| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 24029 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Thetis | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Lancaster | |
| Year constructed | 1752 | |
| Place registered | Lancaster | |
| Year registered | 1758 | |
| Rig | Snauw | |
| Tonnage | 40 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 40 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Barber, Miles Hinde, Thomas Preston, John Houseman, Miles Houseman, Thomas |
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| 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 | Lancaster |
| First place of slave purchase | Windward Coast, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Windward Coast, place unspecified | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | Charleston | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Charleston | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Windward Coast | |
| Second region of slave purchase | ||
| Third region of slave purchase | ||
| Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Windward Coast | |
| First region of slave landing | South Carolina | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | South Carolina | |
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1759 |
| Date voyage began | 1759-02-23 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1759-09-01 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1759-10-05 | |
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 190 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Preston, John |
| Crew at voyage outset | ||
| Crew at first landing of slaves | 16 | |
| 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 | 248 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 212 | |
| 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 | 212 | |
| 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 | BT6/3,156: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeDonnan,IV,372: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) CO5/510: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) Elder,38,58,62,91,154,156: Elder, Melinda, The Slave Trade and the Economic Development of Eighteenth Century Lancaster (Halifax, 1992). Schofield,254: Schofield, Maurice M. "Chester Slave Trading Partnerships, 1750-1756, "Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 130 (1980): 187-190 RWJ,50.04.14.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer |