Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 81603
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Gipsey
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bermuda
Year constructed 1780
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 174
Standardized tonnage IMP 174
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Case, George
Aspinall, John Bridge
Aspinall, James
Gregson, William
Gregson, John
Gregson, 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 Loango
Second place of slave purchase Malembo
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
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 West Central Africa and St. Helena
Second region of slave purchase West Central Africa and St. Helena
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena
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 1793-03-24
Date trade began in Africa 1793-06-03
Date vessel departed Africa 1793-10-28
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1793-12-11
Date vessel departed for homeport 1794-02-19
Date voyage completed 1794-04-07
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 262
Middle passage (days) IMP 44
Captain and Crew Captain's name Tobin, John
Crew at voyage outset 36
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 3
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 290
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 289
Total slaves embarked IMP 289
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 275
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 272
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 63.6%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 17
Mortality rate IMP 6.0%
Source Sources LR1794: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/54,177:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

CO140/89,368:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


T64/286,35:

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,99.06.28,no.25: 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, 9-16 Nov 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
Williams,307-08: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897).
LList, 4 Feb 1794:

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


LList, 18 Feb 1794:

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


LList, 11 Apr 1794:

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