EVENT INFORMATION

17
August
1752

The slave ship Tryton arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 178 people had been taken aboard and approximately 158 arrived.

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📅 17 August 1752 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Tryton; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 128.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Townsend, Henry; Investor: Clayton, John; Investor: Unsworth, Levinus; Investor: Kendal, Thomas; Investor: Crompton, John; Investor: Leatherbarrow, Thos; Captain: Jenkinson, Charles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 15 November 1751. 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.

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