A Surname Inquiry
Trouten
I am interested in any information for William or John Trouten of Brackenridge. They are my great or great-great grandfather(s). One of their daughters was Cora Trouten who was my grandmother.
MPSGG
Muskoka, Parry Sound Genealogy Group
5 comments
Diane Shaw
According to Cora’s marriage registration her parents were John Trouten and Elizabeth Prosser. She married John Kernaghan 26 Dec 1923 in Toronto. She was aged 26, b 1897.
1901 census Village of Port Carling, Simcoe East
Trouten
John, b 25 Jan 1869, aged 32, carpenter, b Ontario, Irish heritage,
Lizzie, b 12 Nov 1874, aged 26, b Ontario, Irish heritage, Methodist
Edna, b 12 Nov 1897, aged 3, Ontario
“Cora”s full name is Edna Cora Mildred
Marriage registration # 008549 Bracebridge, Muskoka
John Trouten,27 of Port Carling, b Wellington County, carpenter, parents: William Trouten and Elizabeth Trouten, married Elizabeth Cora Trouten, 22, of Watt Tsp, born North Gwillimsbury, d/o Nelson Prosser and Miranda Prosser. Witness: George Stephens of Gravenhurst and Emiline Trouten of Port Carling.
Death: John Trouten, 56, father Wm Trouten, b Ireland, mother: no name b England, died 17 June 1923 at Toronto General Hospital, informant: daughter Cora Trouten, burial: Port Carling 19 Jun 1923, died of cirrhosis/heart failure.
Census
1871 Watt & Cardwell
TROUTEN
William, 44, b Ireland, farmer
Mary Ann, 40, b Ontario
Joseph, 20 All children born Ontario
Jane 18,
Ellen, 16,
Corintha, 12
Thomas, 10
Emma, 7
Robert, 5
John, 2
1881 census Same Place
William 52, Mary Ann 50, Clarinda 23, Emily 16, Robert 15, John 12
1891 census same place
William 64, Mary Ann 60, Emiline 26, Robert 24, John 22.
Both William and John are on the above information.
1901 census same place
William, b 10 April 1825, aged 75, Ireland, immigrated 1838, farmer
Mary , b 12 Sept 1830, aged 70 b Scotland, immigrated 1838
Robert, 24 Dec 1864, 34, Ont
Emma, 6 July 1868, 32, Ont
1851 census Garafaxa Wellington County
Trouten
Erwin, 47, b Ireland, farmer
Jane, 40, Ireland
Sarah, 14, Ireland
William Trouten, 25, b Ireland, farmer
Joseph, 1, b Canada West
There is no distinction of houses. They are side by side on census but they are either living in two different houses or same house.
1861 census Wellington
William, farmer, b Ireland, married 1850, age 34,
Mrs, b Canada, 36
Joseph, 10
James, 8
Ellan, 6
Lucinda?, 2
Marriage: 16 June 1870 Wellington County
William Trouten, to Mary Ann Hays.
There is no image to look at.
This looks like William’s second marriage.
See Robert’s mother on his death rego below.
On Robert’s death registration his father is listed as William Trouten and Elizabeth Armstrong.
William died 22 Aug 1905, father William Trouton b 1800 Ireland, mother Jane Loney [1811-1870] Spouse Elizabeth Armstrong [1825-1869]
Have run into some computer trouble. Will try and finish this up later.
Wellington
Diane Shaw
Bit of a shortened version.
Whoops! John’s bride on marriage info should read Elizabeth Cora Prosser not Trouten. Sorry.
William was John’s father. William was married twice #1 to Elizabeth Armstrong, and #2 to Mary Ann Hays. Elizabeth died in 1869 and he married Mary Ann in 1870.
William’s death information came off a family tree on Ancestry.
1921 and 1931 census are free on Ancestry.
From Ancestry.ca
Death registration # 018923 Watt Muskoka
William Trouten, died 22 Aug 1905, aged 79, b Belfast Ireland, died of chronic cystitis/13 years.
Unfortunately this form does not have place for parents.
Diane Shaw
I answered this query on the General Inquiries.
John Kernaghan
Thank you very much for all this information. I have checked with the town of Port Carling and they have no burial records for John Trouten, the only one i enquired about. I am curious if there are records available that would provide these details. I was going to stop at the farm they owned and ask the new owners if they had found a grave site for any of the family members.
Thank you again.
Diane Shaw
I checked his death certificate again and it only says burial at Port Carling.
No gravestone listed on findagrave site.
Port Carling only has one cemetery.