Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 76859 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Girlington | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Great Britain, place unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1734 | |
Place registered | London | |
Year registered | 1734 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 180 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 281 | |
Guns mounted | 12 | |
Vessel owners | Neale, Henry Hill, Thomas Lascelles |
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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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Gold Coast, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified | |
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port 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 | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Gold Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1736 |
Date voyage began | 1735-03-21 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1736-08-17 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1736-??-?? | |
Date voyage completed | 1737-02-08 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 515 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Watts, Henry |
Crew at voyage outset | 22 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 14 | |
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 | 409 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 409 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 303 | |
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 | 303 | |
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 | 106 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 26.0% | |
Source | Sources | ADM7/80: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) CO5/510: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) SC,Treasury: South Carolina Department of Archives and History (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Duty Books of the Public Treasurer of South Carolina, Journals A-C, 1735-76 Donnan,IV,279: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) C103/130: Chancery, BNA (Kew) ADM68/196,264: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) DPB,35.04.16.: Daily Post Boy StJEP,36.10.23.-26.: Saint James’ Evening Post |