Trotter of Mortonhall

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Extracted from The Red Book of Scotland Fifth Series 92025) Volume 17, pp. 202-217.

 

TROTTER

of MORTONHALL

 

Although antiquarians and genealogists have generally considered John Trotter, the founder of the Mortonhall branch of the Clan, to have been a younger son of Thomas Trotter of Catchelraw, that is not correct on the basis that new evidence proves the former to have been significantly older than the latter to an extent that it renders such a relationship biologically impossible. Those same accounts in their deduction of the 16th century genealogy of the family are also in error by their omission of all references to a prominent ancestor at that time, namely;

Charles Trotter in Catchelraw, who first appears in record on 21 June 1568, when his escheat was gifted to Alexander Trotter in Chesters for having been denounced and put to the horn for “taking part in the rebellion at Langsyid or for art and part in the slaughter of quhatsumevir person or personis at the said field.”[1] He was once again put to the horn and his escheat goods given over to Alexander Douglas on 13 September 1569 for having been involved in the murder of John Geddes, servant to James, Earl of Morton, committed the previous 14 January.[2] He was a member of an assize on 23 July 1574[3] and his issue was;

  1. Thomas Trotter in Catchelraw, (see below).
  2. Robert Trotter, is styled son to Charles Trotter in Catchelraw in his letters of presentation to prebendary of Vicaragehaugh, in the collegiate kirk of Dunglass, on 15 August 1585.[4]
  3. John Trotter, 1st of Mortonhall, for whom see below.

Thomas Trotter in Catchelraw, for whom John Trotter, 1st of Mortonhall, was a cautioner in June 1603.[5] He was father of,

  1. Robert Trotter, who succeeded his father at Catchelraw.
  2. William Trotter, was apprenticed to John Trotter, merchant in Edinburgh, on 30 September 1607,[6] and was admitted a Burgess of that city on 30 June 1630.[7]
  3. Patrick Trotter, apprenticed to David Wilson, Tailor in Edinburgh, on 5 July 1609.[8] He was admitted Burgess of Edinburgh, firstly, on 24 April 1622 and again on 24 October 1627, in right of his wife, Margaret, daughter to the late William Welands, Lorimer in Edinburgh, and had issue by her.
  4. John Trotter, apprenticed to John Sinclair, merchant in Edinburgh, on 27 September 1609.[9]

John Trotter, 1st of Mortonhall, having been born in 1560/1561 and admitted a Burgess of Edinburgh, firstly, on 27 February 1589-90, then, secondly, in right of his wife in 1602, cannot, therefore, be identical to John Trotter, son of Thomas Trotter in Catchelraw (no. 4 above) who, in 1609, was a young man setting out in life at the start of an apprenticeship. Instead, the enduring family tradition that the first Laird of Mortonhall was a younger son of Catchelraw is noteworthy and such knowledge having persisted within the family for some time, it is reasonable to accept that although the descent from Catchelraw was known, over time the precise nature of that relationship became confused. As much as a reappraisal of evidence disproves the prevailing presumptions of the past, it also adds a greater degree of clarity and context to the family as it existed in the second half of the 16th century and with that it can be asserted with confidence that rather than having been a son of Thomas Trotter in Catchelraw, John Trotter, 1st of Mortonhall, was a younger son of Charles Trotter in Catchelraw. Of the parentage and ancestry of that Charles, little can be asserted with any degree of accuracy.

John Trotter, 1st of Mortonhall, was born in 1560 and settled in Edinburgh where he became successful merchant. He was admitted Burgess of that city, firstly, on 27 February 1589-90,[10] and secondly, on 16 November 1602, in right of his wife, Janet McMath[11] and was an elder of the town council there in 1612. He acquired the lands of Mortonhall in 1635 and towards the end of his life he made several bequests to the city including the giving over of land to the College of Edinburgh “towards the maintenance of ane bursar” as well as assigning a Bond for 4000 merks Scots due to him by the Earl of Mar for use by his sons John and Robert “towards the trainening up of children in the manufactorie of wooll or lint in the hospital foundit be the Robert Trotter his sone.” He married about 1597, Janet, daughter of Hector MacMath, merchant and Burgess of Edinburgh, (she died in August 1630, having made out her Will on 10th of that month[12]) and died on 3 September 1641.[13] He was father of,

  1. John Trotter, 2nd of Mortonhall (see below).
  2. Robert Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on Sunday 27 April 1606 and became a merchant in Edinburgh. He was admitted Burgess there in right of his father on 20 February 1633[14] and to whom his gave over sizeable sums of money for the purposes of manufacturing cloths in Edinburgh. He was nominated by his brother John to be one of the tutors to his young children in 1650. He married Barbara Brown and was father of,

2a} Alexander Trotter, is named in a Bond dated in 1661[15] and died s.p.

2a} John Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 2 July 1634 and died young.

2a} Janet Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 5 May 1633.

2a} Marion Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 30 November 1635 and died in infancy.

2a} Barbara Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 26 December 1638.

2a} Helen Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 25 August 1640 and married James Pringle of Leys.[16]

2a} Marion Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 28 September 1642.

  1. Edward Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 30 August 1607 and to whom his father conveyed various rights to the lands of Darnchester in his Will of 1641. He was one of the tutors testamentar nominated by his brother John in 1650 for the care of his children.
  2. James Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 9 February 1612.
  3. Nicol Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 28 February 1613. He was apprenticed to Alexander Reid, goldsmith in Edinburgh, on 16 May 1627[17] and admitted Burgess of Edinburgh in right of his father on 11 November 1635.[18] He married at Edinburgh, on 17 July 1644, to Helen Reid[19] and was father of,

5a} Janet Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 14 February 1647 and died unmarried. She was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, on 18 November 1673[20] and her cousin, Helen Trotter, had service as heir general to her on 27 July 1676.[21]

  1. Charles Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 4 April 1615 and is said to have died in France during his travels on the continent.
  2. Janet Trotter, married at Edinburgh, on 22 June 1620, to James Rochead of Craig of Inverleith[22] and had issue.
  3. Helen Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 5 June 1610 and married at Edinburgh, on 16 April 1635, to Alexander Aikenhead, writer in Edinburgh.[23]
  4. Elspeth Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 8 January 1618 and married at Edinburgh, on 8 July 1641, to John Marjoribanks of Leuchie.[24] She survived that husband and was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, on 22 April 1662[25] having had issue.
  5. Marion Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on Sunday 28 August 1603 and married William MacKeane, merchant and Burgess of Edinburgh, whom she survived.[26]

John Trotter, 2nd of Mortonhall, baptised at Edinburgh, on Sunday 29 July 1599 and was an energetic merchant of whom it was said that “he was a man of good natural parts, which were greatly improved by a liberal education and travelling into foreign countries, having been above twelve years in France.”[27] He was at Dieppe in April 1635[28] and was executor to his father in 1641. He married at Edinburgh, on 10 November 1625, to Janet, daughter of Henry Morrison, Burgess of Edinburgh,[29] (she survived him and was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, on 31 October 1675[30]) and died in 1651, having made out his Will on 25 November 1650.[31] He was father of,

  1. John Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 15 April 1628 and died young.
  2. John Morton, 3rd of Mortonhall, baptised at Edinburgh, on 20 June 1643 and succeeded his father, to whom he had service as heir general on 15 July 1652.[32] He died s.p. when in Malta in 1665 having “passed some time at most courts in Europe.”[33]
  3. Henry Trotter, 4th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  4. Janet Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 19 April 1630 and died young.
  5. Margaret Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 31 January 1632 and married at Edinburgh, on 11 April 1650, to Archibald Ker, merchant in Edinburgh.[34]
  6. Marion Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 10 May 1634 and married John Oliphant, merchant in Edinburgh, second son of John Oliphant of Bachilton, (he survived her and married secondly, in 1662, to Margaret, third daughter of Sir James Scott of Bonnietoun,[35] by whom he had issue). She died s.p. on 7 October 1656.[36]
  7. Catherine Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 24 February 1636 and died in infancy.
  8. Janet Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 11 October 1637 and married Alexander Bothwell of Glencorse (marriage contract 22 November 1656.[37] He was buried at Glencorse on 2 September 1727[38]). She was buried at Glencorse on 19 April 1717[39] and had issue.
  9. Catherine Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 5 October 1638 and married John Rochead of Craig of Inverleith[40] (he died spin November 1673[41]). She died s.p. on 9 December 1705.[42]
  10. Elizabeth Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 31 May 1640.
  11. Bessie Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 29 April 1647 and died in infancy.
  12. Bessie Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 18 November 1649 and married at Edinburgh, on 17 December 1668, to Sir William Nicolson, 3rd Baronet of Lasswade[43] (he died in January 1687). She died on 28 March 1723[44] having had issue.
  13. Helen Trotter, married at Edinburgh, on 15 February 1666, to Mr. Alexander Spottiswood, Advocate,[45] (marriage contract9 February 1666[46]) and died on 1 March 1722.[47]

Henry Trotter, 4th of Mortonhall, baptised at Edinburgh, on 28 July 1644 and had service as heir general to his late brother John Trotter on 5 January 1667.[48] He also had service as heir general to his mother on 10 July 1680[49] and acquired the lands of Charterhall, which were confirmed to him by charter under the Great Seal on 27 January 1682.  He married Marion, daughter of Sir Alexander Dalmahoy of that Ilk, (she survived him and was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, on 4 March 1706[50]) and was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh, on 27 November 1685.[51] He was father of,

  1. John Trotter, 5th of Mortonhall (see below).
  2. Alexander Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 19 November 1668 and is said to have been a “youth of great parts and spirits.” He died unmarried in Catalonia, in 1692.[52]

John Trotter, 5th of Mortonhall, baptised at Liberton, on 5 September 1667 and succeeded his father, to whom he was served heir general, firstly, on on 29 December 1686[53] and again in an annualrent secured over lands in Berwickshire on 2 December 1708.[54] He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Wilkieson of Thursdale, (she died on 20 July 1709 and was buried in the Greyfriars, Edinburgh[55]) and died in August 1718.[56] He had issue;

  1. John Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 29 June 1694 and died young.
  2. Henry Trotter, 6th of Mortonhall, baptised at Liberton, on 10 April 1696 and succeeded his father in 1718. He died a bachelor at St. Petersburgh, on 2 January 1763.[57]
  3. John Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 16 June 1697 and was bred a merchant. He married at Edinburgh, on 15 October 1738, to Margaret, daughter of John Lowis of Merchiston,[58] and was father of,

3a} Marion Trotter, the only child, married at Edinburgh, on 17 April 1768, to Walter MacFarlane, wine merchant in Edinburgh,[59] and was buried in Edinburgh, on 30 July 1782.[60]

  1. Alexander Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 18 May 1698 and died young.[61]
  2. Thomas Trotter, 7th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  3. Alexander Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 9 December 1707 and served as a Captain, then Lieutenant-Colonel in the Marines. He died s.p. at Blackford, near Edinburgh, on 30 March 1802,[62] having made out his Will at Plymouth, on 10 December 1782, by the terms of which he divided his personal estate between his various surviving nephews and nieces.[63]
  4. Elizabeth Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 18 August 1693 and died young.
  5. Marion Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 10 August 1700 and died young.
  6. Katherine Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 12 August 1701 and married Duncan Campbell of Clunes (marriage contract at Rome, on 25 April 1721[64]).
  7. Elizabeth Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 12 August 1704 and married William Ross, merchant, by whom she had issue.
  8. Marion Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 20 August 1705.
  9. Jane Trotter, baptised at Liberton, on 20 December 1708 and married at Leith, on 29 April 1727, to Robert Cairns, merchant.[65] They had issue.

Thomas Trotter, 7th of Mortonhall, baptised at Liberton, on 11 August 1702 and succeeding his father, he had service as heir general to him on 17 February 1725.[66] He married at Edinburgh, on 5 June 1743, to Johanna, daughter of Gabriel Porterfield of Hapland,[67] and died at Edinburgh, on Thursday 19 January 1792.[68] He was father of,

  1. John Trotter, 8th of Mortonhall, succeeded his father and married Dorothea Kennedy (she died s.p. in 1803). He dieds.p. at Mortonhall, on 8 February 1804.[69]
  2. Henry Trotter, 9th of Mortonhall, succeeded his father and was served heir to him on 23 May 1808. He died s.p. at Mortonhall, on 12 March 1838.[70]
  3. Alexander Trotter, joined the army as an Ensign in the 66th Foot on 9 October 1775 and was promoted to a lieutenancy on 1 June 1778. He was raised to Major on 9 February 1785 but placed on half-pay on 25th of that same month. He was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 March 1794, then to Major-General on 1 January 1805 and Lieutenant-General on 4 June 1811. He married at Edinburgh on 16 May 1793, to Margaret, second daughter of Richard Fisher,[71] and died at Mortonhall, on 5 February 1825.[72] He was father of,

3a} Thomas Trotter, served as a Lieutenant in the Scots Greys and was killed s.p. at the battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, in his 20th year.[73]

3a} Richard Trotter, 10th of Mortonhall, (see below).

3a} Margaret Trotter, married on 26 July 1813, to John Cunningham, Lord Cunningham.[74]

3a} Joanna Gordon Trotter, was the sole beneficiary of her father’s Will of 5 February 1825.[75] She married at Edinburgh, on 2 August 1838, to Rev. John Morell Mackenzie, Minister of Nile Street Chapel, Glasgow.[76]

  1. Thomas Trotter, died at Edinburgh, on 26 April 1837.[77]
  2. Gabriel Trotter, served as a Lieutenant in the 75th Regiment of Foot and died at Mortonhall, on 24 December 1790.[78]
  3. James Trotter, died at Calcutta, in September 1789.[79]
  4. Elizabeth Trotter, baptised at Edinburgh, on 21 August 1744 and married at Edinburgh, on 26 May 1765, to William Douglas of Garvaldfoot.[80] She died at Paris on 4 April 1833.[81]
  5. Jackie Trotter, married at Mortonhall, on 8 November 1775, to Charles Gordon of Braid.[82]
  6. Douglas Trotter, died at Mortonhall, on 28 August 1791.[83]
  7. Jane Trotter, died unmarried, at Blackford, on 9 February 1821.[84]
  8. Margaret Trotter, died unmarried, at Blackford, on 18 December 1841.[85]
  9. Marion Trotter, died unmarried, at Blackford, on 23 December 1840.[86]

Richard Trotter, 10th of Mortonhall, succeeded his uncle, Henry Trotter of Mortonhall, and was served heir general to him on 21 September 1838.[87] He married at Dunnikier House, on 21 September 1836, to Mary, second daughter of General Sir John Oswald of Dunnikier,[88] (she died at Mortonhall, on 13 October 1851[89]) and died at Mortonhall, on 27 December 1874[90] having had issue;

  1. Henry Trotter, 11th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  2. John Oswald Trotter, born on 17 January 1849 and served as a Captain in the 5th Dragoon Guards until retiring to take up the mastership of the Heath Hounds. He married in 1898, Sophia Francis, daughter of George Anthony Fenwick, of Hillmorton, and died s.p. at The Croft, Hillmorton, Rugby, on 21 February 1898, of pneumonia contracted after a hunting accident.[91]
  3. Charlotte Athol Mary Trotter, married at Mortonhall, on 27 July 1858, to Sir John Marjoribanks, 3rd Baronet of Lees (he died s.p. at Netherby Hall, on 18 November 1884[92]) and died s.p. at Lees, on 16 April 1919.[93]
  4. Margaret Catherine Trotter, died a spinster, at Charterhall, Duns, on 10 July 1915.[94]
  5. Emily Frances Trotter, married at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton, on 22 January 1884, to Edward Murray Oakeley, House Master at Clifton College,[95] and died at Dover on 29 May 1911.[96]

Sir Henry Trotter, 11th of Mortonhall, born on 5 January 1844 and succeeded his father in 1874. He married at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, London, on Thursday 24 May 1866, to Eva, eldest daughter of 2nd Lord Gifford,[97] and died at Mortonhall, on 16 July 1905.[98] He had issue;

  1. Algernon Richard Trotter, 12th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  2. Gerard Frederic Trotter, born on 21 July 1871 and served as a Captain in the Grenadier Guards. He was with his regiment during the South African War and was seriously wounded at Glen in March 1900, which resulted in the loss of his right arm. He died unmarried, at Queens Gate, Kensington, on 14 June 1945.[99]
  3. Edward Henry Trotter, born on 1 December 1872 and served as a Major, then Lieutenant-Colonel in the Grenadier Guards. He was killed s.p. in action in France, on 8 July 1916, commanding a service battalion of the Liverpool Regiment.[100]
  4. Reginald Baird Trotter, born on 25 March 1874 and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Cameron Highlanders in August 1899. He joined his battalion in South Africa and was raised to Captain in March 1910. He was in India with the 2ndBattalion at the outbreak of WWI, and was posted to the 1st Battalion in December 1914 for deployment to the France. He was killed s.p. in action near Ypres on 9 May 1915.[101]
  5. Meta Trotter, born on 25 February 1868 and married at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, London, on 26 January 1905, to Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Charles Baillie.[102] She died at Edinburgh, on 23 April 1944[103] having had issue.

Algernon Richard Trotter, 12th of Mortonhall, born on 20 June 1870 and succeeded on his father’s death in 1905. He had a distinguished military career, having served throughout the South African War, during which he acted as A.D.C. to General Sir Redvers Buller, and was second in command of the Composite Regiment, Household cavalry, during WWI. He was severely wounded at Ypres in September 1914 and after recovery, he returned to France where he took command of the Life Guards Machine Gun Regiment. He married at St. Paul’s, Knightsbridge, London, on 22 July 1901, to Edith Mary, younger daughter of George Arnulph Montgomery, 15th Earl of Eglinton,[104] and died on 23 December 1945.[105] He was father of,

  1. Henry Redvers Trotter, 13th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  2. George Richard Trotter, born on 26 February 1906 and served as Lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Scots. He married firstly, at Norham, on 18 December 1940, to Marioth Christina, daughter of Major-General Edward Douglas John Hay, of Thaydon Mount, Essex,[106] (marriage dissolved by divorce in 1954), and secondly, in 1955, to Diana Mary, daughter of Major William Edward Gatacre. He died on 24 September 1970[107] having had issue;

2a} Richard Reginald Trotter, born on 12 October 1941 and married in 1974, to Marion, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Maxwell Campbell. He has issue.

2a} Edward George Trotter, born on 12 August 1943 and married in 1972, to Jemima Rachel, daughter of Neil McLay Mills.

2a} Bridget Mary Trotter, born on 26 October 1944 and married in 1981, to John Ellwood.

  1. Thomas Trotter, born on 11 March 1908 and was commissioned into the 60th Rifles in 1928. Before the outbreak of WWII, he served in the Far East and India, and during the war, he served in the Western Desert with General Wavell. Afterwards, he was Assistant Provost Marshal, Scottish Command, and following retirement from service in 1954, he was a public relations officer with Scottish Command. He married at Holy Trinity Church, Kensington Gore, London, on 18 September 1934, to Joan, only daughter of Colonel H. M. Fisher-Rowe,[108] and died at Edinburgh, on 1 September 1963.[109] He was father of,

3a} Robin George Trotter, born on 11 September 1938 and died on 19 December 1970, when his horse backed in front of a train at Brentingsby’s crossing, near Melton Mowbray.[110]

  1. John Trotter, born on 31 December 1913 and served as a Lieutenant-Colonel attached to the Staffordshire Yeomanry. He married at St. James’s, Spanish Place, London, on 8 September 1945, to Yolande Joan Sophie, daughter of Brigadier-General Goland Vanholt Clarke,[111] and was father of,

4a} Gerald Richard Trotter, born on 6 December 1946 and married Caroline Shefford. He has issue;

4b} Algernon Trotter,

4b} Camila Trotter,

  1. Joan Catherine Trotter, born on 28 June 1903 and married at Duns, on 6 November 1930, to Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Edward Salvin Bowlby.[112] She died on 4 July 1958 and had issue.

Henry Redvers Trotter, 13th of Mortonhall, born on 29 June 1902 and succeeded his father in 1943. He married at the Church of St. Mark, North Audley Street, London, on 12 July 1937, to Rona Margaret, daughter of Ronald Murray.[113] He died at Charterhall, on 6 November 1962[114] and was father of,

  1. Alexander Richard Trotter, 14th of Mortonhall, (see below).
  2. John Algernon Henry Trotter, born on 12 May 1948 and married in 1974, to Julia Rosamund, daughter of Rear-Admiral John Harvey Forbes Crombie, by whom he has issue,

2a} Thomas Henry Trotter, born on 4 September 1974.

2a} Alexander Harry Trotter, born on 29 December 1981.

2a} Victoria Rosamund Trotter, born on 1 May 1980.

  1. Fiona Margaret Trotter, born on 12 April 1946 and married C. J. R. Nicholl by whom she has issue.

Alexander Richard Trotter, 14th of Mortonhall, born on 20 February 1939 and succeeded on his father’s death in 1962. He married on 1 June 1970, to Julia Henrietta, daughter of Sir Peter McClintock Greenwell, 3rd Baronet, and has issue.

 

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[1] PS1/38/13r.

[2] PS1/38/82r.

[3] C2/34/186.

[4] GD1/640/7.

[5] RPC First Series, Vol. 6, p. 792.

[6] Register of Edinburgh Apprentices.

[7] Edinburgh Burgess Roll.

[8] Register of Edinburgh Apprentices.

[9] Register of Edinburgh Apprentices.

[10] Edinburgh Burgess Roll.

[11] Edinburgh Burgess Roll.

[12] CC8/8/55/100-104.

[13] CC8/8/60/151-154.

[14] Edinburgh Burgess Roll.

[15] RD2/1/534.

[16] RD3/4/229.

[17] Register of Edinburgh Apprentices.

[18] Edinburgh Burgess Roll.

[19] OPR – Edinburgh.

[20] Greyfriars Burial register.

[21] C22/33/6.

[22] OPR – Edinburgh.

[23] OPR – Edinburgh.

[24] OPR – Edinburgh.

[25] Greyfriars Burial register.

[26] Edinburgh Tests.

[27] Douglas Baronage, p. 206.

[28] RH9/5/2/21-24. The dates of baptisms for his twelve children do not support such a lengthy stay in France and it is more probable that, instead, he was frequently to and fro managing his affairs.

[29] OPR – Edinburgh.

[30] Greyfriars Burial register.

[31] CC8/8/66/83-88.

[32] C22/21/5.

[33] Douglas, Baronage, p. 207.

[34] OPR – Edinburgh. See also: RD4/9/774.

[35] RD4/19/344-346.

[36] Edinburgh Tests.

[37] RMS Vol. 11, no. 725. See also: RD2/3/336.

[38] OPR – Glencorse.

[39] OPR – Glencorse.

[40] RS26/7/420.

[41] Greyfriars Burial register.

[42] Greyfriars Burial register.

[43] OPR – Edinburgh, See also: RD2/29/245.

[44] Greyfriars Burial register.

[45] OPR – Edinburgh.

[46] RH9/7/69.

[47] Greyfriars Burial register.

[48] C22/28/302.

[49] C22/35/117.

[50] Greyfriars Burial register.

[51] Greyfriars Burial register.

[52] Douglas, Baronage, p. 207.

[53] C22/39/350.

[54] Services of Heirs.

[55] Greyfriars Burial register.

[56] OPR – Edinburgh.

[57] Aberdeen Press and Journal, 21st February 1763 edition.

[58] OPR – Edinburgh.

[59] OPR – Edinburgh.

[60] OPR – Edinburgh.

[61] Three of John Trotter of Mortonhall’s children were buried in the family tomb in the Greyfriars. The first, on 12 October 1675, second on 17 October 1695 and the third, on 2 November 1700, however, names for each of them are not supplied in the burial entries.

[62] OPR – Edinburgh.

[63] CC8/8/133/195-198.

[64] NRAS1400/586.

[65] OPR – Leith South.

[66] Services of Heirs.

[67] OPR – Edinburgh.

[68] Caledonian Mercury, 21st January 1792 edition.

[69] Caledonian Mercury, 16th February 1804 edition.

[70] Perthshire Courier, 22nd March 1838 edition.

[71] OPR – Edinburgh.

[72] The Scotsman, 12th February 1825 edition.

[73] Scots Magazine, 1st September 1815 edition.

[74] OPR – St. Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh.

[75] PROB 11/1698/201.

[76] Perthshire Courier, 16th August 1838 edition.

[77] Perthshire Courier, 11th May 1837 edition.

[78] Scots Magazine, 1st December 1790 edition.

[79] Kentish Gazette, 30th July 1790 edition.

[80] OPR – Edinburgh.

[81] Perthshire Courier, 25th April 1833 edition.

[82] Scots Magazine, 1st November 1775 edition.

[83] Scots Magazine, 1st September 1791 edition.

[84] SC70/1/24. See also: Scots Magazine, 1st March 1821 edition.

[85] Perthshire Courier, 30th December 1841 edition.

[86] Perthshire Advertiser, 31st December 1840 edition.

[87] Services of Heirs.

[88] OPR – Kirkcaldy. See also: Fife Herald, 29th September 1836 edition.

[89] London Evening Standard, 10th October 1851 edition.

[90] Statutory record.

[91] Leamington Spa Courier, 26th February 1898 edition.

[92] Edinburgh Evening News, 19th November 1884 edition.

[93] Statutory record.  Se also: The Scotsman, 22nd December 1919 edition.

[94] Statutory record. See also: Berwick Advertiser, 16th July 1915 edition.

[95] Glasgow Evening Post, 25th January 1884 edition.

[96] Daily News, 2nd June 1911 edition.

[97] Morning Post, 25th May 1866 edition.

[98] Statutory record. See also: SC70/1/449.

[99] Probate record.

[100] Manchester Evening News, 29th December 1916 edition.

[101] Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard, 29th May 1915 edition.

[102] Oban Times, 4th February 1905 edition.

[103] Statutory record. See also: The Scotsman, 27th April 1944 edition.

[104] Morning Post, 23rd July 1901 edition.

[105] Berwick Advertiser, 3rd January 1946 edition.

[106] Statutory record.

[107] Probate record.

[108] Berwickshire News, 25th September 1934 edition.

[109] Statutory record. See also: The Scotsman, 2nd September 1963 edition.

[110] Torbay Express, 24th December 1970 edition.

[111] Berwick Advertiser, 13th September 1945 edition.

[112] Statutory record. See also: Berwickshire News, 11th November 1930 edition.

[113] Berwickshire News, 13th July 1937 edition.

[114] Statutory record. See also: The Scotsman, 7th November 1962 edition.