EVENT INFORMATION

24
March
1759

The slave ship Tyrrell departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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๐Ÿ“… 24 March 1759 ๐Ÿ“ Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Tyrrell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 155.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gill, William; Investor: Gill, William; Investor: Maine, John; Investor: Green, Robert; Investor: Stewart, William; Investor: Sandford, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 24 March 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Recorded outcome: Captured by the French - after enslaved people disembarked.

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