83950 – Venus (1787 – 1788) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 83950

Was this a corporate crossing: No

Vessel

Name: Venus

Flags: gb

Tonnage: 142.0

Journey

Departure Year: 1787

Departure Location: London

Arrival Year: 1788

Arrival Location: London

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Cape Coast Castle

Principal landing location: Jamaica, port unspecified

Number embarked: 305

Number disembarked: 284

Number of deaths: 21

Outcome

Voyage completed as intended

Sources

LR1789<>Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London)., T70/1555<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/1556<>BNA (Kew) (), CO142/20<>BNA (Kew), LList, 27 June 1788<>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808), LList, 25 July 1788<>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)

Individuals (3)

P_10433_1636 - Thomas King of Stamford Hill

Role: Owner

P_10433_2782 - William Camden

Role: Owner

P_3077 - Anthony Calvert

Role: Owner