EVENT INFORMATION

8
January
1701

The slave ship Society arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 430 people had been taken aboard and approximately 234 arrived.

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📅 8 January 1701 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Society; flag: Great Britain; estimated standardized tonnage: 146.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Monk, Edward. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Returned direct to Africa after bringing enslaved people to the Americas.

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