Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 76572
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Pretty Betsey
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed New England
Year constructed 1734
Place registered London
Year registered 1732
Rig Ship
Tonnage 90
Standardized tonnage IMP 164
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Neale, Henry
Cleare, Nicholas
Oldroyd, Joseph
Boys, John
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
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Africa, port unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Other Africa
First region of slave landing Barbados
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1738
Date voyage began 1737-01-13
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1738-06-04
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 507
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Boys, John
Crew at voyage outset 12
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 178
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 152
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 152
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 ADM7/82:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)


CO33/16,I,50:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


Donnan,II,431:

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


RWJ,37.02.19.: Read's Weekly Journal; or, British Gazetteer
StJEP,37.02.15.-17.: Saint James’ Evening Post