Coutts Trotter (1767 - 1837)

Born 15 Feb 1767 in Westville, Lincolnshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Gordon) Trotter — married 12 Jul 1802 in Finchley, Hendon, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1837 at age 70 in Grosvenor Square, London, England

Biography

Coutts Trotter was born on 15 February, 1767 in Westville, Lincolnshire, England ^[1] the 4th and youngest son of Archibald Trotter and Jean Mowbray of Scotland. He attended Oxford University^[2]and became a prominent London banker, the Senior partner of the banking house, Coutts and Co. He married Margaret Gordon 12 July 1802 in St Marys Church, Finchley, Herndon, Middlesex, England^[3][4]The couple had three daughters between 1803 and 1809: Anne, Jane and Susannah.

Coutts Trotter was created First Baronet of Westville in 1821^[5] He lived In Grosvenor Square, London and died there 1 September 1837. ^[6]

Uncertain Birth

The previous information gives his DOB on February 15, 1767 in Lincolnshire. However, a baptismal record has been found witht he correct parents listing his DOB as April 8, 1765, and his christening in Glasgow ^[7]. For now the existing date has been kept but flagged as uncertain. None of the linked sources apparently indicating his birth date appear to contain any evidence to support the 1767 date, so the 1765 date is more likely barring some other error.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 May 2016, 12:54), entry for Coutts Trotter(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q7Q-LFD); contributed by various users. PersonID 9Q7Q-LFD. Coutts Trotter. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q7Q-LFD.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Ancestry.com, Record for Coutts Trotter. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8942&h=363484&indiv=try
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: dro/029/021. Record for Coutts Esq Trotter. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1623&h=4266443&indiv=try.
4. ↑ FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 June 2016, 00:02), entry for Sir B. A. Coutts Trotter 1st Bart(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q9S-P8J); contributed by various users. PersonID 9Q9S-P8J. Sir B. A. Coutts Trotter 1st Bart. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q9S-P8J.
5. ↑ FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 June 2016, 00:02), entry for Sir B. A. Coutts Trotter 1st Bart(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q9S-P8J); contributed by various users. PersonID 9Q9S-P8J. Sir B. A. Coutts Trotter 1st Bart. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9Q9S-P8J.
6. ↑ England & wales Death Index 1837, volume 1 page 25
7. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1WS-6GZ : 10 February 2018), Couts Trotter, 08 Apr 1765; citing , reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 102,912, 1,042,934, 990,755.

See Also:

• Obit. GM, Vol. 162, 1837.
• http://www.thepeerage.com/p2056.htm#i20555

Acknowledgments

• This profile has been improved by a member of the England Project's Orphan Trail

Find a Grave Name Coutts Trotter Burial Date 1837 Place Hendon, London Cemetery St Mary Churchyard Death Date 01 Sep 1837 Birth Date 15 Feb 1767 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BT-P71C