Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 81081 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Duke of Buccleugh | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Yarmouth | |
Year constructed | 1783 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 239 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 239 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Anderson, John Anderson, Alexander |
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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 | London |
First place of slave purchase | Bance/Bunce Island | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bance/Bunce Island | |
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 | London | |
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 | 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 | 1794-07-15 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1795-01-15 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1795-01-29 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1795-03-13 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1795-08-18 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 241 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 43 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | McLean, John |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 373 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 373 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 373 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 365 | |
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 | 364 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 51.6% |
Percentage women IMP | 28.0% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 11.0% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 9.3% | |
Percentage male IMP | 62.6% | |
Percentage children IMP | 20.3% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 9 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1795: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,368: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) PP,1795-6(849),XLII: 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 T64/286,14: British National Archives (Kew, UK) Treasury T70/1574: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.19: 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, 7-14 Mar 1795: Royal Gazette (Kingston) LList, 18 July 1794: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 31 Oct 1794: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 10 Feb 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 24 Apr 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 5 June 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 14 Aug 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 21 Aug 1795: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Knutsford,79: Knutsford, Viscountess (ed.), Life and Letters of Zachary Macaulay (London, 1900). |