EVENT INFORMATION

22
March
1681

The slave ship Margaret departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Barbados.

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📅 22 March 1681 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Margaret; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 110.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Bennet, Phillip. The voyage began at London on 22 March 1681. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gambia (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 24.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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