Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 77866 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | William | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Connecticut, port unspecified | |
Year constructed | 1761 | |
Place registered | Whitehaven | |
Year registered | 1765 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 122 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 222 | |
Guns mounted | 6 | |
Vessel owners | Scott, Wm* Kennedy, John* |
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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 | Whitehaven |
First place of slave purchase | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
Second place of slave purchase | Mano | |
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 | 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 | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Windward Coast | |
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 | 1768 |
Date voyage began | 1767-07-07 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1768-09-29 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 450 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Kennedy, John |
Crew at voyage outset | 27 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | 20 | |
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 | 199 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 170 | |
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 | 170 | |
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 | ADM7/94: Admiralty, National Archives (UK) BT6/3,168: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLList, 5 Apr 1768: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 30 Aug 1768: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 15 Nov 1768: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) SchofieldArchive: Schofield, Maurice M., Notes on Liverpool slave ships between 1774 and 1778, currently held by David Richardson (University of Hull). Richardson,Schofield,198: Richardson, David and Maurice M. Schofield,"Whitehaven and the Eighteenth Century British Slave Trade," Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, 92 (1992): 183-204. CO142/17,96-7: Colonial Office BNA (Kew) |