Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80341
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Archer
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1791
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Schooner
Tonnage 49
Standardized tonnage IMP 49
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Boats, William
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 Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing St. Vincent, port unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP St. Vincent, port unspecified
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing St. Vincent
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP St. Vincent
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1793
Date voyage began 1792-03-12
Date trade began in Africa 1792-06-15
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-11-23
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-01-13
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1793-03-16
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 307
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Carlile, Ludwick
Corran, John
Crew at voyage outset 10
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 81
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 81
Total slaves embarked IMP 81
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 80
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 80
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 40.0%
Percentage women IMP 37.5%
Percentage boys IMP 17.5%
Percentage girls IMP 5.0%
Percentage male IMP 57.5%
Percentage children IMP 22.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 1
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/53,196:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1565,pt2:

British National Archives (Kew)


PP,1795-6(849),XLII:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


HLRO,MP,HL,undated(1794),no.69: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
LList, 5 Mar 1793:

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