Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 17999
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Lion (a) Lyon
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bristol
Year constructed 1769
Place registered Bristol
Year registered 1787
Rig Sloop
Tonnage 56
Standardized tonnage IMP 56
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Rogers, James*
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 Bristol
First place of slave purchase Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount)
Second place of slave purchase Banana Islands
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Africa, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Tortola, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Tortola, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Other Africa
First region of slave landing Tortola
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Tortola
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1788
Date voyage began 1787-05-03
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1788-03-16
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1788-04-20
Date vessel departed for homeport 1788-05-29
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 353
Middle passage (days) IMP 35
Captain and Crew Captain's name Walker, Thomas (a) Beau Walker
Walker, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 14
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 100
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 109
Total slaves embarked IMP 109
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 107
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 106
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 107
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 49.59
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 2
Mortality rate IMP 2.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


The Slate:

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/history_lesson/2013/06/george_w_bush_and_slavery_the_president_and_his_father_are_descendants_of.html