Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81558
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Gascoyne
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1791
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 288
Standardized tonnage IMP 288
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Gregson, John
Case, George
Aspinall, John B
Gregson, William
Gregson, James
Aspinall, James
Gregson, William (Jr)
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 Cape Coast Castle
Third place of slave purchase Anomabu
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Anomabu
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 Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Windward Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold 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 1792-07-07
Date trade began in Africa 1792-08-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-08-17
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-11-02
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1794-03-21
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 483
Middle passage (days) IMP 77
Captain and Crew Captain's name Bellis, John
Bibby, Robert
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 2
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 422
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 334
Total slaves embarked IMP 334
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 381
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 330
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 64.8%
Percentage women IMP 31.5%
Percentage boys IMP 3.0%
Percentage girls IMP 0.6%
Percentage male IMP 67.9%
Percentage children IMP 3.6%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 4
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/54,151:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1566:

British National Archives (Kew)


CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,32:

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,undated(1794),no.76: 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
HLRO,MP,HL,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 2-9 Nov 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 20 July 1792:

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


LList, 24 Dec 1793:

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


LList, 14 Jan 1794:

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


LList, 21 Mar 1794:

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