No Dates
Partner with Thomas Todd (q.v.) in Thomas Todd & Co., Fenchurch Street. Todd's will of 1836 specified that Crooks was entitled to one moiety of the property in Todd's name in Jamaica.
See separate entry for Thomas Todd.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Occupation
Merchant
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£2,262 17s 7d
Awardee
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Commercial (1) |
Other partner
Thomas Todd & Co.
West India merchant |
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:
'William Crooks', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/42866 [accessed 23rd November 2024].
