Hello Jill,
I too am a descendant of the Troughton’s of Kendal.
I think we have been in touch before.
From my notes taken from the parish records in Kendal;
William Troughton baptised on the 9th March 1683 {Fellside Kendal]
Son of Thomas and Agnes Troughton.
Thomas Troughton and Agnes Wilson married 1679 September 23rd in Kendal
Could this be the William Troughton married in 1705?
I have a copy of a will of my 4 x great-grandfather; John Troughton 1734 -1805.
He was a weaver, there is a great deal of info in the will, he was quite well off, he even left money to be distributed among the poor of the area; until I found John’s will I thought the Troughton’s were the poor of the area, things were very different to what I believed they were!
Cheers
Carol
Thanks, Deborah.
No, I didn't already know any of it - so thanks very much.
I'll take a look on A2A - at least one of my Troughtons was a weaver - I don't know the others' occupations yet. I doubt that they were sufficiently well off to leave wills but it's certainly worth a look. I've already found a shepherd ancestor in Oxfordshire who left a will - not that he had much but I think he was trying to sort out his children who didn't seem to get on with each other!
Jill