EVENT INFORMATION

9
September
1717

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

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📅 9 September 1717 📍 Jamaica

Vessel: Elizabeth; flag: Great Britain; rig: Brigantine; estimated standardized tonnage: 74.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Johnson, Thomas; Captain: Barton, Henry; Captain: Starkey, Edward. The voyage began at Liverpool on 9 September 1717. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Kingston. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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