Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 81610 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Golden Age | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Havana | |
Year constructed | 1779 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 399 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 399 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Hinde, Thomas (Jr) Jackson, William Fayrer, Joseph Howard, John Brancker, Peter W Clarke, Thomas Hinde, Thomas (Sr) Simpson, Samuel |
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Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Captured by the French - after slaves disembarked |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | French | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (human agency) | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Liverpool |
First place of slave purchase | Whydah, Ouidah | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Whydah, Ouidah | |
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 | ||
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | Bight of Benin | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Benin | |
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 | ||
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1793 |
Date voyage began | 1792-05-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | 1792-08-15 | |
Date vessel departed Africa | 1793-04-20 | |
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1793-06-07 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | ||
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 375 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 48 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Fayrer, Joseph |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | ||
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 484 |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | 492 | |
Total slaves embarked IMP | 492 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 484 | |
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 | 483 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 61.0% |
Percentage women IMP | 35.1% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 2.3% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 1.7% | |
Percentage male IMP | 63.3% | |
Percentage children IMP | 3.9% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | 9 | |
Mortality rate IMP | 2.0% | |
Source | Sources | LR1793: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,367: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) T64/286,31: 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.78: 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 cc, 15 June 1793: Cornwall Chronicle (Montego Bay) kg, 1-8 June 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston) kg, 26 Oct-2 Nov 1793: Royal Gazette (Kingston) LList, 2 Aug 1793: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 8 Oct 1793: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 8 Nov 1793: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) Williams,315: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897). |