Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 82767
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Molly
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1778
Place registered
Year registered
Rig Ship
Tonnage 260
Standardized tonnage IMP 299
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Gregson, John
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 Cape Coast Castle
Second place of slave purchase Anomabu
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast, 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 Gold Coast
Second region of slave purchase Gold Coast
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
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 1780
Date voyage began 1780-03-24
Date trade began in Africa 1780-06-09
Date vessel departed Africa 1780-11-03
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1780-12-24
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1781-06-15
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 275
Middle passage (days) IMP 51
Captain and Crew Captain's name Kendall, John
Crew at voyage outset 67
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 13
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 620
Total slaves embarked IMP 620
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 514
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 514
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 106
Mortality rate IMP 17.0%
Source Sources LR1781: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/41,134:

BNA (Kew, London)

, Board of Trade

T70/1554:

British National Archives (Kew)


kg, 23-30 Dec 1780: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
Williams,234: Williams, Gomer, History of the Liverpool Privateers and Letters of Marque with an Account of the Liverpool Slave Trade (London, 1897).
LList, 6 Mar 1781:

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


LList, 19 June 1781:

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