.
Interestingly, Theodora's age in the 1861 census fits with the burial record of Jane Buschman.
Probate
The probate shows that Jane was survived by her daughter Jane Majorine Buschman
Burial Record
GRO
Death: Mar 1868, Buschman Jane, 74, Marylebone, 1a 421
Death: Dec 1912, Jane M, 85 Lambeth 1d 444