EVENT INFORMATION

10
December
1754

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

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๐Ÿ“… 10 December 1754 ๐Ÿ“ Saint Kitts and Nevis

Vessel: Stirling Castle; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 155.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Backhouse, Thomas; Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Investor: Heywood, Arthur; Investor: Ward, Thomas; Investor: Unsworth, Levinus; Investor: Darbyshire, Thomas; Captain: Maddock, James. The voyage began at Liverpool on 10 December 1754. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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