77539 – Writtle Merchant (1741 – 1741) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 77539

Was this a corporate crossing: No

Vessel

Name: Writtle Merchant

Flags: gb

Tonnage: 272.3

Journey

Departure Year: 1741

Departure Location: London

Arrival Year: 1741

Arrival Location: London

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Gallinhas

Principal landing location: Jamaica, port unspecified

Number embarked: 240

Number disembarked: 197

Number of deaths: /

Outcome

Voyage completed as intended

Sources

ADM7/83<>British National Archives (Kew), Admiralty, LList, 10 Feb 1741<>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808), LList, 20 Feb 1741<>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808), LList, 27 Nov 1741<>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808), ADM68/197,220v<>British National Archives (Kew), Admiralty, DailyG,41.02.09.<>Daily Gazeteer (London), DP,42.07.06<>Daily Post

Individuals (1)

P_10433_2386 - Thomas Gunnings

Role: Captain-owner