The slave ship Essex departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Vessel: Essex; flag: Great Britain; rig: Snauw; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Investor: Foxcroft, Thomas; Captain: Brown, James; Investor: Brown, James; Captain: Dobb, William; Investor: Dobb, William; Investor: Salthouse, John; Investor: Goad, John; Investor: Hutton, George; Captain: Brown, Edmund; Investor: Brown, Edmund; Captain: Waterson; Investor: Waterson. The voyage began at Liverpool on 3 August 1761. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Kitts, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.