Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90469
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name York
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1753
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1753
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 125
Standardized tonnage IMP 227
Guns mounted 8
Vessel owners Foulkes, Thomas
Spencer, Lawrence
Torre, Nicholas
Parks, John
Rae, John
Voyage Outcome Particular outcome of voyage Captured and recaptured after disembarking slaves
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP Slaves disembarked in Americas
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP Captor unspecified
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP Original goal thwarted (human agency)
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 Guernsey
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 1756
Date voyage began 1755-04-05
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1756-03-08
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1756-??-??
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 338
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Buchanan, John
Foulkes, Thomas
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 28
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 400
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 437
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 380
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 380
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 380
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. 17v:

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).
HCA30/259;56.10.02.:

British National Archives (Kew)


MCC,978:

Zeeuws Archief (Middelburg, Netherlands) Middelburgsche Commercie Compagnie