3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies
90100 – Ruth (1748 – 1748)
Voyage ID: 90100
Was this a corporate crossing: No
Vessel
Name: Ruth
Flags: gb
Tonnage: 92.3
Journey
Departure Year: 1748
Departure Location: Liverpool
Arrival Year: 1748
Arrival Location: /
Enslaved people
Principal purchase location: Benin
Principal landing location: /
Number embarked: 331
Number disembarked: /
Number of deaths: /
Outcome
Shipwrecked or destroyed, after embarkation of slaves or during slaving
Sources
LST,1744-1786<>Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, <i>Liverpool </i><i> Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786</i> (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992)., LList, 19 Jan 1750<><i>Lloyds’ Lists (1741, 1744, 1747-53, 1755, 1757-58, 1760-77, 1779-1808)</i>, EXT1/299<><i>The National Archives</i> (Kew, UK) Documents and objects extracted from various record series