Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17327 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Thistle | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | ||
Tonnage | 50 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 92 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Baber, John* | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Voyage completed as intended |
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 | Bristol |
First place of slave purchase | Gambia | |
Second place of slave purchase | Sherbro | |
Third place of slave purchase | Sierra Leone, port unspecified | |
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Gambia | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Antigua, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Saint John (Antigua) | |
Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
Second region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Third region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Senegambia and offshore Atlantic | |
First region of slave landing | Antigua | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Antigua | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1753 |
Date voyage began | 1752-03-01 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1752-03-?? | |
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1753-05-30 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1753-07-18 | |
Date voyage completed | 1753-09-10 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 455 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Bray, Henry |
Crew at voyage outset | 12 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 9 | |
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 70 | |
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | 20 | |
Total slaves embarked | 100 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 100 | |
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 | 89 | |
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 | Richardson,III: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) Martin,Spurrell,76: Martin, Bernard, and Martin Spurrell (eds.), The Journal of a Slave Trader (John Newton), 1750-1754 (London, 1962). T70/29,f,37v: British National Archives (Kew) T70/30,f.26: British National Archives (Kew) |