Trotman Family History

Last updated 30 July 2007

Thomas Trotman b.4 Nov.1744 Chedworth						Frances Dyer b.1744 Gloucestershire
Joseph Trotman b.1766 Chedworth	William Trotman b.1767 Chedworth	John Trotman b.1769 Chedworth	James Trotman b.1771 Chedworth	Joseph Trotman b.1772 Chedworth	Thomas Trotman b.1774 Chedworth	John Trotman b.31 Oct.1776 Chedworth	Elizabeth Trotman b.1778 Chedworth	Mary Trotman b.1780 Chedworth	Kezia Trotman b.1782 Chedworth	Ann Trotman b.1785 Chedworth	Hannah Trotman b.1787 Chedworth

'Kezia' (Cassia) is Hebrew and means cinnamon. It was the name of Job's second daughter (42:14), born after prosperity had returned to him.

Chedworth is about 5 miles north West of Coln Rogers with the Foss Way running between them.

Sources

My thanks to :-

Tony Hart, who I contacted via Genes Reunited, and who was able to provide me with the Trotman tree much further back than I had been able to establish.

Historic Context

The Kingdom of Great Britain, and thereby the rest of the British Empire (including the eastern part of what is now the United States), adopted the the Gregorian calendar in 1752, under the provisions of the Calendar Act 1750; by which time it was necessary to correct by eleven days (Wednesday, September 2, 1752 being followed by Thursday, September 14, 1752) to account for February 29, 1700 (Julian).

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