Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 14970
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lisbon Merchant
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 254
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Not captured
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Delivered slaves for original owners
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1683
Date voyage began 1682-10-06
Date trade began in Africa 1683-05-04
Date vessel departed Africa 1683-06-08
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1683-09-10
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 339
Middle passage (days) IMP 94
Captain and Crew Captain's name Woolsford, William
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 230
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 315
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 315
Total slaves embarked IMP 315
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 208
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 208
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 107
Mortality rate IMP 34.0%
Source Sources T70/11,100:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/16,57,63:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/933:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/12,3:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/14,29:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


Rawl,C745,208,210-11: Bodleian Library (Oxford, UK) Rawlinson mss, C745-747