Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 82225 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Lancashire Witch | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Prize (taken from French) | |
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Snauw | |
Tonnage | 100 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 182 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Wilding, Richard Potter, James Lewis, Robert |
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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 | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Bassa | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | St. Kitts, port unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | St. Kitts, port 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 | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Windward Coast | |
First region of slave landing | St. Kitts | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | St. Kitts | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1781 |
Date voyage began | 1780-11-24 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1781-08-?? | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1781-10-06 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Potter, James |
Crew at voyage outset | 24 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 4 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
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 | 214 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | ||
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 | 197 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | |
Percentage women IMP | ||
Percentage boys IMP | ||
Percentage girls IMP | ||
Percentage male IMP | ||
Percentage children IMP | ||
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | LR1781: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/41,221: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeLList, 21 Sept 1781: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992). |