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Born in 1798, Troughton was Town Clerk, 1836-53 (PA96/66/1 is his 1839-53 daybook), 1854-58 (hence he issued notices for the compulsory purchase of Priory Mill under the terms of the Coventry Improvement Act (1844) - see PA56/108/42.1,2). He supported the reforming city council which disagreed with its supposedly corrupt predecessor about administration of the city charities in 1836 (see PA101 series 136: PA56/127/1.XII), although its own accounts were criticised by the corporation auditor in 1855 (see PA101/134). He was a director of and shareholder in the Coventry Corn Exchange and Public Room Company from 1854 (see PA102/1). He held 203 acres at Keresley during the 1840s (cf. PA1681/9/10: PA56/7/1.I; PA56/9/9.VI: PA2473/5/2/1,4.I,IX). He subscribed £20 towards the School of Art's 1859 rebuilding. In 1819 he was named an executor of Thomas Ball (see PA101/1/387). See PA101/8/280: PA327/32: PA328/17: PA346/64/1: PA353/1/23,33. See PA295/33/93 for his firm in 1843. Under the codicil to the will of Charles Lilly in 1833, he and his partner received a Bedworth colliery (see PA202/3/7). See PA202/16/19,22. He was an assignee of a mortgage term upon the Charterhouse estate in 1839 (see PA242/2/1.XIX), lessee of mineral rights from Lord Boston in 1863 (see PA242/3/2) and an executor of Abraham Herbert (q.v.) in 1848 (see CCA/2/3/411/59.II: PA242/3/14.I: PA2443/3). See PA221/2/8, 9. In 1827 he was an assignee of a Town Wall mortgage - see CCA/2/3/80/19,20: PA50/3. In 1842 he sold some Stoke land - see PA451/1/1.IX. See PA115/30. In 1851 he was trustee for the purchase by John Clarke (q.v.), victualler, of Spon Street premises (see PA115/35). See PA158/1. In 1870 he enjoyed mining rights in a Bedworth garden (see PA171/18/6). He bought part of Orchard Close, Chapel Street in 1860 (see PA171/34/1). See PA186/2: PA468/6/1/1 for his activity as Town Clerk during Lythall's Case, 1839-41. As Town Clerk he was a corporation attorney to act in execution of the 1836 Tithe Commutation Act (see PA402/3: PA468/5/15/4,5) and also an enroller of apprenticeship indentures (see PA462/1 folio 1). He was a trustee of John Robinson's purchase of Foleshill land in 1851 - see PA173/21. See the introduction to PA1. See PA14/5/35,73; PA14/6/71,174-176; PA14/7/13; PA14/10 passim; PA14/11/17. For the Foleshill parish mineral rights, see PA279/8 passim; PA279/10/8; PA279/44/3,17,45,77,90,92,94,133,160,175,1040, 7916,7923,7927,7931. For his firm, 1871-74, see PA279/44/226,228,364,372,409,468. He was a Cappers' Company member, 1827 - see PA184/1/8. He was a Drapers' Company member, 1832 - see PA468/1/1/117 - and master in 1835-36 (see PA468/4/3/44/31,32; PA468/4/3/45/24). He inherited his Keresley land - see PA216/2/2. He died on 14 Jan 1876 (see PA216/2/4.II). See PA216/2/4.I: PA244/82. PA291/1 is an 1853 apprenticeship enrolment. Qua Town Clerk, see BA/A/D/97/1: PA468/5/6/5,7. The principal fonds for Lythall's Case is BA/F/B. As a solicitor, he heard married women's acknowledgements of deeds executed in their names - see BA/A/G/32/10,11. He was an executor of Reverend James Troughton (q.v.), 1836 (BA/D/A/47/46.XIV). He was mortgagee for Whitley property (1825-38 - BA/D/A/47/45.XLIX; BA/D/A/47/46.VIII et passim) but sold some there to the Hoods, 1847 (BA/D/A/47/28,42,45.L). See BA/A/G/9/1-2. He was mortgage assignee of Burges and Palmer Lane premises in 1842 - see PA1518/2/3. See PA436/1/27. Interested in Moat Street, Butts property (1836-45 - PA466/4/4 page 127), he acted as trustee for Thomas Coke's use of Stivichall House (1834 - PA466/12/20,36.I). He acted as attorney to deliver seisin of land beyond Bishop Gate in 1830 - see PA409/1/1.XII. He was mortgagee of Warwick Court, Gosford Street, 1829-38 (see PA440/6/19-24). As a commissioner for married women's oaths, see PA440/6/28,29. He was working at Little Park Street in what is today (1990s) called "Kirby House" according to Pigot's Directory of 1835, although he was not one of the official tenants until 1855 (PA56/39/6). Troughton and Lea owned a Whitley brickworks then. For the firm's and his work for Bond's Hospital, see PA54/57/5,6,8; PA54/59/3,13,14; PA54/110/32; PA54/118/41; PA54/122/28; PA54/126/35; PA54/128/30; PA54/129/21; PA54/130/13; PA54/132/30; PA54/133/42. They also did work for the Freeschool trustees - see PA54/147/3; PA54/250/2. PA526/66/2 notes a married women's acknowledgement of a deed before him - see likewise PA56/122/1.I. PA562/73 shows that he held shares in the Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company with Henry Lea (q.v.). He was registrar at the time of appointment of new trustees for Stoke National School in 1859 [Blyth]. He was entitled to the Victoria Colliery in 1854 - see PA575/46/1. For the firm in his time, see PA1681/66/13-15. He was feoffee for property at Gosford Street, Stoke Biggin, Allesley and Baddesley Ensor (Warwickshire), 1819 (PA56/1/3,4). Trustee for sale of the "Royal George", Grandborough, Warwickshire, 1830-33 (PA56/9/8.III,IV). The firm was involved in an Allesley tithe-dispute, 1826-30 (PA56/11/7,10ff). See PA56/20/7; PA56/23/6; PA56/34/6; PA56/38/1; PA56/51/8; PA56/58/19; PA56/72/1; PA56/83/65; PA56/86/15; PA56/102/7; PA56/126/4; PA56/129/8; PA56/135/8; PA56/140/31. As a trustee for Lentons Lane, Walsgrave miners, 1855-59, see PA56/33. A trustee for land near Whitefriars' Mill, 1825-28 (PA56/74/8,9). He was a trustee of the silkdyer Thomas Ryley (q.v.)'s 1822 will (CCA/2/3/448/21; CCA/2/3/750/2,11; CCA/2/3/762/2; CCA/2/3/806/2,6,7: PA56/85/2; PA56/92/38.XXI,XXIV,XXVI,XXVIII; PA56/93/25; PA56/96/1). As Town Clerk, Troughton was concerned with the poor state of the Priory estate by the mid 1840s - see PA56/99/20 et seq. Trustee for the ribbon-weaving mill at Uttoxeter Road, Derby's transfer to the partnership of Hennell, Adams & Eld, 1855 (PA56/112/1). Trustee for William Spencer's purchase of his former partner Edward Everton's share of partnership property and other realty, 1829 (PA56/114/20,21); for Thomas Banbury's conveyance of his interest in Fleet Street messuages to Thomas Harris, 1842 (PA56/116/50). He or his undertenants held an acre of land in St. Michael's parish from the personal representatives of the late Colonel George Ralph Payne Jarvis (q.v.) in 1851 - see PA56/129/4(e). Trustee for partition of his late partner Alfred Dawson Lea (q.v.)'s realty, 1868 - see PA56/137/1,4 (prior trust, 1853); PA56/140/43,46: PA491/25/1. On behalf of the firm, Troughton bought part of Gosford Green Close in 1852 (PA56/139/18-29 passim). As Town Clerk, Troughton had dealings with the freemen over enclosure of their lands, 1859-60 (PA96/35/1,2) and was interested in the building and development of St. Thomas', Butts (PA96/67/3-8, dated 1846-47). For the firm's work for the Drapers' Company in his time, 1819-38, see PA468/4/3/27/30; PA468/4/3/28/51; PA468/4/3/29/49; PA468/4/3/30/48; PA468/4/3/31/45; PA468/4/3/32/60; PA468/4/3/33/47; PA468/4/3/34/46; PA468/4/3/35/51; PA468/4/3/36/50; PA468/4/3/37/31; PA468/4/3/41/55; PA468/4/3/42/54-55; PA468/4/3/43/92,93; PA468/4/3/45/53; PA468/4/3/46/61; PA468/4/3/47/57; PA468/5/14/1: cf. PA468/6/6/8. The firm was involved in the attempted extinction of common rights in 1844 - see PA468/5/16/2. As clerk to the Church Charities trustees, see PA2297/1/1,2. Troughton had Berkswell parish land (PA491/34/16). See PA491/53/2; PA491/56/5; PA491/78/5.VI; PA491/79/7; PA491/84/12; PA491/86/3. Trustee for G.J. Townsend's purchase of Windmill Lane, Longford land, 1868 (PA491/71/1.I). Troughton and Henry Lea mined coal at Hawkesbury, 1834 - see PA2398/7/5/1. In 1873 he conveyed what had been Ball and Troughton land in Keresley in which he had had an interest since 1819 - see PA2473/5/2/1. As a devisee under the will of Thomas Ryley (q.v.) who died in 1826, see PA849/9/6,7; PA849/11/2,3: as that man's executor, see CCA/2/3/314/32. As trustee for Thomas Kevitt (q.v.)'s purchase of Spon Street land, 1828, see PA849/12/2-3; PA849/13/3,8. See PA849/27/11. Troughton was in 1853 trustee for John Smith of Fillongley's purchase of Holbrooks property (PA1023/19). CCA/2/3/129/26 shows that from 1830 he was a mortgage-assignee for Bull Ring property. As trustee for Charles Graham Rose (q.v.)'s purchase of Spittle Close, Swanswell land in 1851, see CCA/2/3/811/3. See CCA/2/3/113/13,29 (Little Park Street premises). In 1864 Troughton was acting as Mary Hodgetts' executor (CCA/2/3/430/61.II (endorsement)). As commissioner for taking married women's oaths, see CCA/2/3/19/46; CCA/2/3/128/36; CCA/2/3/211/65; CCA/2/3/221/23; CCA/2/3/242/13; CCA/2/3/264/41; CCA/2/3/313/19,21; CCA/2/3/423/34; CCA/2/3/749/11; CCA/2/3/782/25. As trustee for the coaldealer William Millerchip(q.v.)'s purchase of a Palmer Lane messuage in 1854, see CCA/2/3/425/6; likewise for John Betteridge's and John Elliott's of Spon End land, 1828 - see PA2643/3. See CCA/2/3/463/31; CCA/2/3/782/30-32. PA2684/10/1 is a miscellany of letters which illustrates Troughton's relationships with inter alios the Member of Parliament Edward Ellice, his own cousin the surgeon Nathaniel Troughton and his partner Thomas Hurlston Kirby (qq.v.). See PA2691/3/2/2,3: PA2789/1/1.I. As commissioner for taking married women's oaths, see PA2770/15/16. As Town Clerk, see PA1098. For the firm in his time, see CCA/2/3/4/17; CCA/2/3/200/40,53: PA811/2/30: PA1508/3/11,12. An executor of James Lloyd Bankes, 1839 - see CCA/2/3/142/18. Troughton was interested in Much Park Street and Dead Lane houses, 1830-61 (see CCA/2/3/24/15-19 passim). Anne Tatlock in 1872 appointed Troughton an executor, but he died a few months earlier than her (see CCA/2/3/432/11). As trustee for Edward Turner Barnes(q.v.)' share in Much Park Street premises, 1853, see CCA/2/3/313/22. Troughton was involved in the transfer of the late Thomas Banbury's estate to trustees in 1863 - see CCA/2/3/450/23. As trustee for James Marriott(q.v.)'s purchase of Much Park Street premises in 1852, see CCA/2/3/312/27; CCA/2/3/314/49.I. As a mortgagee for William Pratt(q.v.)'s Little Park Street messuages, see CCA/2/3/185/48. See CCA/2/3/13/38 for his interest in Spon End property, 1841. For Troughton's interest in Samuel Maude's Bayley Lane messuages, 1825-34, see CCA/2/3/200/23-29 passim,43. CCA/2/3/156/22 shows that in 1850 he was trustee for the builder Charles Clarke(q.v.)'s purchase of a Priory Court messuage. Troughton's partner Henry Lea bequeathed gold coins to him in 1853 (see CCA/2/3/312/29). As trustee for merger of mortgage terms, 1831, see CCA/2/3/109/30.