9564 – Speedwell (1663 – 1664) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 9564

Was this a corporate crossing: Yes

Vessel

Name: Speedwell

Flags: gb

Tonnage: /

Journey

Departure Year: 1663

Departure Location: London

Arrival Year: 1664

Arrival Location: /

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Ardra

Principal landing location: ???

Number embarked: 302

Number disembarked: 282

Number of deaths: 20

Outcome

Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown

Sources

Binder:ARA,SG, 5904, III, H/68<>Binder, Franz, Archival and library notes on the 17th century slave trade, currently deposited at the Amsterdam City Archives: notes from the Nationaal Archief (The Hague), Staten-Generaal., T70/600,149<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/646,7<>BNA (Kew) (), CO1/18,84<>BNA (Kew), T70/599,24,196<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/309,63.01.15<>BNA (Kew) ()

Individuals (1)

George Berkeley, First Earl of Berkeley

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director