EVENT INFORMATION

11
May
1789

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

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📅 11 May 1789 📍 Grenada

Vessel: Eliza; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 166. 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: Cannell. The voyage began at Liverpool on 11 May 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Iles de Los (Sierra Leone). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Grenada, place unspecified. Recorded resistance: Cut-off (meaning unclear). Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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