William Borradaile

Trustee with Mary Ann Cruikshank for an award for 5 enslaved people in St Vincent. Partner in W & G Borradaile (q.v.) merchants and insurance brokers of Barge Yard which appears to have failed c. 1842. He was the son of Richardson Borradaile, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyne 1826-1831.

1. Apparently unconnected with the William Borradaile lawyer of 20 Kings Arms Yard who died 11/11/1865 leaving £100,000.

T71/892 St Vincent claim no. 630. T71/1662 identifies him as of Barge Yard; http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/borradaile-richardson-1762-1835

1. William D. Rubinstein, Who were the rich? 1860- (Volumes 3 and 4, manuscripts in preparation), reference 1865/20.