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Partner in Crawley, Elgie and Churchyard, in which capacity he was reportedly awarded the compensation for 18 enslaved people in British Guiana with his surviving partner Thomas Churchyard. However, the will of William Crawley formerly of Spital Square but now of Charterhouse Square was proved 24/08/1830. The firm's path to ownership is not yet clear to LBS.
PROB 11/1774/365.
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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£614 15s 8d
Awardee
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Commercial (1) |
Name partner
Crawley, Elgie & Churchyard
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1729 - 1809
Quaker merchant and banker, abolitionist who manumitted enslaved people in Jamaica
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 Crawley', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/8326 [accessed 26th November 2024].
