| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 17948 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Alexander | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Bristol | |
| Year constructed | 1785 | |
| Place registered | Bristol | |
| Year registered | 1785 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 273 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 273 | |
| Guns mounted | 6 | |
| Vessel owners | McTaggart, James* Gordon, John Haythorne, Joseph Bush, George Elton, William Bush, Henry Pierce Sr., Thomas Pierce Jr., Thomas |
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| 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 | Bonny | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bonny | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Grenada, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Grenada, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | Bristol | |
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| First region of slave landing | Grenada | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Grenada | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1785 |
| Date voyage began | 1785-04-28 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1785-09-15 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1785-11-14 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1785-12-07 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1786-02-10 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 200 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | 60 | |
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | McTaggart, John |
| Crew at voyage outset | 49 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 33 | |
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
| 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 | 335 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 307 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 273 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 307 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 37.0% |
| Percentage women IMP | 39.2% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 14.7% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 9.2% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 51.6% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 23.8% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 42.0 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | Richardson,IV: Richardson, David, Bristol, Africa and the Eighteenth Century Slave Trade to America 1698-1807, 4 volumes (Bristol, 1986-1997) C107/7 pt 1: Chancery, BNA (Kew) |