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Trousdell, William Hugh Cornwallis, 1879-1915 (colonial administrator)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1879 - 1915

Biography

William Trousdell was educated at Carlisle and Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in 1903 after his studies were interrupted by service in the South African War. He was then appointed a clerk in the Colonial Audit Department in 1904. The following year he received an overseas posting and assumed his duties as Assistant Auditor at Calabar, Southern Nigeria, making a journey up the Cross River in November and December. From January to July 1906 he was based at Bonny and returned to England on his first leave abroad immediately after.

Trousdell arrived at Bonny for his second tour of duty early January 1907 going on leave again mid-October of the same year. He returned to Lagos as Acting Local Auditor in February 1908, and was transferred to the Treasury as a Financial Assistant in July 1908. Prior to the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria on January 1 1914, Trousdell was appointed Chief Accountant of the combined Railway Department. While returning from England on leave his ship was torpedoed by a German submarine in St. George's Channel on March 28 1915 and Trousdell perished.

Likenesses:

Y3043A/50 and 76.

Sources:

Simpson, D (ed.) (1966), 'Albums of Southern Nigeria 1905-1907', The Royal Commonwealth Society, Library Notes, New Series no. 118, p.1-2.

Southern Nigeria and Nigeria Blue Books.

The Southern Nigeria Civil Service List (1907 and 1912).

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 Fonds

Trousdell Southern Nigeria Photographs, 1905-7

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043A-B
Scope and Contents A collection of albums of photographs taken by Trousdell whilst posted in Nigeria and on leave from that posting.Y3043B, a larger album of 201 prints, contains most of the photographs in this volume as well as later work. 56 captioned photographs record the period from January 3 - October 13 1907 during Trousdell's second tour of duty at Bonny. A few uncaptioned photographs have not been identified as to date or place. The prints in the earlier album are generally in a better...
Dates: 1905 - 1907
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library
 File

Trousdell Volume I, 1905 - 1906

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043A
Scope and Contents An album containing prints neatly captioned in Trousdell's hand. All prints measure 102 x 77 mm unless otherwise stated, and are not detailed in the individual print catalogue: photographs in a portrait format are denoted by '(vertical)' after the caption. The album, dated December 1906, was given by Trousdell as a present to his mother, presumably on his return to Nigeria at the end of his first leave, scenes included show views in Calabar, photographs taken during a journey up the Cross...
Dates: 1905 - 1906
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Trousdell Southern Nigeria Photographs, 1905-7
 File

Trousdell Volume II, 1905 - 1907

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3043B
Scope and Contents

An album containing prints, measuring 102 x 77 mm unless otherwise stated, and the majority captioned in Trousdell's hand. Prints in a portrait format are denoted by '(vertical)' after the caption. Captions for the few untitled prints are enclosed in square brackets.

Dates: 1905 - 1907
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in: Cambridge University Library / Trousdell Southern Nigeria Photographs, 1905-7

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