Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 21226
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Thomas and John
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed England, place unspecified
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 225
Standardized tonnage IMP 335
Guns mounted 20
Vessel owners Joye, Peter
Arnold, William
Taylor, John
Lodge, Abraham
Waite, James
Jamineau, Daniel
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 London
First place of slave purchase Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing York River
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP York River
Place where voyage ended England, place unspecified
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 Virginia
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Virginia
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1705
Date voyage began 1704-08-07
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1705-08-13
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1706-11-22
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 371
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Ransome, Robert
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked
Total slaves embarked IMP 361
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 292
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 292
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 Minch,17: Minchinton, Walter E., Celia King, and Peter Waite (eds.), Virginia Slave Trade Statistics, 1698-1775 (Richmond, 1984).
T70/175,179,167:

British National Archives (Kew)


Donnan,IV,173:

Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930)


YCVDWO,13:ff.78-80: Library of Virginia (Richmond, Virginia, USA) York County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, and Orders (microfilm)
T70/353,93,105,108:

British National Archives (Kew)


Walsh Virginia Database: Walsh, Lorena, Database of slave trading voyages to Virginia
YCVDWO,12:ff.365,389: Library of Virginia (Richmond, Virginia, USA) York County, Virginia, Deeds, Wills, and Orders (microfilm)
HCA32/33, Bundle T, 07.02.27.:

British National Archives (Kew)