Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90694
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Nancy
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Liverpool
Year constructed 1748
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1757
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 100
Standardized tonnage IMP 182
Guns mounted 12
Vessel owners Knight, John
Darbyshire, Thomas
Giball, David
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 Gold Coast, port unspecified
Second place of slave purchase
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 Charleston
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Charleston
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
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Gold Coast
First region of slave landing South Carolina
Second region of slave landing
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP South Carolina
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1758
Date voyage began 1757-11-23
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa 1758-06-24
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1758-10-03
Date vessel departed for homeport 1759-01-10
Date voyage completed 1759-03-12
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 314
Middle passage (days) IMP 101
Captain and Crew Captain's name Darbyshire, Ralph
Crew at voyage outset 30
Crew at first landing of slaves 27
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 300
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 220
Total slaves embarked IMP 290
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 252
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 247
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 252
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 49.8%
Percentage women IMP 13.8%
Percentage boys IMP 20.6%
Percentage girls IMP 15.8%
Percentage male IMP 70.4%
Percentage children IMP 36.4%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP
Mortality rate IMP
Source Sources LST,1744-1786: Richardson, David, Katherine Beedham, and M. M. Schofield, Liverpool Shipping and Trade, 1744-1786 (ESRC Archives, University of Essex, 1992).
A&L,1753-58, 166-68:

Austin & Laurens Account Book, 1753-1758, Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT