Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 14985
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Davers Gally
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed England, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 254
Guns mounted 14
Vessel owners Royal African Company
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Condemned in the Americas by British after slaves disembarked
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP British
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase Cape Coast Castle
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, port unspecified
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 Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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 1704
Date voyage began 1703-05-24
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1703-12-22
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1704-03-05
Date vessel departed for homeport 1704-07-26
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 286
Middle passage (days) IMP 74
Captain and Crew Captain's name Maxwell, John
Crew at voyage outset 28
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 330
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 332
Total slaves embarked IMP 332
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 286
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 246
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 286
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 33.9%
Percentage women IMP 28.0%
Percentage boys IMP 26.6%
Percentage girls IMP 11.5%
Percentage male IMP 60.5%
Percentage children IMP 38.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 34.64
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 46
Mortality rate IMP 14.0%
Source Sources T70/170,62:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/13,61,82:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/951,60-4:

British National Archives (Kew)


T70/920:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO33/14:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


LL,194: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Lloyds’ Lists, 1702-04
T70/353,21,23:

British National Archives (Kew)