Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90178
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Chesterfield
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1747
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1748
Rig Ship
Tonnage 130
Standardized tonnage IMP 236
Guns mounted 14
Vessel owners Hallhead, Robert
Whaley, William
Clayton, John
Lowndes, Edward
Legh, Peers
Williamson, John
Davenport, William
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 Barbados, place unspecified
Second place of slave landing Jamaica, place unspecified
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Barbados, place unspecified
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 Barbados
Second region of slave landing Jamaica
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Barbados
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1748
Date voyage began 1748-04-15
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1748-12-22
Date vessel departed for homeport 1749-06-24
Date voyage completed 1749-08-25
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 251
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Dwyer, Patrick
Jenkins, John
Crew at voyage outset 50
Crew at first landing of slaves 39
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 500
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 397
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 330
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 230
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing 100
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 330
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 JRL, English MS, 1390, 1, f. 15v:

John Rylands University Library (Manchester, UK)


LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
DTA,Keele,letterbook: University of Keele, Archives (Keele, UK) Raymond Richards Collection, Davies-Davenport Papers
LList, 6 May 1748:

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


LList, 10 May 1748:

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


LList, 26 Mar 1749:

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