EVENT INFORMATION

14
July
1737

The slave ship Broomfield departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 14 July 1737 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Broomfield; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Cross, John; Captain: Barry, Edmund. The voyage began at Bristol on 14 July 1737. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Newcastle (Nevis). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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