Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18041
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Eliza
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Non-British
Year constructed 1783
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 192
Standardized tonnage IMP 192
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Jones, Thomas
Harford, Charles
Rigge, 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 New Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP New Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Vincent, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Jamaica, 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 St. Vincent
Second region of slave landing Jamaica
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1789
Date voyage began 1789-03-04
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1789-07-19
Date vessel departed for homeport 1789-09-16
Date voyage completed 1789-11-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 137
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bowen, Richard
Bullock, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 35
Crew at first landing of slaves 31
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 320
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 283
Total slaves embarked IMP 283
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 210
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 210
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 40.5%
Percentage women IMP 39.0%
Percentage boys IMP 8.1%
Percentage girls IMP 12.4%
Percentage male IMP 48.6%
Percentage children IMP 20.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 73
Mortality rate IMP 26.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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