The slave ship Royal Family departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Guadeloupe.

Vessel: Royal Family; flag: Great Britain; rig: Sloop; estimated standardized tonnage: 56.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Shaw, Saml; Investor: Blundell, Jonathan; Captain: Blundell, Richard; Investor: Blundell, Richard; Investor: Blundell, Bryan (Jr); Captain: Shepherd, Wilson. The voyage began at Liverpool on 22 July 1758. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after embarkation of enslaved people.