Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 78157
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Betsey
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed London
Year constructed 1764
Place registered London
Year registered
Rig Schooner
Tonnage 70
Standardized tonnage IMP 128
Guns mounted 10
Vessel owners Oswald*
Mcky, D*
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 Iles de Los
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Iles de Los
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Augustine
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Augustine
Place where voyage ended London
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Sierra Leone
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Sierra Leone
First region of slave landing Florida
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Florida
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1774
Date voyage began 1774-05-15
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1774-??-??
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1775-03-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Robertson, Kenneth
Crew at voyage outset 16
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 91
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 82
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 82
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 ADM7/98:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)


BT6/3,184:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

LR1776: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
SchofieldArchive: Schofield, Maurice M., Notes on Liverpool slave ships between 1774 and 1778, currently held by David Richardson (University of Hull).
LList, 17 May 1774:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 6 Jan 1775:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 31 Jan 1775:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


LList, 28 Mar 1775:

New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England)


ADM68/203,115v:

Admiralty, National Archives (UK)