Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 80593 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bloom | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1789 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 143 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 143 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Foxcroft, Thomas Welsh, James Wharton, Aretas Welch, George Abram, Ralph Doran, Felix Cockerell, William |
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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 | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cape Mount (Cape Grand Mount) | |
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 | Windward Coast | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
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 | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1793 |
Date voyage began | 1792-01-12 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1792-03-23 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1792-12-03 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1793-01-18 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1793-02-20 | |
Date voyage completed | 1793-04-22 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 372 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 46 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Cockerell, William |
Crew at voyage outset | 31 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 10 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 238 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 237 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 237 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 234 | |
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 | 234 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 59.5% |
Percentage women IMP | 16.9% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 17.3% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 6.3% | |
Percentage male IMP | 76.8% | |
Percentage children IMP | 23.6% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 3 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 1.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1792: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/53,127: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeCO140/89,367: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) T64/286,29: British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury HLRO,MP,HL,94.03.22: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800 HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.17: 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 kg, 19-26 Jan 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston) |