CROSWELL, Henry (Harry)

  General Notes:

The Crosswell/Cresswell family were generally distinguished for great hardihood, activity and intelligence, obviously of a good yeoman class. They were connected much with many of the official classes such as police, law officers, warders, some doctors and lawyers. (James Peyton Hamilton)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military: Waterloo. Fought in many of the peninsular wars and Waterloo after which he retired on N.C. Officer's pension.

• Occupation: farmer: Derrown, Co. Leitrim.

• Occupation: local clerk of the petty sessions.

• Residence: Derrown, Cadda: Co. Leitrim, Ireland.

Henry married Jane MAPE about 1818. (Jane MAPE was born about 1792 and died about 1876.)