16983 – Bristol Merchant (1739 – 1740)

Voyage ID: 16983

Was this a corporate crossing: No

Vessel

Name: Bristol Merchant

Flags: gb

Tonnage: 182.3

Journey

Departure Year: 1739

Departure Location: Bristol

Arrival Year: 1740

Arrival Location: Bristol

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Africa., port unspecified

Principal landing location: Jamaica, port unspecified

Number embarked: 271

Number disembarked: 217

Number of deaths: /

Outcome

Voyage completed as intended

Sources

Richardson,II<>Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America: Volume 1, The Years of Expansion, 1698-1729 (Bristol, 1986); Volume 2, The Years of Ascendancy, 1730-1745 (Bristol, 1987); Volume 3, The Years of Decline, 1746-1769 (Bristol, 1991); Volume 4, The Final Years, 1770-1807 (Bristol, 1997), DailyG,40.10.11.<>Daily Gazeteer (London)

Individuals (1)

P_10404_0506 - Henry Tonge

Role: Owner