Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80397
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Aurora
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Philadelphia
Year constructed 1779
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 286
Standardized tonnage IMP 286
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Miles
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP London
First place of slave purchase Lagos, Onim
Second place of slave purchase Accra
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Jamaica, place unspecified
Place where voyage ended
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1807
Date voyage began 1806-07-14
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1807-07-31
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 382
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Finlay, John
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 246
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 310
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing
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 279
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 LR1806: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
ADM7/375:

Admiralty, National Archives (Kew)


T70/1583:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


T70/1584:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


LList, 15 July 1806:

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


LList, 16 Sept 1806:

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


LList, 26 May 1807:

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


LList, 29 Sept 1807:

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


LList, 5 Feb 1808:

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