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Sir James Ruthven Trotter 1584–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Skerne, Durham, England

Death Date: 18 May 1659

Death Location: Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland

Father: John Baron)

Mother: Lady Trotter

Spouse(s): Bessie Lawsone, Anne Hylton

Children(s): James Trotter, Alexander Trotter, (Dr.) Trotter, Margaret TROTTER, Lawrence Trotter

Sir James Ruthven Trotter was born in 1584 in Skerne, Durham, England, the child of John Trotter 1St Baron And Lady Beatrice Trotter. Sir James Ruthven Trotter married Anne Hylton, Bessie Lawsone, and had children including Alexander Trotter, Barbara Trotter, Dr John James Trotter, Eleanor Trotter, James Ruthven Trotter, Lawrence Trotter, Margaret Trotter, Robert Trotter. Sir James Ruthven Trotter passed away in 1659 in Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir James Ruthven Trotter was born in 1584 in Skerne, Durham, England, the child of John Trotter 1St Baron And Lady Beatrice Trotter.
  • Sir James Ruthven Trotter married Anne Hylton, Bessie Lawsone, and had children including Alexander Trotter, Barbara Trotter, Dr John James Trotter, Eleanor Trotter, James Ruthven Trotter, Lawrence Trotter, Margaret Trotter, Robert Trotter.
  • Sir James Ruthven Trotter passed away in 1659 in Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland.

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Sir Trotter's Ancestors

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Sir Trotter
1584–1659
Birth Place: Skerne, Durham, England
Parents
John Trotter (1st Baron)
1553–1642
Catchelraw, Berwickshire, Scotland
Lady (Beatrice) Trotter
1573–1618
Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Trotter
1518–1563
Catchelraw, Berwick, Scotland
Elizabeth Sinclair
1505–1580
Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Trotter's Descendants

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Sir (James Ruthven) Trotter (1584–18 May 1659) m. Bessie Lawsone (1588–) m. Anne Hylton (1593–1640)
  1. 1. James (Ruthven) Trotter 1622–1680 m. Elspet Young 1625–1725
    1. 1. William Trotter 1656–1692 m. Sara Anstie 1659–1690
      1. 1. Sarah Trotter 1682–1711 m. William Burt 1683–1739
        1. 1. Andrew Burt 1709–1754 m. Isobel Wilson 1708–1756
        2. 2. Margaret Burt 1704–1739
        3. 3. Alexander Burt 1706–1754
      2. 2. James Trotter 1680–
      3. 3. Margaret Trotter 1686–
      4. 4. Warwick (William) Trotter 1690–1725
  2. 2. Alexander Trotter 1617–1667
  3. 3. (Dr.) (John James) Trotter 1619–1680
  4. 4. Margaret TROTTER 1620–
  5. 5. Lawrence Trotter 1625–

Sir Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Sir James Ruthven Trotter in Skerne, Durham, England
Skerne, Durham, England
1659
18 May 1659
Age 75
Death of Sir James Ruthven Trotter in Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland
Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Skerne, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fife: Dunfermline - Parish Register, 1561-1701

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1659
    Event Place: Bristell, Midlothia, Scotland

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