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Mary (Lorimer) Trotter (abt. 1700 - 1744)

Mary Trotter formerly Lorimer
Born about in Scotlandmap [uncertain]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 8 Aug 1717 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died at about age 44 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotlandmap
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Biography

It is estimated that Mary Lorimer was born circa 1700. She married Thomas Trotter, magistrate of Edinburgh,[1] on 8 August 1717.[2][3]

Thomas and Mary had the following children, all christened in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  1. Jean, b 29 May 1718[4]
  2. Aemelia, b 29 May 1720[5]
  3. James, b 8 April 1722[6]
  4. Margaret, b 4 June 1723[7]
  5. Thomas, b. 18 October 1724)[8]
  6. Isobell, b 17 October 1725[9]
  7. John, c. 18 February 1728[10][11]
  8. Mary, b 15 July 1729[12][13]
  9. Charles, b 16 January 1731[14] or 19 January 1731[15]
  10. William, b. 11 April 1732[16]
  11. Archibald, b 24 January 1734[17]

Mary (Lorimer) Trotter died or was buried on 25 Jul 1744 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland.[18]

She was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland.[19]

Research Notes

Possible birth source:

  • Mary Lorimer, daughter of Jon Lorimer, was born or baptized on 11 May 1704 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland.[20]

Find A Grave: Memorial #184572313 staates that she was teh daughher of James Lorimer of Torryburn.

Sources

  1. ↑ Scott, Hew. (1925). Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland From the Reformation (Vol. 5, p. 132). Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. Retrieved from Internet Archive (Available online); accessed 19 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Paton, Henry. (1908). The Register of Marriages for the Parish of Edinburgh, 1701-1750 (pp. 327, 552). Edinburgh: James Skinner & Company. Retrieved from Google books (Available online); accessed 20 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Mary Lorimer marriage to Thomas Trotter on or after 8 Aug 1717 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 460/208, Frame 1512.
  4. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Jean Trotter born or baptised on 20 May 1718, daughter of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 160/266, Frame 4457.
  5. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Aemelia Trotter born or baptised on 29 May 1720, daughter of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 160/361, Frame 4504.
  6. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), James Trotter born or baptised on 8 Apr 1722, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/55, Frame 4562.
  7. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Margaret Trotter born or baptised on 4 Jun 1723, daughter of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/116, Frame 4593.
  8. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Thomas Trotter born or baptised on 18 Oct 1724, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/196, Frame 4634.
  9. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Isobell Troter born or baptised on 17 Oct 1725, daughter of Thomas Troter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/252, Frame 4662.
  10. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), John Trotter born or baptised on 18 Feb 1728, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/369, Frame 4720.
  11. ↑ Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Database online for John Trotter, 1728. Retrieved from FamilySearch (Available online); accessed 19 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Mary Trotter born or baptised on 15 Jul 1729, daughter of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 180/98, Frame 4862.
  13. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Mary Trotter born or baptised on 15 Jul 1729, daughter of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/429, Frame 4750.
  14. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Charles Trotter born or baptised on 16 Jan 1731, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorrimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 180/350, Frame 4991.
  15. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Charles Trotter born or baptised on 19 Jan 1731, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 170/488, Frame 4781.
  16. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), William Trotter born or baptised on 11 Apr 1732, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 190/48, Frame 5108.
  17. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Archibald Trotter born or baptised on 24 Jan 1734, son of Thomas Trotter & Mary Lorrimer, in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 190/366, Frame 5267.
  18. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Registers - Deaths and Burials," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Mary Trotter death or burial on 25 Jul 1744 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/1, Ref 910/279. Parents / Other Details - Lorimer / Thomas Trotter
  19. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184572313/mary-trotter: accessed 15 July 2023), memorial page for Mary Lorimer Trotter (unknown–Jul 1744), Find A Grave: Memorial #184572313, citing Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Maintained by Jaime A. Hayes (contributor 47674075).
  20. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 July 2023), Mary Lorimer born or baptised on 11 May 1704, daughter of Jon Lorimer, in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 150, Ref 20/127.




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