EVENT INFORMATION

6
June
1749

The slave ship Stirling Castle completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 6 June 1749 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Stirling Castle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 155.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Backhouse, Thomas; Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Investor: Heywood, Arthur; Investor: Ward, Thomas; Investor: Unsworth, Levinus; Investor: Darbyshire, Thomas; Captain: Gardner, Charles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 February 1748. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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