Rev. Christian Ignatius Latrobe

Rev. Christian Ignatius Latrobe

Male 1758 - 1836  (78 years)

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  • Name Christian Ignatius Latrobe  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Title Rev. 
    Born 12 Feb 1758  Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Christened 12 Feb 1758  Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Bishop, Moravian Church 
    Died 6 May 1836  Fairfield, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Buried 12 May 1836  Fairfield (near Bury), Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I896  mytree
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 

    Father Benjamin Latrobe,   b. 10 Apr 1728, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1786, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna Margaretta Antes,   b. 9 Sep 1728, Hanover, York, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1794, Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 25 Apr 1756  Herrnhut, Lobau-Zittau, Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Benigna Syms,   b. 28 Oct 1758,   d. 18 Apr 1824  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 1790  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Louisa La Trobe,   b. 25 Sep 1794, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1878, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [natural]
    +2. Peter La Trobe,   b. 15 Feb 1795, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1863, Berthelsdorf, Lobau-Zittau, Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     3. Anna Agnes La Trobe,   b. 18 Sep 1796, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1832  (Age 35 years)  [natural]
     4. John Antes La Trobe,   b. 22 Aug 1798, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1878, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    +5. Charles Joseph La Trobe,   b. 20 Mar 1801, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1875, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    +6. Frederick Benjamin La Trobe,   b. 30 Jul 1803, Holborn, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1842, Jamaica Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)  [natural]
     7. Maria Louisa La Trobe,   b. 7 Aug 1791, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1791, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Feb 1758 - Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 12 Feb 1758 - Fulneck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1790 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 May 1836 - Fairfield, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 May 1836 - Fairfield (near Bury), Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Christian Ignatius Latrobe [1758-1836]
    Christian Ignatius Latrobe [1758-1836]
    John Antes La Trobe - England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
    John Antes La Trobe - England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
    Frederick Benjamin La Trobe - England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
    Frederick Benjamin La Trobe - England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970

  • Notes 
    • Christian Ignatius Latrobe was a Bishop of the Moravian Church. He wrote a book entitled, "Latrobe's Visit to the South of Africa" 1815-1816. He composed three Sonatas for the pianoforte which he dedicated to Joseph Haydn, and over one hundred vocal works. Four of these lengthy works were entitled, "Lord of Life! Now Sweetly Slumber", "How Shall a Mortal Song Aspire", "Psalm 51" and "We Praise Thee, Oh! God". The Sonatas were 'modernized' by Professor Charles E. Stevens of East Carolina University. The facilities of The Moravian Music Foundation in Winston Salem, N.C. were made available for this work. The vocal works were edited by Ewald V. Nolte, Director of The Moravian Music Foundation. Copies of these works were in the Music Library of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. In addition, it is known that he composed two duets and eight arias as well as clarinet concertos. There are other museums and libraries in the United States, Great Britain and Germany where his works may be found.

      In a letter dated 5 December 1820 from Christian Ignatius Latrobe to Mary Elizabeth Latrobe responding to the news of Benjamin Henry Latrobe's death, he signed his last name with one word - not two. It is unclear if/when he began spelling his name as La Trobe, however, all of his descendants use the two-word spelling.

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] The Virginia Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1795-1798, Maryland Historical Society, (Name: Yale University Press;), BHL Va Journals, Vol 1, pg lxviii.

    2. [S31] C. H. Latrobe III, 10 Dec 1996.

    3. [S99] Mrs. Gamble Latrobe Collection.

    4. [S538] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4392.
      Record for John Antes

    5. [S538] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4392.
      Record for Frederic Benjamin Latrobe

    6. [S74] Internet, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Ignatius_Latrobe.

    7. [S214] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Christian Ignatius Latrobe

    8. [S162] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, familysearch.org.

    9. [S370] England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977, (Name: FamilySearch.org;).


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