Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18123
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Thomas
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 241
Standardized tonnage IMP 241
Guns mounted 4
Vessel owners Jones, Thomas
Watkins, Edward
Watkins, John
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 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 Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
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 1791
Date voyage began 1791-02-26
Date trade began in Africa 1791-04-23
Date vessel departed Africa 1791-09-07
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1791-11-09
Date vessel departed for homeport 1791-12-20
Date voyage completed 1792-02-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 256
Middle passage (days) IMP 63
Captain and Crew Captain's name Phillips, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 35
Crew at first landing of slaves 30
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 375
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 293
Total slaves embarked IMP 293
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 463
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 280
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 280
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 51.2%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 60.01
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 13
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
Source Sources Richardson,IV:

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


ST: Institute of Commonwealth Studies (London, UK) Simon Taylor Archive
HCA1/61,f.172:

High Court of Admiralty, The National Archives