Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 80823
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Childwell
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1792
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 158
Standardized tonnage IMP 158
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Dawson, John
Clarke, Thomas
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 Port Maria
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Port Maria
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 1792-03-03
Date trade began in Africa 1792-04-09
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-01-28
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-02-27
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-04-13
Date voyage completed 1793-06-10
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 361
Middle passage (days) IMP 30
Captain and Crew Captain's name Finley, Alexander
Crew at voyage outset 26
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 5
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 263
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 242
Total slaves embarked IMP 242
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 217
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 215
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 27
Mortality rate IMP 11.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/53,379:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO140/89,367:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


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,no.17: 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
Torrington,1798-99,III,131-47: Torrington, F. William (ed.), House of Lords Sessional Papers, vol. 3, 1798-99 (Rahway, NJ, 1975).
kg, 23 Feb-2 Mar 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 19 Apr 1793:

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


LList, 14 June 1793:

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