| Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 84050 |
| Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
| Vessel name | William | |
| Flag | Great Britain | |
| Flag IMP | Great Britain | |
| Place constructed | Non-British | |
| Year constructed | 1778 | |
| Place registered | Liverpool | |
| Year registered | 1783 | |
| Rig | Ship | |
| Tonnage | 120 | |
| Standardized tonnage IMP | 218 | |
| Guns mounted | ||
| Vessel owners | Gregson, John Gregson, William Gregson, James Gregson, William (Jr) Wilson, Edward Case, George Aspinall, James Begg, William |
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| Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Shipwrecked or destroyed, after disembarkation |
| Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
| Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Natural hazard | |
| Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Original goal thwarted (natural hazard) | |
| African resistance | ||
| Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Liverpool |
| First place of slave purchase | Calabar | |
| 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 | Barbados, place unspecified | |
| Second place of slave landing | Dominica, place unspecified | |
| Third place of slave landing | ||
| Principal place of slave landing IMP | Dominica, place unspecified | |
| Place where voyage ended | ||
| Region where voyage began IMP | England and Wales | |
| First region of slave purchase | Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands | |
| 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 | Barbados | |
| Second region of slave landing | Dominica | |
| Third region of slave landing | ||
| Principal region of slave landing IMP | Dominica | |
| Region where voyage ended | ||
| Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1787 |
| Date voyage began | 1786-05-08 | |
| Date trade began in Africa | ||
| Date vessel departed Africa | 1787-07-16 | |
| Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1787-09-?? | |
| Date vessel departed for homeport | 1787-11-03 | |
| Date voyage completed | ||
| Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | ||
| Middle passage (days) IMP | ||
| Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Aspinall, Edward Trafford, Henry |
| Crew at voyage outset | 29 | |
| Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
| Crew deaths during voyage | 18 | |
| Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | 350 |
| Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
| Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
| Total slaves embarked | 328 | |
| Total slaves embarked IMP | 328 | |
| Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 300 | |
| 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 | 300 | |
| 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 | 28 | |
| Mortality rate IMP | 9.0% | |
| Source | Sources | LR1787: Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1764, 1768, 1776, 1778-84, 1786-1787, 1789-1808 (all published in London).
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