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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1787 – 1788; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 33.
Muster roll for the ship, the Trusty , sailing from the Bay of Honduras, 1786.
Honduras was the source of much of the mahhogany timber imported into Britain. The Trusty was probably a wood vessel, buying mahogany in from mainland central America.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1787 – 1788; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 27.
Muster roll for the ship, the Alfred , sailing from Bristol to Africa and Jamaica, 1786.
The Alfred left Bristol for West Africa. The number of slaves bought is not known, but 300 were reported imported into Jamaica.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1787 – 1788; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 25.
Muster roll for the ship, the Thomas , sailing for Bonny in West Africa.
410 slaves were bought, and 400 or 401 were sold at Tobago, in the Caribbean.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 194.
Muster roll for the ship, the Leviathan , sailing from Africa, 1785.
There are no records of where the Leviathan went in Africa, or of any slaves bought and sold. The ship put into Galway in Ireland on the return journey in distress .
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1785
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 187.
Detail of muster roll for the fifth voyage of the ship, the Wasp; sailing from Africa and St Vincents, 1786.
Crew member Edward Powell died at New Calabar. Other crew members Daniel Hawley and John Martin died during The Middle Passage. Eight other crew deserted in Africa or St Vincent, in the Caribbean.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1767 - 1768
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 187.
Muster roll for the fifth voyage of the ship, the Wasp ; sailing from Africa and St Vincents in the Caribbean, 1786.
The Wasp sailed for New Calabar, Africa, although it is not known how many slaves were bought. 210 were sold in St Vincents.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 176.
Muster roll for the ship, the St Andrew , sailing from Jamaica, 1786.
The St Andrew was owned by Sidenham Teast and Company, ship builders, and returned direct from Jamaica with a cargo of tropical hardwoods.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 185.
Muster roll for the ship, the Hector , sailing from Bristol to Africa and from thence to London, 1786.
The Hector was a large slaving ship of 300 tons. She sailed for Gabon, on the West African coast, and then returned direct to London. The Hector was presumably a wood vessel , buying tropical hardwoods for the ship building and timber trades.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 172.
Muster roll for the ship, the Cleveland , sailing from Africa, 1786.
The Cleveland was presumably a wood vessel , trading tropical hardwoods. It sailed back to Bristol direct from Africa.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1786
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from 1767 – 1768; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 146.
Muster roll for the ship, the Brothers , sailing from Africa and St Vincents, in the Caribbean, 1785.
The Brothers sailed for Africa, and was reported as calling at Cape Coast Castle and Benin, both in West Africa. The number of slaves bought is not known, but 220 were sold at St Vincent. For 15 of the 40 crew who sailed from Bristol, this was their first voyage.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors’ Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1785
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
