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Constables were first appointed at Trinity in 1729 to assist the magistrate in keeping the peace. The Newfoundland Constabulary was established in 1871 and thereafter a member of the force was stationed at Trinity. The constable was responsible for the area from English Harbour to Popes Harbour including Ireland’s Eye. The last resident constable at Trinity was Constable John Baggs. After confederation with Canada the duties of the constabulary were assumed by the RCMP. The offices of the constabulary and the gaol were in the Court House. The constable occupied an apartment on the second and third floors.

The Trinity Youth Club was established by and for the youth of Trinity in 1966. Membership was open to anyone between the ages of 12 and 19 years, who would uphold the rules and regulations of the club. The aims of the club were to provide a place of amusement and recreation for young people. The club held dances, games and tournaments. It had a formal constitution and by-laws and elected officers. The club appears to have phased out in 1972.

In 1979 a dart league was started in Trouty at the Anglican Church Women’s Hall, by a group of residents who thought that some added social activity in the community might be useful and welcomed. Before long it was considered that the Hall would not continue to be appropriate for such an activity to continue. The interested parties decided to build their own hall (The Recreation Hall). This decision was hastened by a supply of government (both federal and provincial) funding. It was about this time that the thought was advanced that a site/ hall would be a place where the youth of Trouty could possibly meet and entertain themselves.

As a result plans were made and partly carried out to equip the building with appropriate furnishings. The full aspirations were met by 1983. The Dart League flourished in a diminishing manner until 2005. In the mean time the Committee operated with varying amounts of success until 2006 when there existed but two officers and one member. When no other members of the community came forward to join the Committee it was decided to disband the Committee and to sell the Hall ‘as is’.

The hall was sold for $2600 and the remaining funds were dispersed as follows; $1650 paid to the Town of Trinity for fire protection for Trouty for 2007; and any remaining funds were divided between St. Matthew’s Anglican Church; Fort Point Lions Club and Trouty Fire Service.

Edward Troy (1797-1872), Catholic priest, was born in Ireland in 1797. He died at Torbay on 2 April 1872.

Troy was ordained a priest at Carrick-on-Sur, in the diocese of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland, by Bishop Michael Anthony Fleming. He arrived in St. John's in May 1831 to serve in the Vicariate Apostolic of Newfoundland, at the invitation of Fleming. As an assistant to Fleming he took an active role in the construction of the new Cathedral. He built the first Roman Catholic church at Portugal Cove, which was dedicated in October 1833, and supervised the construction of a second church at Torbay (1834). Rev. Troy was appointed Vicar General on 4 July 1836.

Rev. Troy was perceived as the confident of Fleming and his political activities in St. John's provoked much controversy. In 1834 Rev. Troy attacked Governor Thomas John Cochrane as bigoted through a series of letters published under the name "Junius" in a local newspaper, The Patriot. The letters resulted in a libel suit against Troy which was dropped only when Cochrane was recalled to England. In 1835 many Protestants blamed Rev. Troy for the brutal assault on Henry D. Winton, proprietor of The Ledger, who had been previously verbally attacked by the priest. Despite Rev. Troy's alleged activities, Fleming appointed him as Vicar General on 4 July 1836.

During 1836 and 1837 Rev. Troy stigmatized Roman Catholics with different political views as "mad dog Catholics" and campaigned actively for Catholic radical candidates for the House of Assembly. In 1837-8, Rev. Troy attacked Henry John Boulton, Newfoundland chief justice, and was a prominent member of the Constitutional Society, a reform movement which effectively lobbied for his removal.

The Colonial Office sought Troy's removal in 1836 and 1837 and contacted church officials in Rome for support. In 1838 Fleming received correspondence (dated 5 January) from the Congregation of Propaganda which censured Troy and ordered that he be removed from the Island of Newfoundland. Fleming relocated the controversial priest to the Island of Merasheen, Placentia Bay (1839-47). During his stay there Father Troy built a church and other parish buildings.

In 1848 Rev. Troy was appointed parish priest of Holy Trinity Parish, Torbay (1848-72). During these years as pastor of Holy Trinity Parish he replaced the wooden church with a stone structure, established a Presentation Sisters convent and school, and erected a permanent presbytery and land ("Father Troy's Farm").

Rev. Edward troy was buried in a vault in the parish church at Torbay. When a new Holy Trinity Parish Church was constructed in 1922, Troy's remains, under the supervision of the parish priest, Rev. John Ashley, were buried beneath the church. In 1992, when a second parish church was built, Rev. Troy's remains were removed and interred in Holy Trinity Parish Cemetery, Bauline Line, Torbay.

Henry Hugh Tudor (1871-1965), soldier, was born in England in 1871, son of Rev. Harry Tudor, Sub-Dean of Exeter Cathedral. He died on 25 September 1965.

Hugh Tudor initially became involved in the military at a young age. He saw combat in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902, receiving two medals for his service. Following 1902, he accepted postings in the British colonies until the commencement of World War I in August 1914. Tudor was in command of a unit in Egypt but was on leave in England when war broke out. When his unit arrived from Egypt, he and his men were soon involved in the war effort. Tudor helped plan strategy for the Battle of Cambrai (November 1917), using smoke to hide troop movements. By the end of the war, Tudor had reached the rank of Brigadier General, commanding the 9th Scottish Division, which included the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (RNR).

In May 1920, Tudor was named police advisor to the Viceroy and commanding officer to both the Royal Irish Constabulary and the Dublin Metropolitan Police. He was one of the men most wanted by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). After the assassination of his aide-de-camp, it was decided that it was too dangerous for him to continue living in the British Isles.

In 1925 Tudor relocated to Newfoundland, and became involved in the fishery, working with the firm of George M. Barr Ltd., in St. John's.