P_10433_2975 – William Collow
Major London and Le Havre slave-trader, owner or co-owner of 16 voyages out of London (and one from Cowes) between 1790 and 1796, mostly to St Vincent but with some elsewhere in the Caribbean, including Tobago, and co-owner of a further 9 voyages out of Le Havre to St Domingue and Tobago between 1787 and 1793. No PCC will has been found for him, and for a man of his importance in the slave-trade he appears to have left little impression in Britain.
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First name: William
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Last name: Collow
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Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Social background: Professional
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Philanthropy: Don't know
Plantation owner: Yes
Sources: Behrendt, Stephen D. ""The Journal of an African Slaver", 1789-1792, and the Gold Coast Slave Trade of William Collow." History in Africa 22 (1995): 61-71. Accessed February 7, 2021. doi:10.2307/3171908.
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Organisations (1)
William Tod & Co.
Role: Partner
Crossings (17)
83701 - Talbot (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
83700 - Talbot (1791 - 1792)
Role: Owner
82699 - Mercury (1795 - 1796)
Role: Owner
82698 - Mercury (1793 - 1794)
Role: Owner
82696 - Mercury (1791 - 1792)
Role: Owner
82694 - Mercury (1790 - 1790)
Role: Owner
82031 - John (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
82030 - John (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
82029 - John (1791 - 1792)
Role: Owner
82028 - John (1791 - 1791)
Role: Owner
81632 - Gosport and Havre Packet (1789 - 1790)
Role: Owner
81567 - Gely (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
81566 - Gely (1791 - 1792)
Role: Owner
81565 - Gely (1790 - 1791)
Role: Owner
81099 - Eagle (1794 - 1794)
Role: Owner
81098 - Eagle (1793 - 1793)
Role: Owner
81097 - Eagle (1792 - 1793)
Role: Owner
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Death
Date: 23/01/1823
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Le Havre, Normandy, France
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Was slave trading profitable: Don't know
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