ALEXANDER TROTTER  (ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born April 23, 1845 in Glassford, Lanark, Scotland  (per Trotter Bpts film 1066591), and died July 29, 1920 at his home, Sandsit Road, Warkworth  New Zealand.  He married ANNIE DAVIE-MARTIN June 05, 1882 at Mahurangi New Zealand   reg no   840, daughter of ADAM DAVIE-MARTIN and ANNIE MEIKLE. She was born 14th November 1856, and died 19th November  1933 in Warkworth. He was 37 yrs when married and 57 when Davie Trotter was born.

Notes for ALEXANDER TROTTER:

Left Scotland sometime after 16/10/1868 as he was a witness at the wedding of his Uncle James Burns, when James married Jane Ross.

An available Land Title Map shows Hill and Trotter owning the property known as Solway at Sandspit Road Warkworth New Zealand in 1877.

Hille,according to the Return of Freeholders for New Zealand Oct 1882 was a hotel keeper at Kurow. His land holdings were 1600 acres in Rodney, 997 acres at Waimate and 1299 acres at Waitaki

Alex's Obituary  below published in the Rodney and Otamatea Times 4.8.1920 suggests he was around Warkworth as early as 1870. (At about age 25)

Headstone at the Warkworth McKinney Rd Cemetery.

To the left : Photo to of Alex  at about age 36.

Below, his birth record at Glassford, Scotland.

                                Alex and Annie's family about 1901. From the left
Sandy Age.13,Alex holding Jim Age.3,Then back,Delia Age 11, Frank Age.12,Front Jean Age.5, Annie holding Ivy Age.1, Back Dora Age.8, Front Minto Age.6 Rose standing Age 16, Davie still to be born.

Descendants of Alexander Trotter

Generation No. 1

Children of  ALEXANDER TROTTER and ANNIE DAVIE-MARTIN are:

          1.    ANNIE TROTTER, b. October 11, 1883; d. October 11, 1883, lived 6 hours, cause of death, convulsions. Buried about the farm somewhere.

          2.    ROSE ISABEL ANN TROTTER, b. September 20, 1884,  d  August 29 1955  reg no. 2290.

          3.    ALEXANDER TROTTER, b. January 20, 1887, New Zealand   reg no. 45; d. March 06, 1958, age 71  New Zealand  (per cemetery records).

          4.    FRANCIS TROTTER, b. March 09, 1888, New Zealand  reg no. 1129; d. September 30, 1957, Warkworth  NZ  age 69  m GERTRUDE NEWMAN.

          5.    LIZZIE ADELIA TROTTER, b. December 28, 1889, New Zealand   reg no. 45  in 1890; d. 1957, per NZ archives; m. GEORGE HEARD JP.

          6.    MARY ENDORAS TROTTER, b. April 24, 1892, reg no. 1122   New Zealand; d. 1945, New Zealand m ALEX WYLIE.

          7.    MINTO ANICE TROTTER, b. January 1894, New Zealand  reg no. 149; d. 1977, per NZ archives; m. NATHANIEL HAMILTON.

          8.    SARAH JANE ALICE TROTTER, b. December 03, 1895, New Zealand   reg no. 151 in 1896; d. 1983, NZ  archives; m.HAROLD OWENS.

          9.    JAMES REID TROTTER, b. August 27, 1897, New Zealand   reg no. 3565; d. November 11, 1924, Warkworth  NZ m OLIVE ROKE.

         10.   IVY MARGARET TROTTER, b. October 17, 1899, New Zealand   reg no. 3602; d. 1975, NZ  archives; m. GORDON WALLACE.

         11.   DAVIE BURNS TROTTER, b. October 13, 1902, New Zealand; d. April 14, 1989, New Zealand m MAVIS CRAWSHAW.

Generation No. 2  (And their descendants)

2.  ROSE ISABELLA ANNE TROTTER (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born September 20th, 1884 at Mahaurangi Heads, New Zealand, and died August 29th, 1955.  She married  PETER KELLY on the 11.2.1925.  PETER KELLY had 4/5 children from a previous marriage

 

Children of ROSE TROTTER (Gen 3) are:

           1     JOHN BRUCE TROTTER (JACK)  JACK married  RUBY MARGARET EATON in 1945. They had no chldren.

           2.    IVAN BRYCE TROTTER, was born 1916 and died 1957.  He married PHYLLIS EVELYN THOMPSON (PHYL)   4 children.

           3.    EILEEN KELLY(BILLY), m. BRIAN DUNNE one daughter ( RAEWYN. Gen 4 )

Children of IVAN BRYCE TROTTER and PHYLLIS EVELYN THOMPSON (PHYL) (Gen 4 ) are:

           1.    GRAHAM NOEL TROTTER b.25/12/1945. and married  CONNIE THERESE FARRELLY they had 6 children.

           2.    BARRY JOHN TROTTER, b. 20/2/1948; m IRINA, 1 son ALEXANDER (Gen 5 ) .

           3.    DENNIS WAYNE TROTTER,  b 12/4/1949  m RAEWYN McMAHON d.20.4.2011  2 children ( Gen 5)RACHEL and TRACEY m. GAVIN NICHOLS.

           4.    RAEWYN THERESE TROTTER m BRYAN HANDCOCK 3 children JARROD, NATHAN and MATTHEW.

Children of GRAHAM NOEL TROTTER and CONNIE THERESE FARRELLY (Gen 5) are:

           1.    CATHERINE

           2.    MICHAEL TROTTER married  CLAIR RANKIN.

           3.    ANTHONY  TROTTER married  FUMIKO MOMOSE.

           4.    NICOLETTE TROTTER, married  IAN MORGAN.

           5.    BRENDON TROTTER  married AKI OUNO.

           6.    STEPHEN TROTTER,  married  ROSHANNA EBBETT

 

3.  ALEXANDER TROTTER (SANDY) (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born January 20, 1887 in  New Zealand, and died March 6th 1958 in New Zealand.  He  married  COROLINA MAY CLIFF born 1896 and died 1967  

 

Children of  SANDY TROTTER and  CORALINA MAY CLIFF ( Gen 3 ) were:  

            1.    JAMES ALEXANDER TROTTER (JIM), b. 2/6/1919, NZ; d. 26/6/2008, NZ.  m OLIVE  LAUREL IVY BAKER b.21/8/1917.

            2.    ARTHUR JOHN TROTTER (JOHN), b. 7/6/1921, NZ. d 12/2/2001  m. CLARICE ( CLASSIE )  BROWN  3 daughters, SHIRLEY, LYNETTE, ELAINE.

Children of  JIM TROTTER  and  OLIVE LAUREL IVY BAKER (Gen 4) are:

            1     ALEXANDRA ( previously Noeline Olive ) TROTTER  born 25/10/1946  I daughter  ROBINE PEARL HARRIS

            2.    MYRA  ( prevously Mary Elizabeth ) TROTTER, was born 6/9/1948  She married  DAVID EMMETT SMITH  2 children  ROMELLE  LOUISE b 13/4/75

            and LEIGHTON BLAIR b 31/4/1974       And married 2  JOHN BOWMAN b/29/5/1954 (Now Div)

            3.    GORDON JAMES TROTTER  married SUSAN ( SUE ) CHRISTINE NAIRN one daughter  NATASHA CHRISTINE  and son  REGAN DANIEL              

Children of  JOHN TROTTER  and  CLARICE ( CLASSIE )  BROWN (married 1943) (Gen 4) are:

            1     SHIRLEY born 1945 and married PETER ILES  Their children are: BEVAN,  HAYDEN  and  KATRINA

            2.    LYNETTE (LYNN) married to JOHN CARR  (Now Div) Their children are: GREG and RENAE.

            3.    ELAINE  married  PAUL ATTWORD  (Now div)  One child PAUL ATTWORD. . m2 DON ALLAN (Now div) 1 Child TODD ALAN  m3 R  RUSSELL

 

4.  FRANCIS4 TROTTER (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born March 09, 1888 in New Zealand  reg no. 1129, and died September 30, 1957 in Warkworth  NZ  age 69  (per Cemetery records).  He married GERTRUDE SOPHIA NEWMAN  She died March 1970 in Warkworth  NZ  (per Cemetery records).

Notes for FRANCIS TROTTER:

Death Notice - NZ Herald 1/10/1957

TROTTER - Francis (L/Cpl, Reg No. 23/1223 First World War) On September 30th 1957, suddenly at Warkworth, dearly loved husband of Gertie and loved father of Alex, Fred, Jean (Mrs M Dinneen, Te Kuiti), Harry, Bruce, Doug, Thelma (Mrs Copestake), Ron and Audrey, in his 70th year. A service will be held at the Presbyterian Church, Matakana at 1.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday) Funeral then leaving for Matakana Cemetery. Cut flowers by request.

Other Notices have the following...son Bruce, his wife Majory and children, Diana, Jillian and Christine...Brother of Minty (Mrs M Hamilton), Jean (Mrs Owens), Ivy (Mrs G Wallace) and Dave Trotter.

Children of FRANCIS TROTTER and GERTRUDE SOPHIA NEWMAN are:

           1     ALEXANDER (ALEX)  TROTTER, b. (In Enngland) December 20, 1920  d 1973.  m  COLLEEN McPIKE   Farmed at Helensville  No children.

           2.    ALFFRED (FRED) TROTTER b 3/9/1922  d 2/3/1995  m MARJORY HOLDEN b 24/9/1926

           3.    JEAN TROTTER, b 12/8/1925  d.13/6/2006  m. MERVYN WILLIAM DINNEEN  1 child MARY DINEEN  m GRAEME ROBERTSON 3 children

,                 FIONA JEAN, b 14/11/1980   SCOTT,  b 10/5/1983  CAMERON JAMES, b 15/7/1986

           4.    HENRY (HARRY)  TROTTER.b 16/7/1927 d  29/4/2005  m  MURIEL MAGEE  b 5/10/135 d 12/3/1982   3 Stepchildren

           5.    BRUCE TROTTER, b. 26.10.1928; d. 1/7/2003, age 74 in NZ. m MARJORY  ETHEL PROCTER .  7 children.

Children of BRUCE TROTTER and  MARJORY  ETHEL PROCTER are:

           1.    DIANA MARY BASSETT 31/11/1952  m  GREGORY EDWARD BASSETT 9/12/1972 - two children:  ALISAN and NICOLA  b 16/10/1980

           2.    JILLIAN ELIZABETH b  14/11/1954  m  KELVIN RODERICK ABBOTT div- two children:  KANE and JARED  m2  ROGER BARCLAY  m3  RAY

           3.    CHRISTINE MARJORY   b 3/6/1956  m ANNCE JONES  div - four children:  DARCY HAYDEN, RYAN and BLAKE.

           4.    STEPHEN DAVID TROTTER. b 3/1/1958

           5.    ANNE MARGARET DENNIS  b 1/11/1964 m CRAIG CHRISTOPHER DENNIS div - two children: SHANNON LEIGH and MADDISON.KATE

           6.    CAROL LINDA MITCHELL-WATT b 3/4/1966 m ALLAN ROBERT MITCHELL div- two children: ALICIA b 10/9/1992  and  LUKE b 16/4/1995     

              married 2  9/2/2002 ALLAN CHARLES WATT b 16/8/1958  I daughter  CHANTELLE LINDA WATT b 14/8/2002

        7     JAN SUSAN RUDGE  b 8/2/1968  m 1999 MICHAEL DAMON ROSS RUDGE- two children: MATTEUS SEBASTIAN and ISABELLA. ESTELLE

           6.    DOUGLAS TROTTER b 14/2/1930, m 10/4/1954  PHYLLIS EDWARDS  b 26.3/1933   5 children:

Children of DOUGLAS TROTTER and  PHYLLIS EDWARDS are:

           1.    MURRAY DOUGLAS TROTTER m ANITA SHERWOOD div.

           2.    PETER TROTTER b  30/3/1957 married 5/3/1983 KAREN FANCY 1 son MARC PETER b 19/1/ 1989

           3.    SHIRLEY JEAN  TROTTER married  RAMEZ JOSEPH KATE.

           4.    CYNTHIA(CYNDY) JOY TROTTER, married  DEAN BAKER  I son JORDON PIRANI b 26/6/2001

           7.    THELMA  DOROTHY TROTTER b 29/8/1932 d 3/7/2006  m. 30/7/1955  COLIN COPESTAKE  b 4/4 1927  3 children

Children of THELMA  DOROTHY TROTTER and  COLIN COPESTAKE are:

           1.    RAEWYN ANNE COPESTAKE b 5/11/1958 m LAWRENCE (LAURIE) MORRISON 3 Children  Ruben Allan 8/5/1981, Justin 13/11/1982  Rose 18/1/88

           2.    BRIAN COLIN COPESTAKE b 23/9/1960 -s

           3.    DAVID IAN COPESTAKE m CATHERINE (KATHRN) IRVINE 3 Step children Amber Ted and Penelope

           8.    RONALD TROTTER b 5/6/1935 , m 27/5/1962 EILEEN KATHRINE GRANT b 13/7/1939

Children of  RONALD TROTTER and  EILEEN KATHRINE GRANT are:

           1.    NEIL GRANT TROTTER b 9/6/1962 m 4/2/1984  LYNETTE FAYE VINCENT b 29/5/1962 4 children Jesica Maree, Roxanne, Kathrine Dawn, Terence F

           2.    KEITH RONALD TROTTER b 28/4/164 married 23/4/1988 JEANETTE RAEWYNN SHEPHERD b 11/4/1967  3 Children  James, David, and  Miah.

           3.    MIRIAM FAY TROTTER b 7/8/1966 married 6/2/1988 ROGER NEVILLE STEVENSON  b 30/4/1966  2 Children, Shona Karen and Greg Roger

           4.    IAN FFRANCIS TROTTER b 14/8/1970 married 30/5/1998 JOANNA FAYE LINTON 21/6/1974 3 Children Michelle Jonanna,.Andrew and Sid Ronald

           9.    AUDREY TROTTER b 2/11/1937  m. 18/4/1959  CECIL CHARLES HOLLIER b 25/1/1929  d 21/7/2002  3 children.

Children of  AUDREY TROTTER and  CECIL CHARLES HOLLIER are:

           1.    ANNE FRANCIS HOLLIER b 1.2/1962 m 21/11/1981 ANDREW FRASER 3 children Joanne Sarah b 1/6/1985,Julie Anne b 8/8/1987 Desmond John 1967

           2.    COLIN CECIL HOLLIER b 4/5/1964 m ERIN Div  2 children, Stefan John b 2/10/1992,  Simone Jean b 28/11/1995

           3.    DESMOND JOHN HOLLIER b 1/12/1967 m 2006 TANIA SCHOLLUM b 1/12/1967 ?? 1 son Isaac b 21/2/2009

 

5.  LIZZIE ADELIA (DEL) (but pronounced Dale) TROTTER (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born December 29th, 1889  New Zealand, and died , 1957.  She married GEORGE HEARD on the 23/3/1920  he had 2 children from his previous marriage. George was an Australian who had come to Warkworth to work as a forman at the Wilson Portland Cement works across the Mahaurangi River from the farm.

Adopted daughter of  ADELIA TROTTER and daughter of GEORGE HEARD was: MELBA MARY ARGILE HEARD b 6/5/1914  d 16/7/2003 who married WILLIAM  RAYMOND ADOLPH October 1939.  He was born  28/8/1916 and died 21 or 22/3/1986   Their 3 children were:

           1     PETER RAYMOND ADOLPH b 16/3/1941 who married 19/4/1969  BEVERLY MARY NEAL 3 chldren. Craig Raymond (Dec), Michelle Fay,  Adrian J

           2.    DAVID GEORGE ADOLPH, born 26/11/1942 and died 31/12/1992.  He married JANICE DIANE BANKHEAD 11/3/1967 2 children Charlotte + Rochelle

           3.    ANNE ADELE ADOLPH  b 5/10/1946  married ROBERT WILLIAM WAIDE  2 children Allen Robert 13/10/1968  Lisa Marie 29/10/1970

 

6.  MARY ENDORAS TROTTER (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born April 24, 1892 in reg no. 1122   New Zealand, and died 1945 in New Zealand.  She married ALEXANDER WALKER WYLIE August 08, 1914 in New Zealand.  He was born May 09, 1880 in Queensland Aust, and died March 29, 1955 in New Zealand.

Children of  DORA TROTTER and  ALEXANDER WYLIE are:

           1.    FRANCIS CARLISE WYLIE, b. 4/1/1916, NZ; d. 21/10/1993,  m 3/5/1952 JEAN  ESTELLE  MCLEOD b 26/7/1929  4 children and  4 adopted/fostered

           2.    ANNIE JANE DOREEN WYLIE, b. April 26, 1928, d  12/3/2007 m 24/6/1950 STANLEY HARVEY b.7/6/1928  Kids,Alexander,Douglas,Caroline,Judith

           3.    ROBERT ALEXANDER WYLIE, b. 8/9/1930, d  7/2/2000  m July 1955 DAPHNE HAMMOND. Div 1 son Murray  m  Donna Kawene  2 children

 

 

4.  DAVIE BURNS TROTTER (ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born October 13, 1902 in New Zealand, and died April 14, 1989 in New Zealand.  He married MAVIS ROSALINE CRAWSHAW.  She was born March 10, 1908, and died October 29, 1972.

Children of DAVIE TROTTER and MAVIS CRAWSHAW are:

9.         1.    MICHAEL DAVIE TROTTER, b. May 29, 1935.

            2.    RODGER LOUIS TROTTER, b. October 15, 1946.

            3.    SYBIL TROTTER, b March 3rd.1939

Generation No. 3

5.  BRUCE TROTTER (FRANCIS4, ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1929, and died July 01, 2003 age 74   He married MARJORY PROCTER .

Children of  BRUCE TROTTER and MARJORY  PROCTER are:

            1.    DIANA MARY BASSETT - two children:  ALISON and NICOLA.

            2.    JILLIAN ELIZABETH - two children:  KANE and JARED.

            3.    CHRISTINE MARJORY - four children:  DARCY, HAYDEN, RYAN and BLAKE.

           4.     STEPHEN DAVID TROTTER.

           5.    ANNE MARGARET DENNIS - two children: SHANNON and MADDISON.

           6.    CAROL LINDA MITCHELL-WATT - three children: ALICIA, LUKE and CHATELLE.

         7.    JAN SUSAN RUDGE - two children: MATTEUS and ISABELLA.

 

6.  FRANCIS CARLISE WYLIE (MARY ENDORAS4 TROTTER, ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born January 04, 1916 in NZ, and died October 1993 in NZ.  He married JEAN ESTELLE MCLEOD May 03, 1952 in New Zealand.

Children of CARLISLE WYLIE and JEAN MCLEOD are:

            1.    GARTH MALCOLM WYLIE, b. August 15, 1957, New Zealand.

            2.    FAITH CARLEM JOY WYLIE, b. February 09, 1960, New Zealand; m. GRAHAM MILLER, May 14, 1982, New Zealand.

            3.    GLORIA MADELINE WYLIE, b. February 03, 1962, New Zealand; m. BERNARD O'BRIEN, January 21, 1982, New Zealand.

            4.    INGRID ESTELLE WYLIE, b. August 23, 1964; m. PAUL GOODENOUGH.

            5.    EDYTHE RUTH WYLIE, b. December 06, 1966.

 

7.  ANNIE JANE DOREEN WYLIE (MARY ENDORAS4 TROTTER, ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born April 26, 1928 in NZ.  She married STANELY WILLIAM HARVEY June 24, 1950 in NZ. 

Children of DOREEN WYLIE and STANELY HARVEY are:

             1.    ALEXANDER STANLEY HARVEY, b. November 06, 1958, New Zealand; m. LEONAROD ANNA LEMMON, May 29, 1982, New Zealand.

             2.    DOUGLAS WILLIAM HARVEY, b. February 24, 1964; m. ??, 1996, New Zealand.

             3.    CAROLINE M HARVEY, b. October 18, 1967, New Zealand; m. SIMON COTTAM, October 07, 1990, New Zealand.

             4.    JUDITH ANNE HARVEY, b. September 27, 1969, New Zealand; m. ?? TORKINGTON.

 

8.  ROBERT ALEXANDER5 WYLIE (MARY ENDORAS4 TROTTER, ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born September 08, 1930 in NZ.  He married DAPHNE HAMMOND July 1955.

Child of ROBERT WYLIE and DAPHNE HAMMOND is:

              1.    MURRAY ROBERT WYLIE, b. October 24, 1955, New Zealand; m. DONNA KAWENE, October 22, 1989, New Zealand.

9.  MICHAEL DAVIE TROTTER (DAVIE BURNS4, ALEXANDER3, ANDREW2, JAMES1) was born May 29, 1935.  He married PATRICIA MAUREEN BALDWIN June 18, 1960.  She was born September 19, 1937.

Children of MICHAEL TROTTER andMAUREEN BALDWIN are:

             1.    KEVIN TROTTER.

             2.    SHELLEY TROTTER, Partner CLINTON BRAY.

             3.    BRUCE  TROTTER.

 

THELMA TROTTER (FRANCIS,/ALEXANDER,/ANDREW,/JAMES,) was born on the 28th of August 1932 d.3rd July 2006 m COLIN COPESTAKE.

 

Children of THELMA TROTTER and COLIN COPESTAKE are:

 

            1    RAEWYNE COPESTAKE.

            2    BRIAN COPESTAKE.

            3    DAVID COPESTAKE.

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