EVENT INFORMATION

16
November
1754

The slave ship Marlborough departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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📅 16 November 1754 📍 Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Marlborough; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: McMurdo, James; Captain: Willoughby, Meredith. The voyage began at Bristol on 16 November 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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