The slave ship James departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Montserrat.

Vessel: James; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Rumbold, Thomas; Investor: Davenport, William; Investor: Spencer, Lawrence; Captain: Foulkes, Thomas; Investor: Foulkes, Thomas; Investor: Campbell, James; Captain: Hyde, Isaac; Captain: Hyde, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 August 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Montserrat, port unspecified.