Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17427
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Sylvia
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1747
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Farr, Thomas (Jr)*
Farr, Richard
Rock, Thomas
Farr, Thomas
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
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gambia
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing South Carolina, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Charleston
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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing South Carolina
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP South Carolina
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1758
Date voyage began 1757-10-13
Date trade began in Africa 1757-11-16
Date vessel departed Africa 1758-04-24
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1758-07-01
Date vessel departed for homeport 1758-08-15
Date voyage completed 1758-10-30
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 261
Middle passage (days) IMP 68
Captain and Crew Captain's name Boucher, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 25
Crew at first landing of slaves 23
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 200
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 205
Total slaves embarked IMP 205
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 160
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 160
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 45
Mortality rate IMP 22.0%
Source Sources Richardson,III:

Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997)


T70/1525:

British National Archives (Kew)