EVENT INFORMATION

31
May
1768

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

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📅 31 May 1768 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Ellis; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Boats, William; Investor: Boats, William; Captain: Jackson, Amos. The voyage began at Liverpool on 31 May 1768. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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