Introduction
Born: November 12, 1832, Blencowe, Cumberland, England.
Died: October 11, 1899, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England (east cloister).
Born: November 12, 1832, Blencowe, Cumberland, England.
Died: October 11, 1899, Dean’s Yard, Westminster, London, England.
Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England (east cloister).
John was the son of George Troutbeck of Dacre, Cumberland, and Eliza Stephenson, and husband of Elizabeth Forbes, sister of Robinson Duckworth, Sub-Dean of Westminster (married September 3, 1856).
He was educated at Rugby and University College, Oxford (BA 1856, MA 1858, DD 1883).
Ordained in 1855, he served as precentor of Manchester Cathedral, Chaplain and Priest in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, and Secretary to the New Testament Revision Company (1870–81). He helped officiate at the funeral of Charles Darwin in 1882.
He translated a number of German, French, and Italian opera and oratorio texts, including ones from Bach.