Researching Edward Trotter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3140 people with the Trotter surname? In that year Trotter was ranked number 1303 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Trotter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Trotter and the Trotter Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Trotter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Trotter family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3628 people with the Trotter surname in the UK? Trotter is now ranked number 1570 for popularity in the UK. |
Trotter Family Tree Databases
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Trotter Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Trotter surname in the USA? Trotter is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Trotter Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Trotter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Trotter
Edward Trotter (priest)
Edward Bush Trotter (10 December 1842 – 14 July 1920) was an Anglican Archdeacon in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Trotter was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1867. After a curacy at Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves he was Vicar of Alnwick, Northumberland, Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Northumberland; Chaplain to the Tynemouth Volunteer Artillery; and an Honorary Canon at Newcastle Cathedral.
He was Rector of St Stephen's Savanna Grande, Trinidad from 1890 to 1901; Canon of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Trinidad from 1896 to 1903; and Archdeacon and Vicar general of Trinidad from 1896 to 1903.He was Archdeacon of Western Downs and a Canon of Brisbane Cathedral, Queensland from 1903 to 1908 when he was placed in charge of the Anglican congregations throughout Venezuela.He retired to Bournemouth in 1916 and died there four years later.
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