EVENT INFORMATION

19
November
1705

The slave ship Happy Return left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Jamaica. About 160 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 19 November 1705 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Happy Return; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Way, Joseph; Captain: Hood, Jaspar; Captain: Normanton; Investor: Normanton. The voyage began at Bristol on 27 August 1705. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.2%.

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