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Brother of John Crosbie (q.v.) and uncle of John Gustavus Crosbie (q.v.), and mortgagee of Crosbie's on Antigua.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Occupation
Soldier
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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- 1798 [EY] → Mortgage Holder
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Brothers
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William Crosbie was also mortgagee of his brother's Crosbie estate on...
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Uncle → Nephew
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General William Crosbie left his estate in trust, subject to several annuities to his female family members, to his brother Charles Crosbie and then to Charles' son John Gustavus Crosbie....
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1785 - 1854
Jamaican-born widow of a prominent slave-owner; resident in Britain following the death of her husband in 1818. Accused - and acquitted - of the cruel treatment of some enslaved people whom she brought to Britain with her.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'General William Crosbie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146644115 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
