Brief Life History of William
When William Trotter was born on 23 May 1834, in Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Trotter, was 24 and his mother, Cecilia Cockburn, was 20. He married Janet Hopper on 26 June 1857, in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1834 and Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 30 years. He died on 16 October 1902, at the age of 68.
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Sources (12)
- William Trotter, "Scotland Census, 1891"
- William Trotter, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Trotter, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Spouse and Children
1834–1902 Male
1834–1900 Female
Children (5)
1857–1906 Male
1859– Male
1862– Male
1865– Female
1870–1932 Male
Parents and Siblings
1811–1881 Male
1814–before 1866 Female
Siblings (7)
1834–1902 Male
1839–1933 Female
1842–1936 Female
1844–1934 Male
1846– Female
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World Events (8)
1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors
Age 4
1843
Age 9
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (northern; also found in southern Scotland): perhaps from an unrecorded sense of Middle English trotter ‘one who rides a trotting horse’, a derivative of Middle English trotten ‘to ride at a trot, at a fast pace’. It may have been given to a messenger (see Trotman ). Alternatively, perhaps from a shortened form of an unrecorded Middle English trotterer ‘dealer in trotting horses’, a derivative of Middle English trotter (Old French trotier) ‘horse that trots’.
German: occupational name for a vintner, from a derivative of Middle High German trot(t)e ‘winepress’ (a loan translation from Latin calcatura). The word and the surname are confined largely to Alsace, Lorraine, Switzerland, and Swabia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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