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) |