Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81588
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name George
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Netherlands, port unspecified
Year constructed 1779
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 250
Standardized tonnage IMP 250
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Gregson, John
Aspinall, James
Aspinall, John
Gregson, William
Gregson, James
Case, George
Wilson, Edmund
Gregson, William (Jr)
Begg, William
Comberbach, Peter
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 Calabar
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Calabar
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 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 1793
Date voyage began 1792-03-17
Date trade began in Africa 1792-06-23
Date vessel departed Africa 1792-12-10
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-02-01
Date vessel departed for homeport 1793-03-23
Date voyage completed 1793-05-25
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 321
Middle passage (days) IMP 53
Captain and Crew Captain's name Fairweather, Patrick
Hayward, Daniel
Crew at voyage outset 38
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 10
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 384
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 364
Total slaves embarked IMP 364
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 270
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 263
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 54.0%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 101
Mortality rate IMP 28.0%
Source Sources LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/53,287:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T64/286,30:

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,1800.07.28: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
kg, 26 Jan-2 Feb 179: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 26 Mar 1793:

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


LList, 28 May 1793:

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