Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 80719 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Byam | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Oban | |
Year constructed | 1800 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1802 | |
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 166 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 166 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Frazer, John Irving, George Begg, William Mill, John |
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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 | Rio Pongo | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Rio Pongo | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Barbados, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | Demerara | |
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | British Caribbean, colony unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Sierra Leone | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Sierra Leone | |
First region of slave landing | Barbados | |
Second region of slave landing | British Guiana | |
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Other British Caribbean | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1803 |
Date voyage began | 1802-10-16 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | 1803-05-14 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1803-06-24 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1803-11-14 | |
Date voyage completed | 1804-01-24 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 251 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 41 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Martin, George Seddon, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 24 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 8 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 205 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 205 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 205 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 193 | |
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 | 193 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 47.3% |
Percentage women IMP | 19.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 21.5% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 12.2% | |
Percentage male IMP | 68.8% | |
Percentage children IMP | 33.7% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 12 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 6.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1803: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/64,202: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeCO33/18: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) PP,1806(265),XIII,no.2: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX PP,1806(265),XIII,no.1: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX edg, 8 Oct 1803: Essequebo and Demerary Gazette (Demerary Gazette) Donnan,II,650: Donnan, Elizabeth, ed., Documents Illustrative of the History of the Slave Trade to the Americas, vol. III (Washington, DC, 1930) LList, 29 Mar 1803: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 13 Sept 1803: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 27 Jan 1804: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM, C/EX/L/5/5,1802.157: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |