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 |
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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 |