Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Trotter was born about 1729, in County Down, Ireland, his father, John Trotter, was 32 and his mother, Ann Savage, was 24. He married Mary Dickson on 20 December 1771, in Downpatrick, County Down, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 July 1777, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 49, and was buried in Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (8)
- Edward Trotter, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898"
- Edward Trotter, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward Trotter in entry for Edward Southerland Trotter, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
Spouse and Children
about 1729–1777 Male
1746–1792 Female
Children (5)
1772–1772 Female
1773–1835 Male
1774–1818 Male
about 1775–1807 Male
1777–1842 Female
Parents and Siblings
1698–1771 Male
1706–1748 Female
Siblings (10)
1710– Male
1712–1768 Male
1713–1769 Male
1714–1792 Male
1717– Female
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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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