James Alexander Troup
(September 1928 - 19 May 2017)
Date this page was last edited=6 Apr 2018
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- Descendants of John Troup (b. about 1772)
James Alexander Troup was born in September 1928 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of Basil Troup and Margaret Linklater.
James Alexander Troup married Diana Rae on 4 April 1952.
He was the editor of the book "The Ice-Bound Whalers: The Story of the Dee and the Grenville Bay, 1836-37" published 1987 by The Orkney Press, in association with Stromness Museum, 129 pages. From the flyleaf: James A. Troup, writer and broadcaster on the Arctic whaling industry, is principal teacher of history at Stromness in Orknay, regular port-of-call of the British whaling fleet.
Margaret Troupe was in correspondence with him, but had not met him in person as of 2001.
This information about James Alexander Troup is from the histories of the Troup and Robertson families compiled in 2001 and 2003 by Margaret Elizabeth Troupe of Stockton-on-Tees, England, unless otherwise noted.
James Alexander Troup died on 19 May 2017 at age 88.1
James Alexander Troup married Diana Rae on 4 April 1952.
He was the editor of the book "The Ice-Bound Whalers: The Story of the Dee and the Grenville Bay, 1836-37" published 1987 by The Orkney Press, in association with Stromness Museum, 129 pages. From the flyleaf: James A. Troup, writer and broadcaster on the Arctic whaling industry, is principal teacher of history at Stromness in Orknay, regular port-of-call of the British whaling fleet.
Margaret Troupe was in correspondence with him, but had not met him in person as of 2001.
This information about James Alexander Troup is from the histories of the Troup and Robertson families compiled in 2001 and 2003 by Margaret Elizabeth Troupe of Stockton-on-Tees, England, unless otherwise noted.
James Alexander Troup died on 19 May 2017 at age 88.1
Children of James Alexander Troup and Diana Rae
Citations
- [S1084] Margaret Troupe, e-mail to Howard DeVoe, 24 Dec 2017.
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