Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18076
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Maria
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Newfoundland
Year constructed 1785
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Schooner
Tonnage 50
Standardized tonnage IMP 50
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Nash, Jonathan*
Jenkins, William
Sloper, Charles
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Sold in the Americas after disembarking slaves
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 Bassa
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bassa
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
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Windward Coast
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1791
Date voyage began 1790-09-11
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1791-??-??
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sloper, Charles
Crew at voyage outset 12
Crew at first landing of slaves 8
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 83
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 80
Total slaves embarked IMP 80
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 79
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 79
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 3.8%
Percentage women IMP 2.6%
Percentage boys IMP 62.8%
Percentage girls IMP 30.8%
Percentage male IMP 66.7%
Percentage children IMP 93.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 1
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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