P_10432_0227 – Bryan Blundell
Born: 1675
Died: 27/01/1756
Bryan Blundell (1675 – 1756) was a Liverpool master mariner, merchant and member of the African Company of Merchants who participated in fifty-nine slave trading voyages between 1721 and 1774 that transported 15701 captives from Africa to the Caribbean and North America. His other commercial interests included trade to the English Caribbean and Ireland as well as ship building in Liverpool and Virginia. He had worked as a mariner from the age of twelve and his surviving journal of his life at sea provides a unique insight into the life of a mariner during this period. Blundell was Mayor of Liverpool in 1721-2 and 1728-9. He used his wealth to found the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital School in 1708 and expand this with a new building in 1717 that still survives and is the oldest building in central Liverpool.
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First name: Bryan
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Last name: Blundell
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Primary cohort: Liverpool
Sex: Male
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Primary outcome: Trade
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Relations
William Blundell
Father
Jonathan Blundell
Son
Political Offices Held
Local
Mayor of Liverpool (1721-1722 and 1728-1729)
Bankruptcies
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Geographic experiences
Americas
Worked as mariner from age of 12 and involved in dozens of transatlantic voyages. His journal of his life at sea provides a unique insight into the life of a mariner during this period.
Internal migrant: No
Foreign born: No
Supplier to slave trade voyages: No
Creditor to slave trade voyages: No
Philanthropy: Yes
A member of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. With Robert Stythe established the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital School in 1708 that opened with room for 50 students. The school was expanded in 1717 at a cost of £500 to Blundell (now the Bluecoat Chambers). Blundell was treasurer of the school from 1714 until his death.
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Sources: BHO
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Crossings (59)
91721 - Providence (1771 - 1771)
Role: Owner
91678 - Friendship (1771 - 1771)
Role: Owner
91677 - Friendship (1770 - 1770)
Role: Owner
91651 - Bolden (1770 - 1770)
Role: Owner
91432 - Friendship (1768 - 1769)
Role: Owner
91410 - King of Prussia (1771 - 1772)
Role: Owner
91409 - King of Prussia (1769 - 1770)
Role: Owner
91408 - King of Prussia (1767 - 1768)
Role: Owner
91375 - Nancy (1774 - 1774)
Role: Owner
91374 - Nancy (1772 - 1773)
Role: Owner
91373 - Nancy (1771 - 1772)
Role: Owner
91372 - Nancy (1770 - 1771)
Role: Owner
91371 - Nancy (1769 - 1770)
Role: Owner
91370 - Nancy (1768 - 1769)
Role: Owner
91369 - Nancy (1767 - 1767)
Role: Owner
91264 - Nancy (1765 - 1766)
Role: Owner
91181 - Angola
Role: Owner
91083 - Henry (1769 - 1769)
Role: Owner
91082 - Henry (1767 - 1768)
Role: Owner
91081 - Henry (1765 - 1766)
Role: Owner
91080 - Henry (1764 - 1765)
Role: Owner
91079 - Henry (1763 - 1763)
Role: Owner
91068 - Galam (1763 - 1764)
Role: Owner
90924 - Nanny (1765 - 1765)
Role: Owner
90923 - Nanny (1764 - 1764)
Role: Owner
90922 - Nanny (1763 - 1763)
Role: Owner
90921 - Nanny (1762 - 1762)
Role: Owner
90920 - Nanny (1761 - 1761)
Role: Owner
90900 - Hero (1762 - 1763)
Role: Owner
90899 - Hero (1760 - 1761)
Role: Owner
90844 - Elizabeth (1760 - 1761)
Role: Owner
92609 - Martha (1721 - 1722)
Role: Owner
92603 - Jane and Ellen (1723 - 1724)
Role: Owner
92309 - Galam (1764 - 1765)
Role: Owner
91854 - Friendship (1773 - 1774)
Role: Owner
91853 - Friendship (1772 - 1772)
Role: Owner
91840 - Bolden (1772 - 1773)
Role: Owner
91832 - Blundell (1773 - 1773)
Role: Owner
91831 - Blundell (1772 - 1773)
Role: Owner
28041 - Tarleton (1726 - 1727)
Role: Owner
90760 - Alice (1760 - 1761)
Role: Owner
90759 - Alice (1758 - 1758)
Role: Owner
90742 - Nanny (1760 - 1760)
Role: Owner
90741 - Nanny (1759 - 1760)
Role: Owner
90724 - Biddy (1758 - 1758)
Role: Owner
90670 - Mary (1760 - 1760)
Role: Owner
90669 - Mary (1759 - 1760)
Role: Owner
90585 - Duke of Cumberland (1761 - 1762)
Role: Owner
90584 - Duke of Cumberland (1760 - 1760)
Role: Owner
90583 - Duke of Cumberland (1758 - 1759)
Role: Owner
90582 - Duke of Cumberland (1757 - 1757)
Role: Owner
90581 - Duke of Cumberland (1755 - 1755)
Role: Owner
90415 - Elizabeth (1754 - 1755)
Role: Owner
90414 - Elizabeth (1753 - 1754)
Role: Owner
90413 - Elizabeth (1752 - 1752)
Role: Owner
90156 - Duke of Cumberland (1753 - 1753)
Role: Owner
90155 - Duke of Cumberland (1752 - 1752)
Role: Owner
90154 - Duke of Cumberland (1750 - 1750)
Role: Owner
90153 - Duke of Cumberland (1748 - 1748)
Role: Owner
Birth
Date: 1675
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Death
Date: 27/01/1756
Location: Liverpool (Lancashire)
Burial
Date: /
Location: Liverpool (Lancashire)
Memorial details: The memorial stone was moved to the Blue Coat School
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Residencies
Liverpool (Lancashire)
Learn moreOccupation: Mariner (Labourer)
Master mariner. Also identified as Merchant.
Schools
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Universities
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Inns of Court
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Military training
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Imperial positions
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Apprenticeships
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Livery company affiliations
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Other business activities
Region: English Caribbean
Economic sector: Commerce
Part owner of the ship "Mary Snow" with Bryan Blundel, Henry Trafford, Edward Trafford, John Hughes, and James Bromfield. Captain William Benson. Seized by Spanish authorities in 1730 on voyage from Cork to Jamaica. Valued at £3748 18s 6d.
Region: North America (old colonies - Virginia, New England, Massachusetts etc)
Economic sector: Shipping
Involved in building ships in Virginia more cheaply than than in England.
Region: England
Economic sector: Shipping
Captain of the "Mulberry" - the first ship built in the Old Dock in Liverpool in 1715.
Region: Ireland
Economic sector: Commerce
Involved in trading salt to Ireland.
Was slave trading profitable: No
Will
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Legacies
Physical Imprints
Building Category: Urban
Type: Built
Town/City: Liverpool (Lancashire)
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Year: Built 1716-1725
Value: £500
Founded the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital School in 1708 and expanded this with a new building in 1717 that still survives and is the oldest building in central Liverpool (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bluecoat_Chambers_-_Liverpool.jpg)
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