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Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 237.
Muster roll for the ship, the Indian Prince , from Bristol to Africa and Barbados, 1765.
The Indian Prince sold 187 slaves at Barbados. Several of the crew has sailed on previous slaving voyages, in the ships; the Molly , the Indian Queen and the Anamabot .
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: 1765
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 219.
Muster roll for the ship, the Elizabeth , from Nevis, 1766.
A large number of ships traded between Bristol and the Caribbean islands and mainland 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: 1766
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 216.
Muster roll for the ship, the Greyhound, from Barbados and Madeira.
The Greyhound, unusually, called at Barbados and Madeira, a Spanish island off the coast of west Africa in the North Atlantic.
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: 29th Sep 1765 - 29th Sep 1766
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 218.
Muster roll for the ship, the Eagle , for Jamaica, 1765.
A large number of ships traded between Bristol and the Caribbean islands, and mainland 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: 1765
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 215.
Muster roll for the ship, the Bettsey , from Grenada, 1765.
A large number of ships traded between Bristol and the Caribbean islands and mainland 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: 1765
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 204.
Muster roll for the ship, the Content , from Africa to Antigua, 1765.
This is the only known slaving voyage for the Content . 103 slaves were sold in Antigua.
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: 1765
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 200.
Muster roll of the ship, the Cornwall , from Bristol to Africa and America and back to Bristol, 1794.
This was the seventh of ten slaving voyages for the Cornwall . Slaves were bought in Angola, West Africa. The records suggest either 500 or 300 slaves were carried, with 300 sold at Jamaica. The return cargo included sugar from the Spring Plantation owned by John Hugh Smyth of Ashton Court, Bristol.
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: 1763
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 201.
Muster roll for the ship, the Cato.
The Cato , a large ship, carried 86 crew to look after the intended cargo of slaves. The ship spent at least 8 months on the African coast at Old Calabar, loading an unknown number of slaves. 40 of the crew died in Africa. Reports vary of 500, 530 or 398 slaves on board, with 398 sold at 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: 1763
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 199.
Muster roll for the ship, the Pierpoint , from Africa and Jamaica. 1763.
The Pierpoint landed 247 slaves for sale in 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: 1763
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls from the 29th September 1765 – 29th September 1766. Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 199.
Detail of muster roll of the ship, the Pierpoint .
25 of the 47 crew died before the ship reached Jamaica. One of them was killed. The others, including the captain, Samuel Whiting, presumably died of disease at the African coast or during the Middle Passage.
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: 1763
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
