EVENT INFORMATION

17
May
1760

The slave ship Ford arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 230 people had been taken aboard and approximately 197 arrived.

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📅 17 May 1760 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Ford; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Gildart, James; Investor: Gildart, James; Captain: Hutton, William; Investor: Hutton, William; Investor: Sherlock, Barth; Investor: Ford, Charles; Investor: Winstanley, Samuel. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 August 1759. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gold Coast, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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