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

Vessel: Ellis; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 254.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Boats, William; Investor: Boats, William; Captain: Hanly, Richard; Investor: Hanly, Richard; Captain: Rylands, Ralph; Investor: Rylands, Ralph. The voyage began at Liverpool on 29 September 1773. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.