EVENT INFORMATION

8
July
1706

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

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📅 8 July 1706 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Happy Return; flag: Great Britain. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Way, Joseph; Captain: Normanton; Investor: Normanton; Captain: Rowe, Richard. The voyage began at Bristol on 8 July 1706. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Africa, port unspecified (Other Africa). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Jamaica, place unspecified. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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