Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80747
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Catherine
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bermuda
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Brig
Tonnage 98
Standardized tonnage IMP 98
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Denison, William (Jr)
Bancroft, Thomas
Lorimer, Ellis
Greaves, Joseph
Browne, George
Brown, Henry
McDonaugh, John
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Condemned - Americas after disembarkation
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Natural hazard
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (natural hazard)
African resistance
Voyage Itinerary Place where voyage began IMP Liverpool
First place of slave purchase Ambriz
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Ambriz
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
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
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1793
Date voyage began 1792-10-27
Date trade began in Africa 1793-04-06
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-07-08
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-09-18
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 326
Middle passage (days) IMP 72
Captain and Crew Captain's name McEwan, James
Makee, William
Crew at voyage outset 16
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 4
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 163
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 163
Total slaves embarked IMP 163
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 167
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 161
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 59.6%
Percentage women IMP 32.9%
Percentage boys IMP 5.0%
Percentage girls IMP 2.5%
Percentage male IMP 64.6%
Percentage children IMP 7.5%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 2
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/54,161:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


T64/286,34:

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,undated(1794),no.100: 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, 14-21 Sept 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 12 Nov 1793:

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


LList, 10 Dec 1793:

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


GLGA, 1793.08.15: Gore’s Liverpool General Advertiser (Gore’s General Advertiser)