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Sir Robert Trotter 1500–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England

Death Date: Abt. 1559

Death Location: Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England

Father: Sir Trotter

Mother: Jean Wauchton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sinclair

Children(s): Sir Baron), John Trotter, Robert Trotter, William Trotter, Thomas Trotter

The story of Sir Robert Trotter began in 1500 in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England. Sir Robert Trotter married Elizabeth Sinclair, and had children including John Trotter, Robert Trotter, Sir John Trotter 1St Baron, Thomas Trotter, William Trotter. Sir Robert Trotter passed away in 1559 in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Robert Trotter began in 1500 in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England.
  • Sir Robert Trotter married Elizabeth Sinclair, and had children including John Trotter, Robert Trotter, Sir John Trotter 1St Baron, Thomas Trotter, William Trotter.
  • Sir Robert Trotter passed away in 1559 in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Trotter
1465–
Birth Location: Catchelraw, , Berwick, Scotland
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Jean Wauchton
1475–1575
Birth Location: Waughton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sinclair
1505–1580
Birth Location: Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Sir Baron)
1553–1641
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
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John Trotter
1520–1580
Birth Location: Byers Hall, Westmorland, England
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Robert Trotter
1527–1550
Birth Location: Berwickshire, Scotland
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William Trotter
1529–
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Thomas Trotter
1525–1550
Birth Location: Catchelraw, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Sir Trotter's Ancestors

Self
Sir Trotter
1500–1559
Birth Place: Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Trotter
1465–
Catchelraw, , Berwick, Scotland
Jean (Hepburn de) Wauchton
1475–1575
Waughton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Trotter's Descendants

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Sir (Robert) Trotter (1500–Abt. 1559) m. Elizabeth Sinclair (1505–1580)
  1. 1. Sir (John Trotter (1st) Baron) 1553–1641 m. Janet (Jane MacMath) McMath 1555–1641
    1. 1. Marion Trotter 1603–1658 m. John, (1st Baron of Bachitain) Oliphant 1602–
      1. 1. Isobel Oliphant 1630–1683 m. William (8th of Ochtertyre) Murray 1615–1681
        1. 1. Sir (Patrick Murray) Ochtertyre 1652–1735 m. Margaret (Gleneagles) Haldane 1657–1721
        2. 2. Mungo Murray 1662–1719
        3. 3. David (Murray 5 Viscount Stormont and 3) Balvaird 1660–1731
        4. 4. Lilias Murray 1642–1705
        5. 5. William (Joseph) Murray 1650–
        6. 6. John Baron 1658–1698
        7. 7. Anne Murray 1651–1733
        8. 8. George Murray 1660–1701
      2. 2. John Oliphant 1626–1700
    2. 2. Jonet (Janet Trotter The Honourable) Lady 1592–1634
    3. 3. Helen Trotter 1595–1640
    4. 4. James Trotter 1610–1623
    5. 5. Robert Trotter 1606–1641
    6. 6. Sir (James Ruthven) Trotter 1584–1659
    7. 7. John (Thomas) Trotter 1578–1641
    8. 8. John (Trotter (2nd Baron)of) Mourtonhall 1599–1651
    9. 9. Edward Trotter 1583–1641
    10. 10. Robert Trotter 1581–1641
    11. 11. Edward Trotter 1607–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Trotter 1618–1662
    13. 13. Charles Trotter 1615–
    14. 14. Nicoll Trotter 1613–
    15. 15. James ((Ruthven)) Trotter 1589–1667
    16. 16. JAMES TROTTER 1593–1637
    17. 17. Henry Trotter –1685
    18. 18. Dorothy Trotter –1799
  2. 2. John Trotter 1520–1580
  3. 3. Robert Trotter 1527–1550
  4. 4. William Trotter 1529–
  5. 5. Thomas Trotter 1525–1550

Sir Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir Robert Trotter in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England
Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England
1559
Abt. 1559
Age 59
Death of Sir Robert Trotter in Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England
Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1559
    Event Place: Byers Hall, Westmoreland, England
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