Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18101
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Hester
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bristol
Year constructed 1768
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 191
Standardized tonnage IMP 191
Guns mounted 6
Vessel owners Jones, James
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 Jamaica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
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 Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
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 1792
Date voyage began 1791-08-03
Date trade began in Africa 1791-10-04
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-01-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1792-03-23
Date vessel departed for homeport 1792-05-09
Date voyage completed 1792-07-03
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 233
Middle passage (days) IMP 66
Captain and Crew Captain's name Langley, John
Crew at voyage outset 31
Crew at first landing of slaves 29
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 318
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 243
Total slaves embarked IMP 243
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 232
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 232
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 232
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 38.5%
Percentage women IMP 56.9%
Percentage boys IMP 1.7%
Percentage girls IMP 2.9%
Percentage male IMP 40.2%
Percentage children IMP 4.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 68.62
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 11
Mortality rate IMP 5.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


CO137/91:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)