Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80601
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Bolton
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1792
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1794
Rig Ship
Tonnage 298
Standardized tonnage IMP 298
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Bolton, John
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 Congo River
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Congo River
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1795
Date voyage began 1794-12-05
Date trade began in Africa 1795-02-22
Date vessel departed Africa 1795-05-20
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1795-06-30
Date vessel departed for homeport 1795-09-22
Date voyage completed 1795-11-08
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 207
Middle passage (days) IMP 41
Captain and Crew Captain's name Lee, Roger
Hart, Richard
Crew at voyage outset 34
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 5
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 432
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 432
Total slaves embarked IMP 432
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 432
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 430
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 59.5%
Percentage women IMP 36.8%
Percentage boys IMP 2.3%
Percentage girls IMP 1.4%
Percentage male IMP 61.8%
Percentage children IMP 3.7%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 2
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/56,27:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T64/286,41:

British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury


T70/1574:

Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts


HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 27 June-4 July 1795: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 15 May 1795:

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


LList, 4 Aug 1795:

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


LList, 1 Sept 1795:

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


LList, 10 Nov 1795:

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


Williams,336: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897).
MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1794.094: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books