EVENT INFORMATION

30
May
1795

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

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📅 30 May 1795 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: John; flag: Great Britain; rig: Schooner; estimated standardized tonnage: 120. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Ratcliffe, Jonathan; Investor: Parr, Thomas; Investor: Parr, John (Jr); Captain: Hume, Robert; Investor: Hume, Robert; Captain: Dixon, John; Investor: Dixon, John. The voyage began at Liverpool on 30 May 1795. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Windward Coast, place unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Spanish Town. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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