17176 – Emperor (1747 – 1748)
Voyage ID: 17176
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Emperor
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 305.3
Journey
Departure Year: 1747
Departure Location: Bristol
Arrival Year: 1748
Arrival Location: Bristol
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Principal landing location: Kingston
Number embarked: 524
Number disembarked: 384
Number of deaths: 140
Outcome
Voyage completed as intended
Sources
Richardson,III<><p>Richardson, David, <em>Bristol</em><em>, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America</em>: Volume 1, <em>The Years of Expansion, 1698-1729</em> (Bristol, 1986); Volume 2, <em>The Years of Ascendancy, 1730-1745</em> (Bristol, 1987); Volume 3, <em>The Years of Decline, 1746-1769</em> (Bristol, 1991); Volume 4, <em>The Final Years, 1770-1807</em> (Bristol, 1997)</p>, LList, 29 Apr 1748<><i>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)</i>, BFP7/F7/5<><i>University of Melbourne Archives</i> (Melbourne, Australia) Bright Family Papers
Individuals (2)
P_10404_0843 - Charles Gwynn
Role: Captain
P_10404_0861 - John Easton
Role: Owner