EVENT INFORMATION

26
January
1754

The slave ship Floramell arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 338 people had been taken aboard and approximately 300 arrived.

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📅 26 January 1754 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Floramell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Benson, William; Investor: Benson, William; Captain: Welch, John; Investor: Welch, John; Investor: Parr, Edward; Captain: Linnaker, Samuel; Investor: Linnaker, Samuel; Investor: Townshend, Henry; Captain: Townshend, Richard; Investor: Townshend, Richard. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 February 1753. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.

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