9827 – Benjamin (1687 – 1687) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 9827

Was this a corporate crossing: Yes

Vessel

Name: Benjamin

Flags: gb

Tonnage: 200.3

Journey

Departure Year: 1687

Departure Location: London

Arrival Year: 1687

Arrival Location: /

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified

Principal landing location: Jamaica, port unspecified

Number embarked: 375

Number disembarked: 369

Number of deaths: 6

Outcome

Voyage completed as intended

Sources

T70/11,28<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/12,78<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/1222,140<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/50,35<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/944<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/916<>BNA (Kew) (), CO388/10<>BNA (Kew), T70/967,13,20<>BNA (Kew) (), Add.mss,3984<>British Library, Additional Manuscripts (London, UK)

Individuals (2)

George Berkeley, First Earl of Berkeley

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director

Benjamin Bathurst

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director