EVENT INFORMATION

25
July
1801

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

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📅 25 July 1801 📍 Suriname

Vessel: Aeolus; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 218. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Benson, Moses; Investor: Staniforth, Thomas; Investor: Staniforth, Samuel; Investor: Brancker, P; Captain: Walker, Charles. The voyage began at Liverpool on 25 July 1801. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Suriname, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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