Sir Robert Troutbeck

[kennyseddon]

b. 27th April 1563 Dacre, does anyone have any  information on the above , especially relating to his knighthood and why it was awarded,
Thanks , Chris

[3sillydogs]

It was customary in that era for men to be Knighted for service to their king

This may be of interest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knights_and_Ladies_of_the_Garter

[Christine53]

This from the Law Times suggests that this was a courtesy title , given to him as a beneficed clergyman :

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g83/

There is also an explanation here that the word Dominus , a non-graduate clerk, was translated as Sir , but this does not meanthat he was a knight

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Clergy_of_Church_of_England_(in_England)

[Christine53]

You've probably seen this already as it comes up when you Google the name , but just in case:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01g8a/ 
 
The publication is The Ejected of 1662 in Cumberland and Westmoreland , Their Predecessors and Successors, freely available on Google.

[kennyseddon]

Thanks for the replies guys, i think you might be right CB53 that was quite an interesting link and one ive not come across before. Sir Roberts son was also rector of Bowness .

Sir Robert is the brother of my 12 times grandfather (Christopher Troutbeck) and further down Roberts stem to a Samuel Troutbeck who died in India in 1785 and was subject of an unclaimed will.

The amount being a sum of £400,000 in 1846 ( cant work out how many millions that be must be today) but money aside its an interesting story
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GENBRIT/2008-12/1228766405

Thanks for the help again,
Chris