UCL

William Cramsie

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 14th Jul 1838

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Partner with James McDowell and John Watt in Kingston, Jamaica. The three were listed as co-owners of Ellerslie in St George in 1834 (but not owners of this estate in 1832) and were co-owners of a group of enslaved people in Kingston from at least 1820 to 1832.

  1. William Cramsie of the house of MacDowell, Cramsie and Watt died at Portrush, Coleraine, 14/07/1838. He was the son of William Cramsie of Clodagh, near Ballymoney, and had lived in Jamaica upwards of 20 years.

Sources

  1. Belfast Commercial Chronicle 21/07/1838.

We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.

Further Information

Occupation
Merchant

Associated Claims (2)

Jamaica Kingston 1785
£260 17s 1d
Awardee
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Jamaica St George 211 (Ellerslie)
£736 3s 0d
Awardee
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Associated Estates (1)

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:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
urban (Kingston) [ Jamaica | Kingston ]

Legacies Summary

Commercial (1)

Name partner
McDowell, Cramsie & Watt
West India merchant  
 
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Relationships (3)

William Cramsie
Business partners
James McDowell
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William Cramsie
Business partners
John Watt
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William Cramsie
Business partners
Samuel Watt
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Addresses (1)

Portrush, Coleraine, Ireland
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