EVENT INFORMATION

12
May
1681

The slave ship Wellcome arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 227 people had been taken aboard and approximately 162 arrived.

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Slave voyages 📅 12 May 1681 📍 Barbados

Vessel: Wellcome; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Royal African Company; Captain: Lodge, Samuel. The voyage began at London on 1680. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 29.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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