EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1753

The slave ship Thistle arrived with enslaved Africans in Antigua and Barbuda. About 100 people had been taken aboard and approximately 89 arrived.

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📅 30 May 1753 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Thistle; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 92.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Baber, John; Investor: Baber, John; Captain: Bray, Henry. The voyage began at Bristol on 1 March 1752. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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