| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 81311 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | Essex | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Liverpool | |
| Year constructed | 1770 | |
| Place registered | Liverpool | |
| Year registered | 1780 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 90 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 164 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Davenport, William Finlow, James Potter, Peter Beale, Benjamin Cazneau, Benjamin Middleton, Richard Copland, John Galley, 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 | Bassa | |
| Second place of slave purchase | ||
| Third place of slave purchase | ||
| Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bassa | |
| Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
| First place of slave landing | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | ||
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent, port unspecified | |
| 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 | St. Vincent | |
| Second region of slave landing | ||
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | St. Vincent | |
| Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1784 |
| Date voyage began | 1783-06-13 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | ||
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1784-05-18 | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1784-07-15 | |
| Date voyage completed | 1784-08-28 | |
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 340 | |
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Potter, Peter |
| Crew at voyage outset | 35 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | 10 | |
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | ||
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 339 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 291 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | 280 | |
| Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
| Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
| Total slaves disembarked IMP | 291 | |
| Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 39.6% |
| Percentage women IMP | 19.8% | |
| Percentage boys IMP | 26.6% | |
| Percentage girls IMP | 14.0% | |
| Percentage male IMP | 66.2% | |
| Percentage children IMP | 40.6% | |
| Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | 50.13 | |
| Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 48 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 14.0% | |
| Source | Sources | LR1784: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/44,227: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeT70/1549: British National Archives (Kew) BT6/188: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992). LList, 25 June 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 3 Sept 1784: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM,D/DAV,84.12.06.: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 MMM,D/DAV,Accts,Essex: Merseyside Maritime Museum (Liverpool, UK) D/DAV, William Davenport Archives, 1747-1794 |