EVENT INFORMATION

16
May
1701

The slave ship Coventry arrived with enslaved Africans in Jamaica. About 312 people had been taken aboard and approximately 250 arrived.

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📅 16 May 1701 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Coventry; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Houlditch, Abraham; Investor: Brooke, Robert; Investor: Matthews, Jonathan; Investor: Smith, Henry; Captain: Cook, William. The voyage began at London on 2 August 1700. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cabinda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified.

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