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CROSBY, Brass (1725-93), of Chelsfield, Kent

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b. 8 May 1725, 1st s. of Hercules Crosby of Stockton-on-Tees by Mary, da. and coh. of John Brass of Blackhalls, Hesildon, Durham. m. (1) the wid. of one Walraven, 1da. d.v.p.; (2) the wid. of one Cooke, a ‘collar-maker’ to the Ordnance (d. 20 Nov. 1767), s.p.; (3) 9 Feb. 1772, Mary, da. of James Maud, wine merchant of London, wid. of Rev. John Tattersall, rector of Gatton, s.p.
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Member of common council of London 1758; 1760 purchased office of city remembrancer but sold it 1761; sheriff, London and Mdx. 1764 – 65; alderman, London 1765, ld. mayor 1770–1.

Main residence: Chelsfield, Kent.
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CROSSE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (?1700-62), of Westminster, and Rainham, Essex

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b. ?1700, 2nd but o. surv. s. of Sir Thomas Crosse, 1st Bt., M.P., by Jane, da. of Patrick Lambe of Stoke Poges, Bucks. educ. Westminster 10 Jan. 1715, aged 14; Ch. Ch. Oxf. 21 Feb. 1717, aged 16. m. 15 July 1746, Mary Godfrey of Westminster, s.p. suc. fa. 27 May 1738.
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Main residences: Westminster; Rainham, Essex.
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CROSSE, Sir John, 2nd Bt. (?1700-62)

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CROWLE, Charles John (c.1738-1811), of Fryston Hall, Yorks.

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b. c. 1738, o.s. of Richard Crowle. educ. Westminster, adm. Jan. 1749, aged 8; Trinity, Camb. 30 July 1757, aged 19; I. Temple 1755. unm. suc. fa. 1757.
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Main residence: Fryston Hall, Yorks.
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CROWLE, Charles John (c.1738-1811)

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CROWLE, Richard (1699-1757), of Fryston Hall, Yorks.

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b. 15 July 1699, s. of William Crowle, Hull merchant, by Dorothy, da. of Richard Oates of Pontefract.‘Pedigree of Crowle Fam.’ in Charities of Hull. educ. at Beverley; St. John’s, Camb. 1715; I. Temple 1716, called 1724, bencher 1754. m. Apr. 1735,Gent. Mag. 1735, p. 218. The ‘Pedigree’ gives 1738 as the date of their marriage. Elizabeth, da. of John Pearman, London timber merchant, 1s.
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Main residence: Fryston Hall, Yorks.
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CROWLE, Richard (1699-1757)

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CRUGER, Henry (1739-1827), of Bristol.

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b. in New York 22 Nov. 1739, 2nd s. of Henry Cruger of New York by his w. Elizabeth Harris. educ. King’s Coll. N.Y. (now Columbia Univ.). m. (1) Dec. 1765, Hannah (d. Feb. 1767), da. of Samuel Peach, Bristol merchant (a cos. of Samuel Peach), 1s.; (2) Elizabeth Blair (d. 1790), 1da.; (3) 1799, Caroline Smith, an American, 4 ch.
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Common councillor, Bristol 1766 – 90, sheriff 1766 – 67, mayor 1781–2.

Main residence: Bristol.
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In writing this biography use has been made of a paper by P. T. Underdown, and information supplied by Mr. A. H. Robertson, a descendant of Cruger.

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CRUGER, Henry (1739-1827)

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