Thanks slowhands for your reply.
I have a copy of Josephs death certificate 1888 in geelong Australia and on that it states that his father was James Trotter,malster ,and his mother was Mary Lane. This sort of makes sence as there were other Trotters in Coleford area who where also Malsters but no James Trotter. Who knows????

baptist / Maltser family -grand father perhaps ?

Brampton Abbotts just outside Ross , on the right side for Pengethley
http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO6026

Year 1778
Month Apr
Day 20
Grooms Surname TROTTER
Grooms Forenames James
Grooms Age
Groom Condition
Grooms Occupation
Grooms Residence Brampton Abbots
Grooms Fathers Surname
Grooms Fathers Forenames
Grooms Fathers Occupation
Brides Surname LANE
Brides Forenames Mary
Brides Age
Brides Condition
Brides Occupation
Brides Residence Linton
Brides Fathers Surname
Brides Fathers Forenames
Brides Fathers Occupation
Licence or Banns
Date of Banns
Signature or Mark Both sign
Witness 1
Witness 2
Other Witnesses
Officiating Minister
Event Marriage
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference AR91/6
Page Number
Parish Chapel Linton

Year 1792
Month Jan
Day 24
Parents Surname TROTTER
Child Forenames Elizabeth
Fathers Forenames James
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence Ryeford
Occupation Malster
Officiating Minister
Event Birth
Memoranda dau of
Notes Date given is date of birth
Register Reference Book 11B
Page Number 39
Parish Chapel Ryeford Baptist

Hello
I am a descendant of Ebenezer Trotter. His son Harry Trotter was my great grandfather. I am tracing Ebenezer's history as I am coming to The UK in September and wanted to see where he came from. Ebenezer came to Australia with his mother and father in 1852 to Geelong on The Mercurius. Ebenezer married Mary Elizabeth Dear in Geelong and had 11 or 12 children (not sure on one of them Ern?) They moved to a gold mining town called Steiglitz where they died and are buried there. Ebenezer's parents are not mentioned in the graveyard of Steiglitz (there are 2), so maybe they stayed in Geelong which is not very far from Steiglitz.

map
http://www.geograph.org.uk/showmap.php?gridref=SO5425

aerial photo
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/442032

photo on main road
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2833654

John Trotter marriage to Elizabeth Hardy
30 October 1827 Birmingham Warwick

Thomas Hardy Trotter 15/3/1829 St Philips Birmingham
John Brit Trotter 25/3/1834 at St Philips Birmingham
Charles Hardy Trotter 27/1/1835 St Philips Birmingham

Death John Trotter age 31 burial 31/3/1835 at St Marys Whittal Street Birmingham Warwick Anglican Church

i dont know how but the boys also appear on the noneconformist register at Coleford Baptist.

There is also a Joseph William Trotter.

Thomas Hardy Trotter was the 1st husband of my great grandmother Mary Ann Meek.

David

1851 Ryecroft St Gloucester
Joseph Trotter abt 1801 Ross, Herefordshire, England Head Barton St Mary, Gloucestershire Builder
Mary Trotter abt 1791 Gloucestershire, England Wife Barton St Mary, Gloucestershire
Elenza Trotter abt 1829 Pengathley Nk, Wales Son Barton St Mary, Gloucestershire Watchmaker
Mary Trotter abt 1831 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Barton St Mary, Gloucestershire

Is Ebenezer from Pengethley , nr Peterstow, Ross on Wye Herefordshire - makes some sense !

1841 Barton Terrace Gloucester
Joseph Inotter abt 1801 St Mary de Lode, Gloucestershire Contractor
Mary Inotter abt 1791 St Mary de Lode, Gloucestershire
Mary Inotter abt 1824 Gloucestershire, England St Mary de Lode, Gloucestershire Milliner
Ebenezer Inotter abt 1827 St Mary de Lode,

Year: 1825
Month: Apr
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: TROTTER
Child_Forenames: Mary
Fathers_Forenames: Joseph
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: [not stated]
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: Tho[ma]s Nicholson (Church Officer
Event: Birth
Memoranda:
Notes: The Minister (Baptist Protestant dissenting) signs after a sentence in which he declares he was present at the birth on the date given. This is a record of Birth not Baptism
Register_Reference: D 2722 13
Page_Number: 84
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Baptist

Year 1823
Month Jan
Day 3
Parents Surname TROTTER
Child Forenames George
Fathers Forenames Joseph
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence [not stated]
Occupation
Officiating Minister Tho[ma]s Nicholson (Church Officer
Event Birth
Memoranda
Notes The Minister (Baptist Protestant dissenting) signs after a sentence in which he declares he was present at the birth on the date given. This is a record of Birth not Baptism
Register Reference D 2722 13
Page Number 72
Parish Chapel Coleford Baptist

Year 1819
Month Aug
Day 1
Parents Surname TROTTER
Child Forenames Joseph
Fathers Forenames Joseph
Mothers Forenames Mary
Mothers Surname
Residence [not stated]
Occupation
Officiating Minister Tho[ma]s Nicholson (Church Officer
Event Birth
Memoranda
Notes The Minister (Baptist Protestant dissenting) signs after a sentence in which he declares he was present at the birth on the date given. This is a record of Birth not Baptism
Register Reference D 2722 13
Page Number 57
Parish Chapel Coleford Baptist

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Year: 1818
Month: Jun
Day: 6
Grooms_Surname: TROTTEN
Grooms_Forenames: Joseph
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition:
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: of this parish
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: FISHPOOL
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition:
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Thomas Weale
Witness_2: Martha Fishpool
Other_Witnesses: E Close
Officiating_Minister: R M Manwaring Officiating Minister
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P154/6 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 10
Parish_Chapel: Gloucester St Aldate