Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82139
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name King George
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Cowes
Year constructed 1787
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 226
Standardized tonnage IMP 226
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Butler, Christopher
Rigby, James
Ingram, Francis
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 Porto Novo
Third place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin, place unspecified
Places of call before Atlantic crossing Princes Island and São Tomé
First place of slave landing Martinique, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Martinique, place unspecified
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 Bight of Benin
Third region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
First region of slave landing Martinique
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Martinique
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1798
Date voyage began 1797-10-28
Date trade began in Africa 1798-01-28
Date vessel departed Africa 1798-04-08
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1798-05-23
Date vessel departed for homeport 1798-08-01
Date voyage completed 1798-09-16
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 207
Middle passage (days) IMP 45
Captain and Crew Captain's name Rigby, James
Crew at voyage outset 38
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 6
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 360
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 404
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 388
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 388
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP
Percentage women IMP
Percentage boys IMP
Percentage girls IMP
Percentage male IMP 66.0%
Percentage children IMP
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 16
Mortality rate IMP 4.0%
Source Sources LR1798: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/58,322:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1574:

British National Archives (Kew)


PP,1806(265),XIII,no.2:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


PP,1801-2(88),IV,no.1:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


PP,1801-2(88),IV,no.2:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


PP,1799(966),XLVIII:

Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers: 1777, Accounts and Papers, No 9 1788, XXII 1789, XXIV, XXV, XXVI 1790, XXIX, XXX, XXXI 1790-91, XXXIV 1792, XXXV 1795-96, XLII 1798-99, XLVIII 1799 XLVIII 1801-2, IV 1803-4, X 1806, XII 1813-14, XII 1816, VII 1823, XIX 1825, XXVII, XXIX 1826, XXIX 1826-7, XXII, XXVI 1828, XXVI 1829, XXVI 1830, X 1831, XIX 1831-32, XLVII 1842, XLIV 1845,XLIX 1847-8, XXII 1852-3, XXXIX


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LList, 20 July 1798:

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


LList, 18 Sept 1798:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1797.061: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books