Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81361
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Falmouth
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1806
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1806
Rig Ship
Tonnage 434
Standardized tonnage IMP 434
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Litt, William Peatt
Milburn, Isaac
Sherwood, William
Weston, John
Green, William
Grosmann, John
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 1807
Date voyage began 1806-06-28
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1807-01-14
Date vessel departed for homeport 1807-04-22
Date voyage completed 1807-06-14
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 200
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Sherwood, William
Crew at voyage outset 63
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 400
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 439
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 395
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 395
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
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LR1807: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/67,294:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

ADM7/375:

Admiralty, National Archives (Kew)


CO142/24:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


LiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807).
LList, 16 Dec 1806:

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


LList, 27 Jan 1807:

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


LList, 10 Apr 1807:

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


LList, 16 June 1807:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/6,1806.095: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books