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Sir John Trotter 1553–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 March 1642

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Trotter

Mother: Elizabeth Sinclair

Spouse(s): Janet Trotter\MacMath

Children(s): Robert Trotter, Sir Trotter, John Trotter, John Mourtonhall, Edward Trotter, Helen Trotter, Jonet Lady, Robert Trotter, Edward Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Charles Trotter, James Trotter, Nicoll Trotter, James Trotter, Marion Trotter

Sir John Trotter was born in 1553 in Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Trotter And Elizabeth Sinclair. Sir John Trotter married Janet Trotter Macmath, and had children including Charles Trotter, Edward Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Helen Trotter, James Ruthven Trotter, James Trotter, John Thomas Trotter, John Trotter 2Nd Baron Of Mourtonhall, Jonet Trotter The Honourable Lady, Marion Trotter, Nicoll Trotter, Robert Trotter, Sir James Ruthven Trotter. Sir John Trotter passed away in 1642 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Trotter was born in 1553 in Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Robert Trotter And Elizabeth Sinclair.
  • Sir John Trotter married Janet Trotter Macmath, and had children including Charles Trotter, Edward Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Helen Trotter, James Ruthven Trotter, James Trotter, John Thomas Trotter, John Trotter 2Nd Baron Of Mourtonhall, Jonet Trotter The Honourable Lady, Marion Trotter, Nicoll Trotter, Robert Trotter, Sir James Ruthven Trotter.
  • Sir John Trotter passed away in 1642 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Sir Trotter's Ancestors

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Sir Trotter
1553–1642
Birth Place: Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Robert Trotter
1500–1563
Catchelraw, Berwick, Scotland
Elizabeth Sinclair
1505–1576
Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Trotter
1465–1500
Catchelraw, Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Hepburn
1475–1575
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
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Sir Trotter's Descendants

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Sir (John) Trotter (1553–8 March 1642) m. Janet Trotter\MacMath (1555–1641)
  1. 1. Robert Trotter 1606–1641
  2. 2. Sir (James Ruthven) Trotter 1584–1659
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Trotter 1578–1641
  4. 4. John (Trotter (2nd Baron)of) Mourtonhall 1599–1651
  5. 5. Edward Trotter 1583–1641
  6. 6. Helen Trotter 1595–1640
  7. 7. Jonet (Trotter The Honourable) Lady 1592–1634
  8. 8. Robert Trotter 1581–1641
  9. 9. Edward Trotter 1607–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Trotter 1618–1662
  11. 11. Charles Trotter 1615–
  12. 12. James Trotter 1612–1623
  13. 13. Nicoll Trotter 1613–
  14. 14. James ((Ruthven)) Trotter 1589–1667
  15. 15. Marion Trotter 1590–

Sir Trotter's Timeline

4 Records

1553
1553
Birth of Sir John Trotter in Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1602
16 November 1602
Age 49
Sir John Trotter was married
None
1630
30 Jun 1630
Age 77
Sir John Trotter was married
None
1642
8 March 1642
Age 89
Death of Sir John Trotter in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Morton Hall, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 November 1602

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1630

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: Edinburgh - Roll of Burgesses, 1406-1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1642
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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