| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 20695 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Barbados Merchant | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Boston | |
| Year constructed | 1726 | |
| Place registered | Greenwich | |
| Year registered | 1728 | |
| Rig | Brig | |
| Tonnage | 90 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 164 | |
| Guns mounted | 8 | |
| Vessel owners | Sterling, John* Sterling, Walter |
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| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Sold slaves in Americas - subsequent fate unknown |
| 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 | London |
| First place of slave purchase | Bance/Bunce Island | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bance/Bunce Island | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1729 |
| Date voyage began | 1728-08-04 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | 1728-10-?? | |
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1729-06-02 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 302 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Shannon, John |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 22 | |
| Crew deaths during voyage | ||
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | 4 | |
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | ||
| Total slaves embarked IMP | ||
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 286 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 286 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 286 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
| Percentage women IMP | ||
| Percentage boys IMP | ||
| Percentage girls IMP | ||
| Percentage male IMP | ||
| Percentage children IMP | ||
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
| Mortality rate IMP | ||
| Source | Sources | JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 8v: John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK) CO142/15,pt.II,32: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) T70/1465,ff.56,59,63-4: British National Archives (Kew) PB,28.08.03.-06.: Post Boy |