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By 1750 Liverpool was the pre-eminent slave trading port in Great Britain. Thereafter Liverpool's control of the industry continued to grow. [6] In the period between 1793 and 1807, when the slave trade was abolished, Liverpool accounted for 84.7% of all slave voyages, with London accounting for 12% and Bristol 3.3%. [7]
The history of Liverpool can be traced back to 1190 when the place was known as 'Liuerpul', possibly meaning a pool or creek with muddy water, though other origins of the name have been suggested. The borough was founded by royal charter in 1207 by King John , made up of only seven streets in the shape of the letter 'H'.
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The slave ship Brooks, showing how slaves were shackled on board. Davenport was one of the world's most prolific traders in enslaved people, and by the number of ships disembarked, the single most prolific slave trader from the Port of Liverpool. [1] He took part in 163 slaving voyages and his slave ships carried almost 40,000 enslaved Africans ...
Harriot (or Harriott)was launched in Liverpool in 1786. For many years she was a West Indiaman, sailing between Liverpool and Barbados. In 1796 a French frigate captured her, but the British Royal Navy quickly recaptured her. She became a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. At the beginning of her of her first slave trading ...
Mosley Hill arrived back at Liverpool on 30 November. She had left Liverpool with 51 crew members and had suffered five crew deaths on her voyage. [8] 4th voyage transporting enslaved people (1785): Captain Hewan sailed from Liverpool on 15 January 1785. Mosley Hill acquired captives at Bonny and arrived at Havana in June with 404 captives. She ...
The International Slavery Museum is a museum located in Liverpool, UK, that focuses on the history and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.The museum, which forms part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum, consists of three main galleries which focus on the lives of people in West Africa, their eventual enslavement, and their continued fight for freedom.
Thomas Parke (1729/30 – 1819) was a Liverpool slave trader, merchant, banker and privateer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was part of the complex network of business interests and finance behind the African and Atlantic slave trade of the later 18th century.