EVENT INFORMATION

26
March
1791

The slave ship King George arrived with enslaved Africans in Barbados. About 369 people had been taken aboard and approximately 89 arrived.

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📅 26 March 1791 📍 Barbados

Vessel: King George; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 294. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Jones, James; Investor: Allanson; Investor: Rigge, Thomas; Captain: Howard, Benjamin. The voyage began at Bristol on 11 August 1790. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Barbados, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 76.0%. Recorded outcome: Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of enslaved people or during slaving.

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