17179 – Iris (1747 – 1748)
Voyage ID: 17179
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Iris
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 110.3
Journey
Departure Year: 1747
Departure Location: Bristol
Arrival Year: 1748
Arrival Location: Bristol
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: Bonny
Principal landing location: Kingston
Number embarked: 260
Number disembarked: 161
Number of deaths: 99
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, 20 Jan 1749<><i>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)</i>, BFP7/F7/1,and 17<><i>University of Melbourne Archives</i> (Melbourne, Australia) Bright Family Papers, BFP39B/B2/F1<><i>University of Melbourne Archives</i> (Melbourne, Australia) Bright Family Papers, BRO, SMV/9/3/3/1,4<><i>Bristol Record Office</i> (Bristol, UK) Society of Merchant Venturers, Sailors’ petitions for relief from the Society of Merchant Venturers
Individuals (3)
P_10404_0862 - Samuel Munckley
Role: Owner
P_10404_0303 - Stephen (Jr) Perry
Role: Owner
P_10404_0453 - Richard (Sr) Farr
Role: Owner