Born in Panbride, Forfarshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Traill
and Jean (Dow) Traill
Died
at age 87
in Mount Druid, County Antrim, Ireland
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| Church of Ireland Clergy |
Robert was born in 1754. He was the son of Robert Traill and Jean Dow. He was baptised on 8 September 1754 at Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland. [1]
He was the Rector of the parish of Ballintoy for 65 years. Unlike his brother Anthony Traill (1755-1831), he preferred using the singular "L" in Traill. He succeeded his brother and was collated as Prebendary of St Andrews (Down) on 26 April 1782. He held this prebend no less than sixty years, till his death in 1842. He is the author of an Account of the Parish of Ballintoy, printed in "Mason's Parochial Survey".
Death Notice - Dublin Evening Mail June 13, 1842
- at Mountdruid, in the 88th year of his age, the Rev. Robert Trail, for 65 years Rector of the parish of Ballintoy, diocese of Connor.
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XB6N-3X4 : 16 September 2021), Robert Trail, 1754.
- Death Notice Northern Standard 18 June 1842 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001223%2f18420618%2f020&stringtohighlight=robert%20trail
- "Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGC3-W9MM : 19 December 2019), Robert Trail, 1844; records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; citing extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke and Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Publication date 1912, Family: Traill of Ballylough
- Fasti ecclesiae Hibernicae: the succession of the prelates and members of the Cathedral bodies of Ireland by Henry Cotton, 1789-1879
- Vol 3. - The Province of Ulster, Pg 240
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