9961 – Henry and William (1679 – 1680) | The Register of British Slave-Traders (staging)

3.1 million enslaved people trafficked to the British colonies

Voyage ID: 9961

Was this a corporate crossing: Yes

Vessel

Name: Henry and William

Flags: gb

Tonnage: /

Journey

Departure Year: 1679

Departure Location: London

Arrival Year: 1680

Arrival Location: London

Enslaved people

Principal purchase location: Whydah

Principal landing location: Jamaica, port unspecified

Number embarked: 520

Number disembarked: 479

Number of deaths: 41

Outcome

Voyage completed as intended

Sources

T70/1,49<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/10,16,25,45<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/939,f.5v<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/962,62<>BNA (Kew) (), T70/1222,79<>BNA (Kew) (), Rawl,C745,64-5,145-6<>Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747

Individuals (3)

George Berkeley, First Earl of Berkeley

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director

Benjamin Bathurst

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director

Sir Robert Clayton

Investor type: Corporate

Corporate Role: Director