hˌævɪŋ lˈɔst hɪz pˈɛɹənts, hɪz fˈɑːðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv, kɹˈɔs tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə mˈænɪdʒmənt ʌvðə fˈæmɪli ᵻstˈeɪts æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
Having lost his parents, his father in 1800 and his mother in 1805, Crosse took over the management of the family estates at the age of 21.