Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 18214
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Pilgrim
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bristol
Year constructed 1779
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 279
Standardized tonnage IMP 279
Guns mounted 18
Vessel owners Anderson, John*
Young, Charles
Deane, 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 Sierra Leone estuary
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone estuary
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 Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
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 1796
Date voyage began 1795-07-13
Date trade began in Africa 1795-09-08
Date vessel departed Africa 1796-02-21
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1796-03-29
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 260
Middle passage (days) IMP 37
Captain and Crew Captain's name Mentor, Edward
Crew at voyage outset 40
Crew at first landing of slaves 33
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 543
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 404
Total slaves embarked IMP 404
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 403
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 398
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 54.5%
Percentage women IMP 31.4%
Percentage boys IMP 6.7%
Percentage girls IMP 7.4%
Percentage male IMP 61.1%
Percentage children IMP 14.1%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 6
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)