17916 – Africa (1783 – 1784)
Voyage ID: 17916
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Africa
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 210.0
Journey
Departure Year: 1783
Departure Location: Bristol
Arrival Year: 1784
Arrival Location: Bristol
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: Bonny
Principal landing location: St. Vincent, port unspecified
Number embarked: 300
Number disembarked: 220
Number of deaths: 80
Outcome
Voyage completed as intended
Sources
Richardson,IV<><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>, MMM,D/DAV,84.05.15.<><i>Merseyside Maritime Museum</i> (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794
Individuals (3)
P_10404_1293 - William Elton
Role: Owner
P_10404_1294 - John McTaggart
Role: Captain
P_10404_1002 - James McTaggart
Role: Owner