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 TradeCO140/89,368: 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 |