Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 90710
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Venus
Flag Great Britain
Flag IMP Great Britain
Place constructed Bermuda
Year constructed 1750
Place registered Liverpool
Year registered 1758
Rig Snauw
Tonnage 60
Standardized tonnage IMP 110
Guns mounted 16
Vessel owners Rumbold, Thomas
Anyon, Timothy
Anyon, Thomas
Cropper, Edward
Rigby, Gilbert
Kitchingham, John
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 Gambia
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Gambia
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing North Potomac
Second place of slave landing Rappahannock
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP North Potomac
Place where voyage ended Liverpool
Region where voyage began IMP England and Wales
First region of slave purchase Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Senegambia and offshore Atlantic
First region of slave landing Maryland
Second region of slave landing Virginia
Third region of slave landing
Principal region of slave landing IMP Maryland
Region where voyage ended England and Wales
Voyage Dates Year arrived with slaves IMP 1759
Date voyage began 1759-01-31
Date trade began in Africa 1759-03-22
Date vessel departed Africa 1759-07-02
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1759-08-16
Date vessel departed for homeport 1759-10-15
Date voyage completed 1759-11-25
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 197
Middle passage (days) IMP 45
Captain and Crew Captain's name Anyon, Timothy
Crew at voyage outset 25
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase 200
Slaves carried from first port of purchase
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 140
Total slaves embarked IMP 140
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 130
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 130
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 10
Mortality rate IMP 7.0%
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).
T70/1530,List of Arrivals and Departures:

British National Archives (Kew)


Walsh Maryland Database: Walsh, Lorena, Database of slave trading voyages to Maryland