Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83118
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Plumper
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed USA, location unspecified
Year constructed 1787
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1796
Rig Brig
Tonnage 84
Standardized tonnage IMP 84
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Clarke, Thomas
Aspinall, John Bridge
Aspinall, James
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured before disembarking slaves; vessel recaptured or released subsequently
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Captor unspecified
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 Loango
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Loango
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
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 1797
Date voyage began 1796-08-11
Date trade began in Africa 1796-10-19
Date vessel departed Africa 1797-01-15
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1797-03-12
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 213
Middle passage (days) IMP 56
Captain and Crew Captain's name Williams, William
Badson, Thomas
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 140
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 140
Total slaves embarked IMP 140
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 138
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 138
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 60.9%
Percentage women IMP 25.4%
Percentage boys IMP 2.9%
Percentage girls IMP 10.9%
Percentage male IMP 63.8%
Percentage children IMP 13.8%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 2
Mortality rate IMP 1.0%
Source Sources LR1797: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO140/89,369:

Colonial Office BNA (Kew)


CO142/23:

Colonial Office BNA (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


Lambert,122,135: Lambert, Sheila (ed.), House of Commons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century, 145 vols. (Wilmington, DE, 1975).
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


HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.21: House of Lords Record Office (London, UK) Main Papers, House of Lords, 1794-1800
HLRO,MP,HL,99.06.25: 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, 11-18 Mar 1797: Royal Gazette (Kingston)
LList, 28 Apr 1797:

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


LList, 30 May 1797:

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


LList, 22 Aug 1797:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/3,1796.080: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books