1803 - 1839
Son of William Cross, Glasgow West India merchant and proprietor (himself the son of John Cross, also a West India merchant and proprietor) and Anna Buchanan, heiress of Moss and Auchintoshan. Owner of Montreuil Estate in Grenada. Auchintoshan House in Old Kilpatrick Dumbartonshire was sold for 拢20,000 by John Cross Buchanan's trustees after his death. Held shares in John Cross & Co., West India merchants.
T71/880 Grenada claim no. 699 (Montreuil Estate).
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Absentee?
British/Irish
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Spouse
Jean Wardrop of Torbanehill
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Children
William, Anna Bolling, John, Marion, Hector, Susan, Walter
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Occupation
West India merchant and plantation owner
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£3,971 14s 7d
Awardee (Owner-in-fee)
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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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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trust beneficiary
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1832 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Owner
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Auchintoshan (or Auchentoshan) House [Purchased]
notes → Destroyed in the blitz, March...
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Son → Father
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Auchintoshan House, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow (near), Lanarkshire, Central Scotland, Scotland
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1805 - ????
Enslaved man brought to England as a domestic servant; his former owner was indicted for the mistreatment of Thompson in 1824.
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:
'John Cross Buchanan', Legacies of British Slavery database, [accessed 20th September 2024].
