He is either the son of Samuel Trout as listed above or that of Samuel's brother Philip Trout listed above as an 'alternative'. He is my 4th Great Grandfather. He marries a Susanna. Thomas Trout christened at St. Martins on the 8th June, 1767. The strongest evidence that this Thomas Trout's father was Philip Trout rather than Samuel Trout as I have suggested above would be that he names his first born son Philip after what would be his father's name.
Time still favors the link as listed.
My 4th Great Grandfather was Philip Trout who marries a Susanna. He is the son of Thomas Trout and Mary Sanders as listed above being christened at St. Martins on the 23rd of February, 1766. This couple traveled and lived elsewhere than East Looe, Cornwall as there only known son was born in Helberton, Devon according to the census records. He is listed in the 1841 census at age 75 living with his son Philip and his three grandchildren Philip, Jane, and Susan. On the census he is listed as being born in East Looe, and he has his 27 year old grand daughter living with him as his housekeeper.