Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 83373
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Roe
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Prize (taken from French)
Year constructed 1792
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1801
Rig Ship
Tonnage 391
Standardized tonnage IMP 391
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Shaw, John
Lightbody, 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 West Central Africa and St. Helena, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP West Central Africa and St. Helena, 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 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 1807
Date voyage began 1807-01-02
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1807-08-26
Date vessel departed for homeport 1808-04-26
Date voyage completed 1808-07-02
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 236
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Harvey, John
Higgins, James
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 351
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 350
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 315
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 315
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 LR1807: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
CO142/25:

Colonial Office, National Archives (UK)


LiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807).
LList, 26 May 1807:

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


LList, 2 Oct 1807:

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


LList, 6 Nov 1807:

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


LList, 5 July 1808:

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


MMM, C/EX/L/5/4,1801.096: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books