Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 20782 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Barbados Merchant | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 300 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 343 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Royal African Company | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by the French - before slaves embarked |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | No slaves embarked | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | French | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | London |
First place of slave purchase | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | ||
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | ||
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | ||
Place where voyage ended | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | ||
First region of slave landing | ||
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | ||
Region where voyage ended | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1707 |
Date voyage began | 1706-11-21 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1707-04-04 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | ||
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Russell, John |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 500 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | ||
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | ||
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | ||
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | T70/26,19: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts T70/5,33: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts T70/9,5: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts Tattersfield,218,219,361: Tattersfield, The Forgotten Trade |