EVENT INFORMATION

2
January
1764

The slave ship Hector arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 332 people had been taken aboard and approximately 328 arrived.

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📅 2 January 1764 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Hector; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Gregson, William; Investor: Rumbold, Thomas; Captain: Bridge, John; Investor: Bridge, John; Captain: Hanly, Richard; Investor: Hanly, Richard; Investor: Knight, John; Captain: Willan, John; Investor: Willan, John; Investor: Dunbarr, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 13 May 1763. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation.

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