Jane Trott

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Trott was born on 2 February 1817, in North Petherton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Trott, was 39 and her mother, Mary Ann Poole, was 39. She married John Bishop on 4 October 1840, in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Bedminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861. She died in 1869, in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

John Bishop
1817–1873
Jane Trott
1817–1869
Marriage: 4 October 1840
Joanna Bishop
1842–1889
John Bishop
about 1849–1861
Henry Bishop
1853–
William J Bishop
1844–1884
Ann Bishop
1846–1881

Sources (11)

  • Jane Bishop in household of John Bishop, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Jane Trott, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jane Tratt in entry for John Bishop, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

World Events (7)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

Name Meaning

English (Somerset and Devon): in southwestern England, usually a variant of Trout .

South German: metonymic variant of Trotter 2.

English (Somerset and Devon): nickname, either for one who moves quickly, at the pace of a trotting horse, from Middle English trot(te) (Old French trot) ‘trot’, perhaps given to a messenger (see Trotter , Trotman ); or occasionally perhaps from Middle English trot(te), trat(te) ‘old woman, hag’ (Anglo-Norman French trote).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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