Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83429 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Royal Edward | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Prize (taken from French) | |
Year constructed | 1782 | |
Place registered | ||
Year registered | ||
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 367 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 367 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Lyon, Joseph Leckonby, Ellis |
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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 | ||
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Calabar | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Suriname, place unspecified | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Suriname, place unspecified | |
Place where voyage ended | London | |
Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
First region of slave purchase | ||
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
First region of slave landing | Dutch Guianas | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Dutch Guianas | |
Region where voyage ended | England and Wales | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1808 |
Date voyage began | 1806-10-28 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1808-10-03 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | ||
Date voyage completed | 1809-02-15 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 706 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Burrows, Richard |
Crew at voyage outset | 41 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 8 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 347 |
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 | 352 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 316 | |
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 | 316 | |
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).
BT98/69,323: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeCO278/7: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) LiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807). MMM, C/EX/L/5/6,1805.117: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |