Descendants of James Trotter

Generation No. 1

1.  JAMES² TROTTER  (ALEXANDER¹) was born 1787 in Sprouston Roxburghshire.  He married MINTO WHILLANS, daughter of JAMES WHILLANS and JEAN RIDDEL.  She was born 1780 in Mertoun Berwickshire, and died 09 Jan 1862 in 2 Havannah Close Kelso.

More About JAMES TROTTER:

Baptism: 22 Aug 1799, Sprouston Roxburghshire

Occupation: Cattle Dealer

More About MINTO WHILLANS:

Baptism: 23 Apr 1780, Mertoun Berwickshire

Occupation: Stocking Knitter

Children of JAMES TROTTER and MINTO WHILLANS are:

                   i.    ALEXANDER³ TROTTER, b. 1801; d. 1878.

                  ii.    JANE TROTTER, b. 1802, Sprouston.

                 iii.    JOHN TROTTER, b. 1808, Swinton and Simprim; d. 1881.

                 iv.    JAMES TROTTER, b. 1810; d. 1830.

                  v.    ANDREW TROTTER, b. 1815; d. 1889.

                 vi.    AGNES TROTTER, b. 1818; d. 1878.

                vii.    MINTO TROTTER, b. 1819; d. 1891.

               viii.    DAVID TROTTER, b. 1821.

2.              ix.    WILLIAM TROTTER, b. 1826, Kelso Roxburghshire.

Generation No. 2

2.  WILLIAM³ TROTTER (JAMES², ALEXANDER¹) was born 1826 in Kelso Roxburghshire.  He married HELEN/ELLEN CARTMEN/CARTMENT.  She was born 1820 in Kelso Roxburghshire, and died 1855 in Weardale.

More About WILLIAM TROTTER:

Occupation: Iron Miner

Children of WILLIAM TROTTER and HELEN/ELLEN CARTMEN/CARTMENT are:

                   i.    MINTO⁴ TROTTER, b. 1851, Kelso Roxburghshire.

                  ii.    ANN TROTTER, b. 1852, Weardale; d. 1856, Weardale.

3.              iii.    JANE TROTTER, b. 1855, Westgate Weardale.

Generation No. 3

3.  JANE⁴ TROTTER (WILLIAM³, JAMES², ALEXANDER¹) was born 1855 in Westgate Weardale.  She married JOHN ANKERS 17 Jul 1875 in Stanhope, son of JOHN ANKERS and SARAH SMITH.  He was born 1853 in Sherburn, and died 1908 in Durham Reg District.

More About JOHN ANKERS:

Occupation: Coal Miner

Children of JANE TROTTER and JOHN ANKERS are:

                   i.    GEORGE⁵ ANKERS, b. 1876, Sherburn.

                  ii.    MINTO ANKERS, b. 1879, Sherburn; d. 1893.

4.              iii.    ELEANOR ANKERS, b. 1883, Penshaw.

                 iv.    ROBERT ANKERS, b. 1884, Sherburn.

                  v.    JOHN ANKERS, b. 1890, Sherburn.

                 vi.    MINTO/MINNIE ANKERS, b. 1894, Sherburn; m. JAMES W WALTON, 1921, Chester le Street Reg District.

Generation No. 4

4.  ELEANOR⁵ ANKERS (JANE⁴ TROTTER, WILLIAM³, JAMES², ALEXANDER¹) was born 1883 in Penshaw.  She married WILLIAM WATSON 1901 in Durham Reg District, son of WILLIAM WATSON and LOUISA BLACKBURN.  He was born 1881 in Eston.

More About WILLIAM WATSON:

Occupation: Coal Miner

Children of ELEANOR ANKERS and WILLIAM WATSON are:

                   i.    WILLIAM⁶ WATSON, b. 1902, Sherburn.

                  ii.    JOHN ANKERS WATSON, b. 1904, Sherburn.

                 iii.    GEORGE WATSON, b. 1907, Sherburn.

5.              iv.    LILY WATSON, b. 1909, South Moor; d. Feb 1996.

                  v.    GLADYS WATSON, b. 1911, South Moor.

                 vi.    LUCY WATSON, b. 1914.

                vii.    ROBERT M A WATSON, b. 1918.

Generation No. 5

 

5.  LILY⁶ WATSON (ELEANOR⁵ ANKERS, JANE⁴ TROTTER, WILLIAM³, JAMES², ALEXANDER¹) was born 1909 in South Moor, and died Feb 1996.  She married ROBERT DAWSON MADDISON 1928, son of GEORGE MADDISON and DOROTHY DAWSON.  He was born 1903 in Lumley.

Children of LILY WATSON and ROBERT MADDISON are:

                   i.    WILLIAM⁷ MADDISON, b. 1929.

                  ii.    ELLENOR YVONNE MADDISON, b. 1932; m. WILLIAM CARTER, 20 Aug 1955.

                 iii.    GLADYS MADDISON, b. 1933.

 

Credit to Patricia for this page about Jane and her descendants .

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