EVENT INFORMATION

8
January
1788

The slave ship Eliza departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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📅 8 January 1788 📍 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Vessel: Eliza; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 90. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Tarleton, John; Investor: Tarleton, John; Captain: Tarleton, Thomas; Investor: Tarleton, Thomas; Investor: Tarleton, Clayton; Investor: Backhouse, Dan; Captain: Molyneux, Thomas; Investor: Molyneux, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 8 January 1788. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Sierra Leone estuary. Principal recorded disembarkation place: St Vincent, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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