EVENT INFORMATION

3
February
1756

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

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📅 3 February 1756 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Tom; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 38.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Earle, William; Investor: Earle, William; Investor: Davenport, William; Captain: Hughes, Thomas; Investor: Hughes, Thomas; Investor: Williamson, John; Captain: Black, Patrick; Investor: Black, Patrick; Investor: Gorrel, John; Investor: Falkner, Thomas; Investor: Pownal, William; Investor: Davenport, Christopher; Investor: Home, Jacob; Captain: Anderton, Joseph. The voyage began at Liverpool on 3 February 1756. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified.

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