EVENT INFORMATION

6
May
1807

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

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📅 6 May 1807 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Ceres; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 341. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Brade, William; Investor: Brade, James; Investor: Hooton, Richard; Captain: Molyneux, Thomas; Investor: Molyneux, Thomas; Investor: Smith, William. The voyage began at Liverpool on 6 May 1807. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bonny (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 2.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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