James Fraser
James Fraser (d. 1798) was a Scottish sea captain active in the transatlantic slave trade in the eighteenth century. He lived in Bristol, but his roots were in Glenconvinth, in the parish of Kiltarlity, near Inverness. He was a cousin of the merchant and slave trader, Evan Baillie of Dochfour.
Fraser spent nearly thirty years in the slave trade. After sailing as second mate and chief mate, he served as master of at least five different slave ships, making sixteen voyages from Africa to the Americas between 1773 and 1798, placing him amongst the senior captains in the trade.
Fraser was joint owner with Evan Baillie of the slave ship Emilia. He also owned a share in a cotton plantation in Demerara and, in addition to this asset, was able to bequeath almost £8,000 to relations and friends, almost all in the Highlands, or with Highland connections.
Fraser spent nearly thirty years in the slave trade. After sailing as second mate and chief mate, he served as master of at least five different slave ships, making sixteen voyages from Africa to the Americas between 1773 and 1798, placing him amongst the senior captains in the trade.
Fraser was joint owner with Evan Baillie of the slave ship Emilia. He also owned a share in a cotton plantation in Demerara and, in addition to this asset, was able to bequeath almost £8,000 to relations and friends, almost all in the Highlands, or with Highland connections.
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Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean
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2021
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Liverpool and the Slave Trade
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2018
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