EVENT INFORMATION

25
June
1755

The slave ship Chester completed the voyage after transporting enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 25 June 1755 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Chester; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Sedgeley, Samuel; Captain: Nixon, James. The voyage began at Bristol on 1 March 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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