Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80404
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Aurora
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Chester
Year constructed 1793
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1806
Rig Ship
Tonnage 285
Standardized tonnage IMP 285
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Case, George
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 Bonny
Second place of slave purchase Calabar
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 Kingston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Kingston
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands
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 Jamaica
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Jamaica
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1807
Date voyage began 1806-09-29
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1807-06-27
Date vessel departed for homeport 1807-11-27
Date voyage completed 1808-01-27
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 271
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name May, Vincent
Crew at voyage outset 55
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 9
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 259
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 255
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 229
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 229
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 LR1807: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/68,98:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

ADM7/375:

Admiralty, National Archives (Kew)


T70/1583:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


CO142/25:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


LiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807).
LList, 18 Aug 1807:

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


LList, 25 Aug 1807:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/6,1806.143: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books