Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 81261 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Ellis | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Non-British | |
Year constructed | 1781 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 347 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 347 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Bent, Robert Benson, Moses Bent, Ellis |
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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 | Bonny | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bonny | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Montego Bay | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Montego Bay | |
Place where voyage ended | Liverpool | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
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 | 1792 |
Date voyage began | 1792-05-09 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1792-07-06 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1792-10-20 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1792-12-24 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1793-01-24 | |
Date voyage completed | 1793-03-04 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 229 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 65 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Heart, Thomas |
Crew at voyage outset | 30 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 3 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 481 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 464 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 464 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 455 | |
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 | 455 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 40.2% |
Percentage women IMP | 44.8% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 6.4% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 8.6% | |
Percentage male IMP | 46.6% | |
Percentage children IMP | 14.9% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 9 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1792: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
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