Introduction

Biography

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.

Works

• Manchester Psal­ter and Chant Book, 1867
• Westminster Ab­bey Hymn Book, 1883
• Catholic Pa­ra­graph Psal­ter, 1894