???? - 14th Jul 1838
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.
We are grateful to Paul Hitchings for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Occupation
Merchant
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£260 17s 1d
Awardee
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£736 3s 0d
Awardee
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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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1820 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
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Commercial (1) |
Name partner
McDowell, Cramsie & Watt
West India merchant |
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Business partners
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Business partners
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Business partners
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Portrush, Coleraine, Ireland
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1789 - 14th Mar 1860
Possibly the first 'ethnic minority' MP to be elected (in 1832) to the House of Commons.
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.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'William Cramsie', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43190 [accessed 19th April 2024].
