The slave ship Stirling Castle departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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 11 July 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.