Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 83906 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Union | |
Flag | Great Britain | |
Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
Place constructed | Liverpool | |
Year constructed | 1805 | |
Place registered | Liverpool | |
Year registered | 1805 | |
Rig | Ship | |
Tonnage | 216 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 216 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Thompson, William Clough, Samuel Thompson, James |
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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 | Cape Coast Castle | |
Second place of slave purchase | Accra | |
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 | 1808 |
Date voyage began | 1807-05-25 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1808-02-16 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1808-07-07 | |
Date voyage completed | 1808-08-16 | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 267 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Tucker, Joseph |
Crew at voyage outset | 38 | |
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 7 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 228 |
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 | 254 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 228 | |
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 | 228 | |
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 | LR1808: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
BT98/68,304: BNA (Kew, London) , Board of TradeADM7/375: Admiralty, National Archives (Kew) T70/1568,pt2: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts T70/1587,pt1: Treasury, National Archives (Kew) Royal African Company Accounts CO142/25: Colonial Office, National Archives (UK) LiverpoolDirectory,97-100: Gore's Directory (Liverpool, 1807). LList, 11 Mar 1808: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) LList, 26 Apr 1808: New Lloyd's List (later, Lloyd's List), (London, England) MMM, C/EX/L/5/5,1805.029: Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool Registers of Merchant Ships, Subsidiary Register Books |