EVENT INFORMATION

30
April
1759

The slave ship King George departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Jamaica.

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📅 30 April 1759 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 353.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Jackson, Richard; Investor: Jackson, Richard; Captain: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Hodgson, Thomas; Investor: Gregson, William; Captain: Bridge, John; Investor: Bridge, John; Investor: Hardwar, Henry; Investor: Beckwith, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 April 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: West Central Africa and St Helena, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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